your space constraints, multiple platforms, and the xserver discontinued it is a
solid choice for the future. It also positions you nicely for moving some
functions (e.g. email) out to hosted VMs and scale as you add 7th and 8th grades
next year. There is a learning curve and it is worth some up-front training and
consulting help.
_J
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Jason at jasonpj@yahoo.com
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From: Artur Morka <tech@LOWELLSCHOOL.ORG>
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 10:59:14 PM
Subject: Virtual or not
Friends, I'm looking for advice
We are small organization - students and teachers use macs and I have about 15
PC's (about 150 accounts must go to 200 etc.)
I have:
- Server 1 (AD, Exchange 2003, DHCP, DNS)
- Server 2 Print, Application and file server
- 2 Xservers used for mac side.
Now I need to update my Exchange
- I go for Exchange 2010 an dWindows 2008
Big question is is should I go virtual or not?
I like the idea of redundancy and ability to split servers into: exchange 2010,
ad, print, etc..
I think I can use my old hardware as a backup for virtual server.
What do you think?
Artur Morka
Lowell School
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