what is a difference between windows server SE and windows server SBS

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i have already SBS 2003 as domain controller and running exchange via exchange pop3 connector :-

1) is there any way to upgrade to migrate from sbs 2003 to sbs 2011. ?
2) can i use 2 sbs 2003 and 2011 in my network ?
Please advice

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i mean if i will use one SBS as domain controller and another to run ERP and other applications will it work or clash.
actually i have SBS 2003 using as domain controller and its exchange features too.
i am planning for ERP and want to go for another server . so can i go for SBS or SE
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Ps- the premium add-on is for that purpose, to add an additional server for ERP or similar services. However, the add-on comes with SQL. If you don't need SQL it would be cheaper to simply buy a Server 2008 R2 license and your existing SBS CAL's will cover the users accessing that server. Premium with SQL requires premium CAL's which are more expensive.

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if i will use one SBS 2011 AS DOMAIN controller and other SBS 2011 as simple server to RUN my ERP will it work smoothly or clash ?

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i have around 50 domain users , can i use SBS 2011 as domain controller and also if i run my ERP on the same will it work smoothly ? hope i will not face any downtimes in server due to heavy applications ?

Actually my concern is sql server , as i am going for ERP for which i need sql server , i dont want to buy it seprately if i will use my SBS SQL server for domain controller and for ERP will it supports or chances of getting any clash of DataBase or downltime in server .
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So as now i have SBS 2003 as domain controller , i will leave it intact and for ERP i will go with Server 2011 SE ( is this setup ok)

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and in future if i need i can update my existing SBS domain Controller to SBS 2011.

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yes i mean server 2008 R2 Standard

Yes you can add Server st now to your existing domain and upgrade SBS at any time.

However, If you add Server 2008 R2 to your existing domain, you will need 2008 R2 CAL's, SQL CAL's and SBS 2003 CAL's for all users. When you upgrade to SBS 2011 you will then need SBS 2011 CAL's. Alternatively if you now upgraded to SBS 2011 with the premium add-on, you would only need SBS 2011 premium CAL's which would be a significant savings.

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No. CAL's have to match the server version.

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Can i run my ERP on same SBS .

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If i go for SBS 2011 and migrate from SBS 2003 TO 2011 Can i run my ERP on same domain controller SBS .or domain controller should be separate
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Also regarding the SBS CAL Licences .
do we need SBS cals according to number of pc's or as per usage of mailbox ?
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2 to 3 of my users are using MS outlook with exchange server on there office laptop and at home they have different pc on which outlook is configured as RPC over Http . also they have configured mail on their IPHone .
so will they require cals sepratly for iphone , home pc and laptop? as they dont work all together on all devices .

Also would like to know the major differences between SBS 2003 AND SBS 2011
I am planning to upgrade my existing SBS 2003 to SBS 2011 ,will it be benificial for me ?
can i migrate SBS 2003 TO 2011 and use same cal licences ?
can microsoft give me any pricing discount as i am going to upgrade my existing SBS 2003 to SBS 2011 ?
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