Will EPDM "emulate" PDMW out of the box?

Some potential new work has elevated the discussion of switching from PDMW to EPDM from wishful thinking to a faint glimmer.

The boss didn't like my emphasis that this was not "install and forget" type software. There would be a significant effort to set things up.

Although far from ideal, his plan would be to install EPDM at a level of function equal to PDMW and then grow "the fancy stuff" over time.

Can anyone provide some gauge of the effort to install EPDM at at PDMW minimum?

Thanks ahead of time for all your suggestions on a better way to do it. But you would be "preaching to the choir." If I can get EPDM in the door, no matter how ill-advised our implementation, I am a step ahead.

Thanks, Daen

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