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I already have Windows 2012 Server standard licenses and CALS onPremise.<br />
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New mgmt. wants to put everything in the cloud, but based on price this seems costly, making onPremise cheaper.<br />
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Please post a few articles like the below on &quot;Cloud disadvantages&quot; for DNS, DHCP, PrintServer, FileServer, AD Domain Controller, internal only Microsoft SQL server, etc<br />
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<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2013/04/29/do-you-replace-your-server-or-go-to-the-cloud-the-answer-may-surprise-you/" rel="ugc">http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2013/04/29/do-you-replace-your-server-or-go-to-the-cloud-the-answer-may-surprise-you/</a>
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I already have Windows 2012 Server standard licenses and CALS onPremise.

New mgmt. wants to put everything in the cloud, but based on price this seems costly, making onPremise cheaper.

Please post a few articles like the below on "Cloud disadvantages" for DNS, DHCP, PrintServer, FileServer, AD Domain Controller, internal only Microsoft SQL server, etc

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2013/04/29/do-you-replace-your-server-or-go-to-the-cloud-the-answer-may-surprise-you/

Cloud disadvantages

Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing where shared resources and information are provided to computers and other devices. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Cloud computing and storage solutions provide users and enterprises with various capabilities to store and process their data in third-party data centers, relying on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale.

Cloud Computing

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.