Lync Server Standard Edition

The Standard Edition of Lync Server provides a relatively simple way for small- to medium-sized organizations to introduce unified communications into a network. It offers a relatively low cost of entry based on the fact that all internal components are hosted on a single server, with the option of adding an edge server to support external connectivity.

Standard Edition utilizes a local SQL Server Express Edition database to store Lync information, and the database is installed automatically by the deployment wizard. Although Standard Edition does not provide all the high-availability options that are available with the Enterprise Edition, with Lync Server 2013 new functionality has been added in the form of Front ...

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