MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Tue Apr 6 17:13:30 CDT 2004
Try http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/default.mspx or work your way through MS partners site http://members.microsoft.com/partner/productssolutions/default.aspx?nav=ln Arthur Fuller wrote: >I have read the various pages at microsoft.com and I still can't >understand what these packages are for, or what they include, or why I >would choose one of these over a standard Windows server + a SQL Server >installation. It's not even clear to me which OS, if any, is included >in each package. Call me dense! I don't want to risk an install just to >find out. All the versions of said products say "2002" except Host, >which says "2000". > >Can someone give me a concise rundown of what these include, at whom >they are targeted, what else I might have to install or purchase to make >it work (i.e. I don't do credit-card billing so maybe commerce server is >pointless; etc.). I think Exchange Server is primarily about integrating >many users' Outlook databases, but even that I'm not sure about. Call me >dense! > >I have a genuine server, kind of old and by today's standards kind of >slow, but for my home office it's fine. It runs Windows 2000 Advanced >Server (cuz it has twin P3-400Mz chips), has a RAID setup, and currently >doesn't do much more than run SQL 2000 plus provide access to a few >shared directories. > >Since I have copies of all the products mentioned in the subject line, >what might I gain by installing one or more of said products? Should I >consider installing one or more in a multi-boot setup, thereby >protecting my current installation, or should I back up my SQL data and >overwrite/update the current install? > >TIA, >Arthur > >_______________________________________________ >dba-Tech mailing list >dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada