[aklug] Re: Need a little nudge in the right direction...

  Hello JP :
  
  You might want to run this by Jamie Hushower at Rent-a-Geek in
  Palmer (I believe that he does a lot of business in Anchorage).
  He used to be on SLUG (Susitna Valley Linux Users Group) before it
  died.

  His phone number is 907 745-5060 and the website is at
  http://www.geeksalaska.com/

  I've known him for at least 15 years. I believe he's been doing
  networking all of that time.

  - tj -

* JP <jp@jptechnical.com> [160114 10:57]:
> I have a client with a windows network of about 40 workstations, the file
> shares are (will be shortly) on a simple NAS, and the rest of their work is
> on the cloud. At present, the only feature of Active Directory they need is
> the ability to login to different computers, they jump around a lot, but
> they DO NOT need roaming profiles, just mapped drives.
>
> I have, on half a dozen occasions, setup an SME server to replace SBS 2000
> and SBS 2003 servers. I know that there is Win 7,8,10 support in SME with a
> registry patch, and I am testing it in a lab with Win 10 as I have already
> had good success with Win 8 and 7 in past labs. So, technically I know it
> is possible and reliable.
>
> Here is my quandary... the only negative I can come up with from the last
> 15yrs of IT work and running both Windows and Linux emulated domains is
> that I have in the past built something only I can maintain. This is a risk
> for the client, and it causes unnecessarily stress for me. So... are there
> any techs in Anchorage that have used SME server, so that if I am hit by a
> bus they could pick it up and run with it? Or does this risk outweigh the
> savings on M$ licensing (about $4500), as I estimate the labor to rebuild
> the domain to be a wash either way.
> --
>
> *JP (Jesse Perry)*
> voice/txt: 907-748-2200
> email: jp@jptechnical.com
> web: http://jptechnical.com
> support: helpdesk@jptechnical.com

-- 
Tim 
http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com
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