[dba-Tech] Sharepoint - What does it cost?

Dan:
The main question that needs to be answered does this license require that
use be "internal to the company" or "internal to the companies private
network"? The external "portal" version is fairly expensive. As has been
mentioned, you should consult a Microsoft licensing specialist to figure out
if the "portal" is needed or not.


Here is another option if the "Portal" is needed:
given this scenario:
-the use is internal to the company
-not used by anyone outside of the company
-only a few dozen employees need remote access via the Internet

then you may want to investigate if the company would be better off (cost
wise) to use a remote access software such NetOp to get inside the company
LAN via the internet and access the SharePoint Services (included with
Windows Server) internally.

HTH
John B.