+1 MAPS. Been subscribed to it for 3 years now, worth every penny. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764
From: Lee Douglas [mailto:lee.doug...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: MSDN - To buy, or not to buy? Have you looked at - do you qualify for MAPS? It includes Visual Studio and lots of other software. https://partner.microsoft.com/40016455 On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Jeff Bunting <bunting.j...@gmail.com<mailto:bunting.j...@gmail.com>> wrote: Agreed; technet plus is only $300 or so and they run occasional promotions that discount it. I think I got it for about $225 last year. If you need Visual Studio as well, you could get a single license of it plus technet for much less than MSDN. MSDN offers more, but is probably more than you need unless you are a developer targeting multiple platforms/apps. Jeff On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Jeremy Phillips <jere...@cohesivelogic.com<mailto:jere...@cohesivelogic.com>> wrote: Look at TechNet Plus as well. It's significantly cheaper. Thanks, Jeremy Phillips Managing Consultant | Cohesive Logic LLC | M: 540-322-7980 | D: 425-949-1337 | BB PIN: 318A6889 From: Sean Martin [mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com<mailto:seanmarti...@gmail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: MSDN - To buy, or not to buy? I've been toying with the idea of purchasing an MSDN subscription. My goal is to setup a lab environment for testing, training, etc. I'm primarily focused on obtaining copies of Windows Server and Exchange 2007 (or 2010), but it would be nice to have access to most of the software. For what I want, it looks like the Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium is required. My question to you all is do you feel it would be worth the $2500 initial purchase and $1999 annual renewal? I see it as an investment in my education and I know it could be a write off, but that's a lot of money for me to part with. Are there other avenues available for obtaining legitimate copies of Windows products for home based test labs that might be cheaper? - Sean ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
