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File Sharing Using Windows 2012 Server

Would like to use our Win 2012 server for file sharing with our sales, accounting and field service employees
do not want to use any client software if not needed, want the ease of use to be as simple as possible
security is always looked upon as welcome, but the use of our own solution(s) was mandated by the board
all help is greatly appreciated
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What's the question?  How?  I don't understand... can you elaborate?  What do you mean your "own solution(s)" mandated by the "board" of what?  Being vague won't get you good answers unless someone correctly guesses what you're talking about and have.
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I mean they do not want to use third party servers like dropbox etc.
want us to use our own internal windows 2012 servers
sorry did not mean to so vague
Ok... and how are your users accessing the information?  Via their cell phones?  iPads?  Android Tablets?  Laptops?  Desktops?  Windows PCs?  Macs?  Linux Systems?  All?  Some?  What's used most?
Are they all working in one office or are the "field service employees" (and others?) working remotely?  Do you have a campus where these people are working or "field service" refers to an office of people?  Or do they go to other people's offices in other buildings/geographic locations?
Field Service can be anywhere including their own personal WiFi hotspots
other working remotely from different locations not controlled by us (other people's offices)
we use Cisco ASA firewalls at our location where the servers are
(repeating) Ok... and how are your users accessing the information?  Via their cell phones?  iPads?  Android Tablets?  Laptops?  Desktops?  Windows PCs?  Macs?  Linux Systems?  All?  Some?  What's used most?
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Lee  the users will be using mostly their laptops a few have iPads but we were looking at these devices at the moment, but now that you brought it up we would eventually look to open to smartphones, tablets etc but right now it is windows 10, windows 7 desktops and laptops
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Thank you Lee!
very good points; RDS sounds like a good, we have done this for several users
how about sharing files? most of the files will be originating from their desktops or laptops directly i.e. word, excel some accounting QB files nothing at 1GB in size but could be 300-500MB each
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I see so setting up all our files that they need or will share should all be done from the RDS session and not on their physical systems; got it
sounds great, thank you