If they are going to be at 20 users but no more than 25 for a few years then SBSe (Essentials) might be fine for you. It requires no CALs for the users and if you need a second server for SQL/Sharepoint then you add the Premium Add-On along with Cals for SBS Premium (only for those using the SQL features).
You get the backup features of Windows Storage Server and the remote access for remote desktop so that you can manage all the sites remotely. The wizards generally do a lot more than just add a user to AD - they run checks as well so you know everything is running fine. When they fail it is usually because of simple (from an admin point of view) errors which if left untreated might generate issues a lot later. There is talk of an upgrade path from 2011 to other server products if you have active Software Assurance on the server, so that would give you the option of upgrading later. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 June 2012 20:43 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SBS Standard 2011 or Server 2008 R2 It sounds like I should stay away from wizards...that way they have to keep me :) The will never integrate the networks because each office is independent of each other, under different business names as well. There is no need to integrate them. I guess I'll just test out the features and see how it goes. Thanks for the input. Looks like I'm leaning towards Server 2008. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SBS Standard 2011 or Server 2008 R2 On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Jimmy Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > They will have no more than 20 per office and each office will be > setup independent of each other. Either that won't last, or the company won't. So I'd try to get them to plan for eventual integration of the various office networks. Which again rules out SBS. -- Ben ~ 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
