Good morning, everyone.
I've been challenged with getting a new server and migrating our older server to the 2012 R2. We'll use our old server for the Exchange 2013 server. Our organization has grown beyond the 75 user limit for SBS. This is a very big step and we understand we'll be losing Sharepoint unless we purchase it separately.
What I have in mind is two copies of Server 2012 R2 Standard, one for the main server (user data and file storage/sharing, a few network drives for management and accounting) and one for the Exchange 2013 server. As we only use Sharepoint for a shared calendar, I'll just create one with Exchange and access it that way. It may turn out more simple.
My understanding is that we purchase SBS 2012 Standard R2 (2 licenses) and then the appropriate number of CALs to tuck away in a secure location.
I load up the...