I have to buy user CALs for #1 and #2. One CAL gives me the right to connect that user to any of our file shares and to AD. IIRC, that cost when we last purchased was around $50/user.
We also have to buy a separate CAL for Exchange.
I would love to replace AD and our Windows file shares with Samba 4, provided that it was a stable, viable replacement which didn't add a lot of overhead for our admins. Exchange is a separate issue, and one we're currently exploring Zimbra as a possibility. It's early days yet there.
Almost everything else in our environment is Linux.
1. Directory services/DC
2. Windows file shares
3. Exchange
I have to buy user CALs for #1 and #2. One CAL gives me the right to connect that user to any of our file shares and to AD. IIRC, that cost when we last purchased was around $50/user.
We also have to buy a separate CAL for Exchange.
I would love to replace AD and our Windows file shares with Samba 4, provided that it was a stable, viable replacement which didn't add a lot of overhead for our admins. Exchange is a separate issue, and one we're currently exploring Zimbra as a possibility. It's early days yet there.
Almost everything else in our environment is Linux.