TechNet Subscriptions?

liamcrane

liamcrane

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Hi all

Just curious if anyone here uses a TechNet Subscription as i am thinking of signing up to help with my I.T development. I am looking to study MCDST and work my way from there and i just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with the TechNet Subscriptions and the software they offer.

I am also very interested in learning Servers (mainly server 2008 r2 as thats in my airport work environment) and from what i gather i may be wrong though with a TechNet Subscription would i have access to software such as Server 2008 R2? If so I guess the license will expire perhaps after a year but im just not sure if i can afford the standard TechNet Subscription fee of £130+ and if it would be worthwhile.

I have looked into Windows Home Server 2011 but i dont think it will have the features of 2008 r2 which i really want to learn like AD etc

Would really appreciate any advice

Thanks so much
 
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Thanks for that mate, the problem is im looking to use it for longer than 90 days really. I am looking to setup my own home domain to learn and understand it better. I am looking to perhaps take an exam sometime next year but really want to keep on top of my learning which is why i thought maybe a TechNet Subscription might give me a yearly server 2008 license to play with.

I had looked into buying server 2008 r2 out right but at nearly £500 i really cant afford that :(
 
Cool thanks for that mate much appreciated sounds like a good idea.

Do you happen to know though if you get a server 2008 license with the standard technet subscription and if so how long would it be valid for?
 
Oh right never knew that, might well be a good investment then for my future studies as well great stuff!!

Once i sign up to the TechNet is it a matter of downloading the software from them rather than them sending me things?
 
Oh wow thanks so much for your help with this im really grateful. I just wasn't sure if i could sign up to this myself or if i had to be part of some buisness as when i was looking at the sign up page it was asking for a VAT ID Number
 
Thanks for the heads up mate about the VAT forgot about that! Im going to have a think about it and see if the Subscription will suit my needs.

Thanks again mate
 
Thats a good idea i work for an IT based company at my local airport so could be worth a shout, I just wanna make sure exactly what i get with the standard version as at work we run server 2008 r2 and all our machines are XP Pro so as long as i would be able to get 2 XP Pro licenses and 1 Server 2008 r2 license i could setup and test my own domain at home
 
Fantastic thanks so much mate! Just been having a look around myself actually and from what i gather with the standard subscription you get 2 license's per product. So would i be right in saying that Windows 7 Home Premium would be one product that i would be allowed 2 licenses for and Windows 7 Pro would be a different product so i would be allowed 2 licenses for that as well?

I am going to be setting up around 4 virtual machines to connect to my server 2008 domain to get me started with playing around with AD and group policies etc
 
Oh right i wasn't actually aware "Home" versions of windows cold not join a domian? Is it only proffesional and enterprise that are capable of this? I know i wont have access to enterprise editions on a standard subscription but as long as there is a few PRO operating systems available i should be ok hopefully
 
Yea i heard about the whole key clamp down, it used to be around 10 i believe and its now down to 3 for the pro subscription i believe. The standard subscription of 2 for each product for me would be more than enough anyway as long as i can reactivate them if i play around to much and do some damage :) and have to reinstall the OS
 
I can understand it to a certain degree due to people ruining it for others if you know what i mean doing certain things!!.

Am i right in saying that i can re-use one of my keys again if i need to re-install the OS?
 
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