Do they have a budget Kurt? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:46 PM To: ntsysadm <[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] Server build recommendation
The owner of a small 5-6 person property management company has approached me to help acquire a new server. They're currently running a 10+yo machine with SBS 2003, and wish to replace it. They've migrated their email to gmail, so don't need exchange, but do want a DC for account management, DHCP/DNS, etc., so they're looking to go with Server Essentials. The fellow he's nominated at his firm to be their sysadmin is quite green, and got a quote from Dell for a tower box with a software RAID card, and I told them to hold off on that purchase, while I look at alternatives. I was leaning toward an HP Microserver, but haven't played with one in years, and it looks like the current generation is using an AMD processor, and doesn't come with a RAID card to support RAID1. Anyone have a recommendation they can make regarding hardware? Kurt
