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Need Good Recommendations for Small Business Server Setup
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| We are in the process of setting up a new small business. To begin with it
is going to be VERY small - only two computers. There will probably be a
third added within 6 months or so.
There is an application that we intend to use that needs to work off of a
server with its clients. What is the best server software to start with? We
don't want to spend a great deal of money - from the research I've done, one
of the cheaper Dell PowerEdge servers is going to cost around $2200 with
tape drive backup and with Small Business Server.
Is that the best way to go? The business that I currently work in runs
Windows NT 2000, and I do know a little about it. I've never used Small
Business Server as an OS.
Obviously I am needing a crash course in networking a small business. Can
anyone out there help me? I would sure appreciate any input.
Thanks,
Barry
Jeremiah 29:11
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| Nick Malik 2004-02-08, 8:39 am |
| SBS is not the OS. The OS would be Windows 2000 or Windows 2003.
SBS is a packaging together of other server software with the operating
system, including Exchange, the OS, and a few other bits of stuff. It's a
good deal usually.
Note: most Client-Server software will run just fine on a single machine.
Hope this helps
--- Nick
"BB" <capitolthecorp@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:B9YMb.24977$v16.866@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
> We are in the process of setting up a new small business. To begin with it
> is going to be VERY small - only two computers. There will probably be a
> third added within 6 months or so.
>
> There is an application that we intend to use that needs to work off of a
> server with its clients. What is the best server software to start with?
We
> don't want to spend a great deal of money - from the research I've done,
one
> of the cheaper Dell PowerEdge servers is going to cost around $2200 with
> tape drive backup and with Small Business Server.
>
> Is that the best way to go? The business that I currently work in runs
> Windows NT 2000, and I do know a little about it. I've never used Small
> Business Server as an OS.
>
> Obviously I am needing a crash course in networking a small business. Can
> anyone out there help me? I would sure appreciate any input.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barry
>
> Jeremiah 29:11
>
>
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