Talon Manufacturing is a Kent-based manufacturer of pipe
fittings. Due to their ongoing growth they found that it was
necessary to move their Strood office to larger premises located
next to their Gillingham factory. Talon approached Impreza to
assist with the move, whilst also planning a migration from their
existing Small Business Server 2003 to the latest 2008 version on
new hardware. The existing SBS2003 server has suffered from
intermittent faults, and the hardware was some years old and deemed
to be a business risk.
We treated this as two separate projects; the office move
followed by the migration. The move involved combining the Strood
and Gillingham networks into one. Once we were happy that the
system was working in its new configuration, we began the migration
to SBS2008.
SBS2003 is now seven years old, and has proved itself as the
industry standard solution for businesses with up to 75 network
users. Much like 2003, 2008 is available in two editions; Standard
and Premium. However, with 2008, it is now possible to run the
Premium edition across two servers, rather than the previous 2003
edition limiting you to one. This provides a much more scalable
solution, enabling businesses to benefit from the cost
effectiveness of SBS, whilst knowing they have a solution that can
grow with their business. Talon's office move and server migration
to SBS2008 was seamless, and they suffered minimal downtime. They
now benefit from improved remote access, increased levels of
security, a future proofed system and the peace of mind provided by
new server hardware.
Please contact
us for more information about migrating Small Business Server
2003 to 2008.