What are the software vendor's recommendations for that usage? * *
*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh right. Needs to be free. With purchase. > > This is for a new medical records system at will probably be accessed by > 800+ staff at any given time. System is client server, so middle-tier app > servers do the communication with the database, but this will be heavily > used. System is fairly complex and we expect constant use from our clinical > staff. While it's not SAS, it's big for us. > > >>> Brian Desmond <[email protected]> 10/27/2011 3:58 PM >>> > > *This isn’t about favorites, it’s about workload requirements, business > continuity requirements, and what solution will meet those and other > requirements (e.g. cost). * > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *[email protected]* > > * * > > *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:49 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Favorite DB hard drive config?**** > > ** ** > > Hi Folks,**** > > **** > > I've been watching the various recent threads about RAID and disk > configurations. I've been burned several times on RAID 1 and RAID 5 > configs. A drive fails, and so doe the entire array. So much for RAID.** > ** > > **** > > That said, I'm soon to build a new database server (SQL, Windows 2008). > There will be a number of large databases on the system (maybe 1T to > start). What are your suggestions? I recall someone mentioned an IBM > server that had some sort of "grid" disk redundancy and that sounded cool. > **** > > **** > > Just looking for your thoughts on this. I usually by Dell but any vendor > is fine.**** > > **** > > Tom**** > > ** > ~ 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
