*>>IT professional was recommended to me, and I have access to that resource. * Excellent. Hopefully, he or she comes with many credible references that you have checked
*>>Because we are a tax and accounting service, federal requirements are becoming increasingly stringent regarding confidentiality. This the server requirement by franchisor. Since everyone is a victim these days, and since everyone sues everyone else at the drop of a hat, and since even people who have no actual control over what you do get sued also, the franchisor is necessarily wary.* Very true. Therefore, it is even more important to make use of someone who can cover the bases thoroughly for you. I would highly advise that you work with someone who has done this before, and then get a knowledge transfer from them before you elect to go it alone. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:17 AM, J. G. Blake <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Thanks to all who promptly responded. To answer questions presented: > > IT professional was recommended to me, and I have access to that resource. > However, since day one with computers, I have always been one to learn all I > can about what I am dealing with. I know that this is but the start of a > long travel down this road. > > Because we are a tax and accounting service, federal requirements are > becoming increasingly stringent regarding confidentiality. This the server > requirement by franchisor. Since everyone is a victim these days, and since > everyone sues everyone else at the drop of a hat, and since even people who > have no actual control over what you do get sued also, the franchisor is > necessarily wary. > > Finally, I do have the tome *Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed*, which I > have been perusing. However, even that gets a little hard to follow. > > I just received a new server, Dell T310, 16gb ram, 4-TB hdd in raid 10. > Windows Server 2008 R2 with 5 cals is preinstalled. I have the server and 2 > Win 7 Pro desktops being used as workstations. And that is it. We are > converting our current accounting software to one prepared by an outside > vendor, which requires the server set up. > > At this point, I have yet to turn the new machine on and begin the > configuration, wanting to be sure that at least the preliminary > configuration was done correctly before actually installing programs (only > one at first, the current accounting program, which will later be > converted). > > So that is where I am. Where do I go from here? Thanks! > Jim (I was told to lose the graphic sig...) > > > > > > > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* James Rankin <[email protected]> > *Date:* 9/1/2011 07:41:55 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: New to servers > > I know this is for 2008 and not 2008 R2, but the differences aren't that > vast... > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Windows-Server-2008-Dummies-Tittel/dp/0470180439 > > Or if you need R2 specifically try > > http://www.ebook3000.com/Windows-Server-2008-R2-Unleashed_37152.html > > On 1 September 2011 12:36, J. G. Blake <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Is there any available information out there in a coherent form for > people like myself who are new to installing and configuring Windows Server > 2008 R2? It seems that everything I can find assumes that you are already > well-versed, and the acronyms are thrown about with abandon, requiring me to > go look them up and refer back constantly. My franchisor has recently > decreed that I must install the server and software for security purposes, > and this is for a small office the the server and 2-3 workstation computers, > which are running Win 7 Pro. > > Any assistance will be most appreciated. > > > > > > *-------Original Message-------* > > *From:* Jonathan Bible <[email protected]> > *Date:* 9/1/2011 07:22:53 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Reverse Proxy > > I need a Apache Gruru to help in setting up a reverse proxy. I have a ssl > and cannot get apache to load with settings for the reverse proxy. Please > contact off list if you could help. > > -- > Thanks, > Jonathan > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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