On 21/05/2006, at 10:49 AM, john dooley wrote:
yes Im pro the monolithic box -if its low on ram just buy more! if its low on cpu cycles get a bigger cpu
It's just not that simple John. Even with the fastest server available, reading and writing files takes time, and when you are doing everything else on the same box, it takes more time.
Next, I am seeing IT support guys significantly pressuring medical practitioners to change providers if they have to install the clients on the servers
Every path company except Healthlink I've encountered has happily agreed to let me install on a workstation. With Healthlink they try to stop this, and I simply disobey their demands (without problem I might add). I have never suggested doctors change path companies - my job is just to make what I am given work as efficiently as possible.
which some practices *might* experience (- but I cannot see any reason why it results in having to break down the server box into bits at 2am Peter)
It doesn't. It just adds a substantial load to the things you have to take care of in a server emergency. This reason alone far outweighs the occasional permission problems experienced on a workstation.
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