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I am going to be building a new file server with some form of Server 2008 R2. &nbsp;My current domain has roughly 50 users with Windows 7 and my plan will be to use a DFS root for my file services and mapped drives on each of my users workstations. &nbsp;What are the limitations for each edition of the R2 family? &nbsp;I believe the 'Web' and 'Foundation' variations both have limits on the total concurrent connections they can have, but I am not sure what the limits entail. &nbsp;Would Foundation work for a 50+ user environment, or would I have to step it up to the 'Standard' version in order to support that many concurrent connections to file shares?
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I am going to be building a new file server with some form of Server 2008 R2.  My current domain has roughly 50 users with Windows 7 and my plan will be to use a DFS root for my file services and mapped drives on each of my users workstations.  What are the limitations for each edition of the R2 family?  I believe the 'Web' and 'Foundation' variations both have limits on the total concurrent connections they can have, but I am not sure what the limits entail.  Would Foundation work for a 50+ user environment, or would I have to step it up to the 'Standard' version in order to support that many concurrent connections to file shares?

What are the Windows Server 2008 R2 user connection limits?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

Windows 7

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.