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Thanks for all the replies. I just wanted to put a question out there and see what the response was, and after reading them all, I think I will be going down the Microsoft Network route (Never liked calling it Vanilla). I have worked in IT for quite a few years now, and have mainly used Microsoft, but this has been my first experience of RM CC3, and to be honest, I don't really understand the point of it, it just sits on top of the servers OS, duplicating the jobs that you have already paid Microsoft to do. I am used to creating my own share permissions, group policies, builds etc, and know I can do a better job of it that RM CC3. I just wanted all your points of view, I can see both sides of the discussion. I wouldn't mind using RM CC4 Lite, if there is such a thing, as some of the tasks RM does I think works very well. Then there is licencing, what do you Microsft only user do for CAL licences on your servers? Thanks again for all your replies and sugestions. Stew

Afternoon all, This is my first post, so please excuse if I have posted this in the wrong place. I have inherited a primary schools IT system, and we are in major need of an upgrade, our equipment is over 5 years old, and overdue an upgrade. My issue is the cost of RM's servers and equipment. We currently have 40 RM One desktops (which I am quite impressed with) and a server running Windows Server 2003 with CC3. I was just wondering, do the majority of schools run their own windows network, or do they use RM's CC3 or CC4. We are also looking in to leasing as the cost of a complete upgrade is out of our financial grasp at the moment. Is this something they you have experience of. I am just worried that if I go for a purely windows network, the support, software and ease of use that RM supply my make my job twice as hard. Many thanks Stewart