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File and Print server -- 10 remote offices -- Windows 10 Pro ?
My friend works for a company with 200 total employees, broken down as below
** main location
** 150 employees
** two Windows 2016 domain controllers
** 10 remote locations
** 5 employees at each location
** running old Windows servers
** only used for very little FILE SHARING & PRINT SERVER
** NOT setup as "read-only" domain controllers
I want to replace above 10 old remote servers with a "WINDOWS" solution, but don't need a Windows Server 2016 STANDARD server with 16 cores
I know I will have to reconfirm with my Microsoft rep if I can legally do the below, but just wanted to see if anyone else has done the same
Questions
1. Can I replace the above 10 old remote servers with a "WINDOWS 10 Pro" PC to do the very little FILE SHARING & PRINT SERVER functions for 5 users ?
2. If so, what issues (besides the above legal issue I will as my Microsoft rep) might I have ?
** Example = if more then 2 concurrent users are accessing the "WINDOWS 10 Pro" file share at the same time, then the system gets bogged down
** main location
** 150 employees
** two Windows 2016 domain controllers
** 10 remote locations
** 5 employees at each location
** running old Windows servers
** only used for very little FILE SHARING & PRINT SERVER
** NOT setup as "read-only" domain controllers
I want to replace above 10 old remote servers with a "WINDOWS" solution, but don't need a Windows Server 2016 STANDARD server with 16 cores
I know I will have to reconfirm with my Microsoft rep if I can legally do the below, but just wanted to see if anyone else has done the same
Questions
1. Can I replace the above 10 old remote servers with a "WINDOWS 10 Pro" PC to do the very little FILE SHARING & PRINT SERVER functions for 5 users ?
2. If so, what issues (besides the above legal issue I will as my Microsoft rep) might I have ?
** Example = if more then 2 concurrent users are accessing the "WINDOWS 10 Pro" file share at the same time, then the system gets bogged down
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There won't be any legal issues if you just use it for file and print sharing. The only way MIcrosoft might care is if you had people remoting into it to run apps.
As an alternative to all this, you might also consider just getting a NAS (network attached storage) device instead of a whole PC. As for the printer, just direct connect the 5 users by IP address and forget about the print sharing part. You could save money and simplify things.