Nathan Igo
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- Laguna Niguel, CA
I have a client that is moving to a new location and I finally have the freedom to consolidate the band-aid fixes done over the years by others. I want to replace the current server with a new one and rackmount it but am a little confused on the licensing they will need. Their current server and storage system is just external drives connected to the server which is extremely slow.
All the server will handle at this time is a domain server, file storage and network licenses for CAD and SketchUp. There is currently 29 employees and will be expanding to roughly 80 over time at the new location.
1. Do I need a CAL for each device for active directory and GPO.
2. Do I need a CAL for each device for the file shares.
3. They want to switch to roaming profiles so I am assuming that would warrant the CAL for AD. Pros and cons?
4. In time we will be adding VPN connections to an out of state office to the file shares.
Everything I've looked at seems to point that I need a CAL for each AD user but then others say no so just wanting to clear it up before the quote. Also if anyone has recommendations for this type of setup I am open ears.
All the server will handle at this time is a domain server, file storage and network licenses for CAD and SketchUp. There is currently 29 employees and will be expanding to roughly 80 over time at the new location.
1. Do I need a CAL for each device for active directory and GPO.
2. Do I need a CAL for each device for the file shares.
3. They want to switch to roaming profiles so I am assuming that would warrant the CAL for AD. Pros and cons?
4. In time we will be adding VPN connections to an out of state office to the file shares.
Everything I've looked at seems to point that I need a CAL for each AD user but then others say no so just wanting to clear it up before the quote. Also if anyone has recommendations for this type of setup I am open ears.