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SBS does not permit RDS services. &nbsp;The BEST way to go would be to virtualize the 2012 R2 install, use 2012 R2 with Hyper-V to host the SQL install AND install a SECOND VM for RDS. &nbsp;That would be the best way to go. &nbsp;If 48 GB of RAM and SAS based drives aren't enough, increase your hardware specs - more RAM, SSD drives, second CPU and/or more cores if the mainboard supports it.
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SBS does not permit RDS services.  The BEST way to go would be to virtualize the 2012 R2 install, use 2012 R2 with Hyper-V to host the SQL install AND install a SECOND VM for RDS.  That would be the best way to go.  If 48 GB of RAM and SAS based drives aren't enough, increase your hardware specs - more RAM, SSD drives, second CPU and/or more cores if the mainboard supports it.

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Thanks Lee. &nbsp;I can't go virtual on SQL because the LOB publisher won't support it.<br />
What about installing Remote Desktop on the SQL Server--good or no?<br />
Thanks.
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Thanks Lee.  I can't go virtual on SQL because the LOB publisher won't support it.
What about installing Remote Desktop on the SQL Server--good or no?
Thanks.

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It all depends on the number of users and size of the database, but generally I wouldn't recommend it. &nbsp;I do have one client where I have this config, but there are only 1 or 2 users who use the remote desktop on a regular basis. &nbsp;And in fact it's not 2012, it's a 2003 server, so the effects on performance might be quite different between the two OS versions.
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It all depends on the number of users and size of the database, but generally I wouldn't recommend it.  I do have one client where I have this config, but there are only 1 or 2 users who use the remote desktop on a regular basis.  And in fact it's not 2012, it's a 2003 server, so the effects on performance might be quite different between the two OS versions.

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What is the recommendation of installing Remote Desktop on SBS 2008 OR on Server 2012 R2 running SQL? &nbsp;What would be the best way to go?<br />
Thanks.
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What is the recommendation of installing Remote Desktop on SBS 2008 OR on Server 2012 R2 running SQL?  What would be the best way to go?
Thanks.

What is the recommendation of installing Remote Desktop on SBS 2008 OR on Server 2012 R2 running SQL?

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.

Remote Access

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.