On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Jeremy Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > SBS has some core fundamental design changes that allows Exchange > to run "Better" and "More Secure" on a Domain Controller.
Citation needed. Everything I've read seems to indicate it's just registry tuning and similar that you can do on the stand-alone SKUs. It's done for you, which is a benefit, but you can do it yourself if you know how. "core fundamental design changes" is a heck of a claim. > The biggest advantage is Licensing ... Like I said, a purchase bundle. > ... the "Connect computer" wizard ... I'm really ambivalent about those things. Their purpose is largely to let people who have no business mucking around as administrator think they know what's going on. IT management is not something you want an untrained person doing, even for a small business. Just like you don't want a small business doing their own plumbing or electrical wiring. And yes, many do all of that themselves. Doesn't make it a good idea. I'm aware of the cost arguments; I argue that the money is better spent hiring an outside contractor. IMO, YMMV, etc. You don't have to agree. > SBS is Designed to have all those component running together, Exchange > and Server 2k3 are not. Again, please explain how the Windows Server and Exchange Server that come with SBS have a different "design" from the ones that come with the stand-alone SKUs. If the design is so different, I would not expect them to run the same software, but last checked, they did. From everything I've read, the various product development groups inside Microsoft would really rather the different products not be put together on the same OS instance. Ever. They see SBS as something they would rather avoid having to do. But SBS is a business reality, because otherwise Microsoft would price themselves out of the small business market. So the various product groups have to make things work together, rather than just saying "You can't do it". This is a good thing. But it doesn't make SBS magic. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
