Both VMWare Fusion and Parallels on the MAC are excellent and easy to use - both run Win7 without any issues. The biggest gotcha is RAM you need a MAC with at least 4GB and preferable 8GB
Stuart Schon Service Desk Systems - Manager Fujitsu Australia Limited 2 Julius Avenue, North Ryde NSW 2113, Australia T +61 2 9113 9435 M +61 458 592 245 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> au.fujitsu.com <http://au.fujitsu.com> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tauf Chowdhury Sent: Tuesday, 17 July 2012 1:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Running ARS on laptop - options ** Rod, I like that idea. I guess if needed, I can then use the VM Workstation to run Analytics or another instance of mid-tier which is less resource intensive than AR. On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Rod Harris <[email protected]> wrote: ** Hi Tauf, I have found that running Remedy without a virtual machine is actually a lot lighter resource wise and more flexible. You don't need the overhead of running 2 operating systems at once. I use the free SQL Server 2008 personal edition. On top of that I install the 7.6.4 Suite stack install. That install only takes around 40 minutes or so. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium with 8 Gig on an i5-2450M. You will be surprised how easy this setup is to get going and how well it performs. Rod On 15 July 2012 22:44, Tauf Chowdhury <[email protected]> wrote: All, Looking for some opinions,suggestions, gotchas, all of the above. I want to buy a laptop and also use it to host an ITSM platform for sandbox or testing or demos. Here are some questions: 1. Mac or PC? 2. Solid state hd or standard? 3. If Mac, how good is parallels to host the environment? What about VMWARE? 4. If PC,is VMware the preferred platform to host the env on? 5. I'm assuming I have to pay for licenses of SQL server and Win Server. Is this correct? 6. Is it just cheaper to build a server at home to host this and just VPN in using any laptop? If I'm missing something, let me know. I just want to make an educated decision before plopping down a bunch of cash. Also, maybe this thread can be used as a good reference for someone looking to do this in the future. Sent from my iPhone ________________________________________________________________________ _______ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ -- Tauf Chowdhury _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
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