johnhook

spec_r,

So you're currently running NT4 and wish to upgrade to a newer MS Windows Server product, correct?

How many users and PCs will be connected to this network/server? Are you running any MS internet services such as IIS, Exchange, Proxy Server, etc? What if any enterprise or mission critical applications are you running? Do any of your applications require a back-end SQL database server? If so, what is the DB Server/Version?

What kind of hardware (make/model) of server do you have? How much/what kind of storage and memory is this server configured with?

I hate to answer a simple question with 20 MORE questions, but an informed suggestion about which MS Server OS to purchase really depends on your user-load, networking and application environment. I currently use SBS 2003 in a small office environment (7-10 PCs, 10-15 users, website, email, SQL-based enterprise application) and it works well for me running on a Dell PowerEdge Xeon server with 3-GB RAM and a 3-drive hardware RAID array. More demanding environments with more PCs, users, applications, etc. will require a different version of MS Server and higher-end hardware, storage, networking, etc.

- John

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