Shutting down Technet is truely a disservice to IT pros and Trainers alike. Without the cheap licensing how can you see how a product performs over time and then be able to apply upgrade processes etc to it and the previous version. Currently I find i'm needing to juggle 3 versions 2007, 2012 RTM, and 2012 SP1 inorder to validate features and changes between versions, test upgrades and Migration scenarios that come forward. R2 coming out in the fall / winter, that will be 4th version.
2007 - Its in place, people are considering migrating from, sometimes need to health check or special reports. 2012 RTM - some can't go to SP1 yet because they have systems which don't support No execute. In addition some are deployed and need support in migration to SP1 2012 SP1 - New version, testing updates etc and use it with the other 2 to test migrations In addition you have items you want to run through that generate a history for software updates, installed software, software metering rules etc. No way you want to end up having to rebuild this every 6 months and to get the same software, drives you to a MSDN Premium License to get the same software @ $6,119.00 now that's a heavy blow. James > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Michael Mott > *Sent:* Monday, July 1, 2013 8:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > If we can get MMS back, why cant we swell up TechNet?**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 5:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > No one does. But, what alternative do you have right now?**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Michael Mott > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 5:10 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > Not really, I don’t want to rebuild labs every 6 months….**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 5:04 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > 6 months is a pretty long time.**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jason Sandys > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 4:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > I think the intent is for ITPros to use the 180 day evals for their own > labs.**** > > **** > > J**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Monday, July 1, 2013 3:02 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > There’s also the virtual labs. You no longer have to maintain special > hardware.**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Marcum, John > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 3:22 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > Spinning up an Azure VM does not meet the requirement of MSDN software. I > can’t test on my hardware, in my data center, in my environment without > MSDN or paying for software. Microsoft is going to push this Azure crap too > hard and people are simply going to stop using MS software. People are > heavily invested in the Microsoft skillset but other than the bodies > running the systems there’s no other real dependency upon Microsoft. We > could just as easily run on open source.**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Rod Trent > *Sent:* Monday, July 01, 2013 2:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription > service**** > > **** > > Not really, when you think about it. TechNet was used more for > downloading software than any of the other benefits. You can spin-up a > Windows Azure VM and test the same software now. No reason to have it > on-premise for testing. 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