Where does Exchange stand now that SBS is no more
Well.... SBS is no more. So much for cost-effective Exchange Server. So if a small business (15-25 users) wants in-house Exchange what are their options? Server 2012 Essentials or Server 2012 Standard and Exchane Server 2013?
Microsoft has always said not to put Exchange Server on a DC yet that is what they did in SBS. That is a little hipocritical but where do they stand today with SBS being gone?
Exchange Server has to be the most expensive package ever :) Is that the only way to do it now?
Microsoft has always said not to put Exchange Server on a DC yet that is what they did in SBS. That is a little hipocritical but where do they stand today with SBS being gone?
Exchange Server has to be the most expensive package ever :) Is that the only way to do it now?
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No they have not. They always recommend exchange to run on a separate server. Exchange can be a pig when it comes to resources, lack of resources on a DC can cause even more problems. So much like SQL being a pig too, its recommended to install those specific services on a separate server. The thing that is nice about Server 2012 though is if its on the same host you can install it on 2 VMs. That's always a plus
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That is part of the on-going VM war. You don't save on licensing, you pay more for hardware because it needs to be a little beefier and if you lose the server you lose the VMs too. Either way Exchange gets even more expensive when you need to run it on a "seperate" server. Sounds like Microsoft isn't doing much for the Small Business :) Oh well. Some things never change. Thanks for the input.
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The real question is do you need a seperate Exchange Server? As mentioned above Microsoft never advised putting Exchange Server on a DC. Have they changed their stance?