Rick Faircloth wrote: > Off the top of my head, I would calculate the costs as follows > (where I can give a reasonable estimate): > > A) Windows Solution > > - Windows Box: $1000 (with RAID / hardware only including monitor) > - Windows Server 2003 Web Edition: $300
You want to run CF on a box with 2 GB max? > - Additional Trimmings: $0 (Already have network AV and hardware > firewall) Accounting doesn't work that way. > - Time for setup: 8 hours max > - Total Windows Solution: $2600 > > B) Linux Solution > > - Windows Box: $1000 (with RAID / hardware only including monitor) > - Linux OS: $0 > - CF Standard: $1300 > - Apache: $0 > - MySQL: $0 > - Additional Trimmings: $0 (Same as above) > - Time for setup: 20 hours (estimate, could be more or less, but > seems reasonable) Why so much more then Windows? What is so hard about typing: apt-get upgrade apt-get install apache apt-get install mysql apt-get update > - Total Linux Solution: $2300 > > So: - Windows Solution: $2600 + 8 hours setup > - Linux Solution: $2300 + 20 hours setup > > Both time estimates on setup of every are probably high I think they are both very low, unless you already have a considerable investment in automation of certain tasks. For instance hardware acceptance tests (memtest > 24 hours but unattended, pulling plugs on harddisks while the system is running to check if the alarm goes etc.) and backup configuration (including test of full backup / restore cycle) take me way longer then that. And the only reason things like hardening the MS TCP/IP stack & configuring the Windows firewall and configuring the second, third etc. CF instane take me much less time is that I have done it so many times that I have the scripts ready for that (but then I have to count the time to create the scripts towards the task). Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244003 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
