It was worth it for just one. I rant into what I guess is a common error and it was detailed in an appendix, IIRC. This was 4 years ago migrating SBS 2003 from physical to virtual environment.
Well worth the $200 for a one time deal, and for the other option, I think it's worth it, too. On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought the kit. I've done two migrations so far but am also comfortable > with sbs. The Microsoft step by step guide is pretty good. I think that if > you have to migrate share point, then the sbsmigration kit is worth it. If > they aren't using sharepoint, then I don't think it is worth the extra $. > If the company is paying for it, then by all means buy it. Do it a few > times in a lab and you'll be fine. You'll find the gotchas. Also use the > sbs diva.com site, there is good info there too. > > Sent from my FriPad > > On 2011-12-08, at 8:17 AM, "Michael B. Smith" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If you don’t want to learn all the details and do it 15 times in your > lab – then yes, it’s definitely worth it.**** > > ** ** > > In fact, just for the SharePoint vs. WSS stuff – it’s worth it. Spend it. > **** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Michael B. Smith**** > > Consultant and Exchange MVP**** > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2011 9:06 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Be careful what I wish for**** > > ** ** > > I made a recommendation to a client of mine – 50-something seats – to move > from SBS 2K3 Premium to SBS 2011 with Premium Add-on. I even had CDW supply > a quote so they could plan for it next fiscal year (over $6K which is a > significant chunk of their IT improvements budget). Yesterday they tell me > “here’s the delivery e-mail from CDW…”. Guess I get a big project sooner > than I thought J. Fortunately their current SBS server is a Hyper-V VM > so I should be able to practice this upgrade in a lab.**** > > ** ** > > Is the swing kit from sbsmigration.com worth it? Or rather, has anyone > here used this product in their swing? I ask because my other client with > SBS 2003 will likely do the same upgrade next year, but they’re small and > simple enough (they have all of 5 e-mail DL’s and three security groups) I > might do them by hand.**** > > *David Lum* > Systems Engineer // NWEATM > Office 503.548.5229 //* *Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764**** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
