l servers require a fairly significant and robust piece of hardware as well=
as a way to handle storage via a SAN etc. Depending on the platform you se=
lect, the licensing cost will be a large part of the purchase.
My recommendation, not knowing much about your organization, is to move mai=
l services to the cloud and bring in VMs for admin, network, file managemen=
t, etc. The diversity of such a setup will strengthen your infrastructure i=
mmediately and down the road. This type of solution will give you the most=
bang for your buck and allow you to scale as needed.
Best,
m
On 12/15/10 8:28 AM, "Jason Johnson" <jasonpj@yahoo.com> wrote:
I know how much space you have, you should do it :-). Seriously though, wi=
th
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 g=
rades
next year. There is a learning curve and it is worth some up-front trainin=
g and
consulting help.
_J
____________________________
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 2=
010,
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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