@thecreativeone91 said:

@Minion-Queen said:

Office 365 does provide downgrade rights.

I haven't seen how you actually use it though.

As long as the rights exist, I am pretty sure that you just get the installation media from another source (VL, for example) and install that way and either sign into O365 or track the licenses manually. They provide the rights but don't make it easy or encourage it.

Here is a interesting list of DNS providers http://thesimplecomputer.info/a-list-of-dns-service-providers

@scottalanmiller said:

@thecreativeone91 said:

Heck we are planning to upgrade our desktops (approx 8,000) to all windows 10 within the first 6 months. Most of that wait will be for making the images and testing.

We moved months ago. As an MSP it is very valuable to be running ahead of the curve because we need to see stuff before clients, not with them.

Although really, Windows 10 is a minor update and there is little to worry about. As long as your apps don't complain, you are likely good. We've seen great stability even during the beta and RC period.

We mostly use Microsoft software (Office, MS Dynamics/GP), Autodesk (AutoCAD, Inventor, Civil etc) and some other BIM stuff. Then the rest is all in house developed by our in house DevOPs team.

I'm currently looking at server upgrades while they do the desktop stuff. Some of it will just go to Server 2012 r2 for now. Being on the latest versions seems to have good befits for us, as our third fail over location is Azure and the integration keeps getting better.