SBS 2008 w/ Exchange to Windows Server 2016
We have an old server and software and are currently looking to get everything upgraded. Right now we have SBS 2008 (not R2) w/ Exchange and Microsoft Office Suite 2007 and would like to upgrade to Windows Server 2016 w/ Exchange and Office 365 Business Premium. There are a few things I need to know. Does Server 2016 include Exchange with it like SBS did, or does it come with the 365 suite, or is this something that needs installed separately, and if so, is there an additional cost? We don't want cloud services and want to keep it on our local server. I would prefer to use Sever 2016 in Essential mode, but I've read that Exchange will not work with this, so I wanted to make sure before I go with Server Standard. Are there instructions on migrating from SBS 2008 server to 2016 server? From what I can read online from Microsoft, all the instructions are incorrect and people have wasted many hours following them. Thanks for any insight and help.
