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And should I go with 2016 over 2013? I've heard 2016 is cloud based completely.
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can I run server 2012 in an 2008 domain environment?
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Doing default install to 1 Windows 2012/SharePoint 2016/SQL&gt;&gt;server/Ent &nbsp;(downloading iso's now)<br />
Current SharePoint 2007 portal used as a file store. No specific coding/branding.<br />
Need to copy structure and data over?
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There is no out of the box to process to &quot;copy structure and data over&quot;. Depending upon the amount of data, there may be efficient to do this. But that's a different questions. Your best bet is to close this original questions and open a new question with &quot;Migration from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2016&quot; in the title and you will get more exposure.<br />
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I have the time to learn but for production purposes I need to deploy sooner rather than later. here on EE there is an option to setup for projects for pay, like this. How does that work?
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there is no direct migration path from 2007 &nbsp;- 2016
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That's correct. There is not direct migration path between the two. However, if you are just dealing with documents you may not need to do a full migration. <br />
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I do not know how the projects for pay works on this site. There is information about on the site, with links a lot of places so I am sure someone could help out. (btw. I am not currently doing external projects.)<br />
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&quot;However, if you are just dealing with documents you may not need to do a full migration. &quot;
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Please explain.
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If you just have a few hundred documents in just a few document libraries and maintain metadata is not a concern, you could move the documents over with Windows Explorer for example.
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I think thats what Im going to do. I have &nbsp;absolutely no experience w/anything 2016. so totally freaked out about deploying everything 2016. did &nbsp;the 2016 datacenter desktop experience. Just &nbsp;finishing updates before installing sql2016 (ugh)
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Good luck.. it's not too bad, nothing to be worried about.
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ok 2016 is not that supported and I have scrapped everything 2016 for:<br />
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SP2013/SQL 2014/WinSvr Datacenter 2012 <br />
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Became concerned about support &amp;&nbsp;resources. Thank you advice and moving forward.
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can SharePoint 2013 be installed on 2012 server? nevermind its a resounding yes.
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I want to set up SharePoint for the following:<br />
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Total company size 200.<br />
Want to use the site for the<br />
Intranet &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Internal departments use the Intranet as a way to provide an online Read-Only archive between departments.<br />
Extranet &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Remote and local employees go here for the following:<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Benefits documents<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Corporate briefings<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Where to find downloadable (approved templates)<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Collaborative Team sites<br />
Internet &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For the rest of the world<br />
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We will be hosting all of it and will be using 1and1 for the domain/public DNS hosting. Is there an straight forward setup guide for this?
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I want to set up SharePoint for the following:

Total company size 200.
Want to use the site for the
Intranet           Internal departments use the Intranet as a way to provide an online Read-Only archive between departments.
Extranet          Remote and local employees go here for the following:
                                Benefits documents
                                Corporate briefings
                                Where to find downloadable (approved templates)
                                Collaborative Team sites
Internet           For the rest of the world

We will be hosting all of it and will be using 1and1 for the domain/public DNS hosting. Is there an straight forward setup guide for this?

Is there a SharePoint setup guide for beginners?

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