Off Topic Server recommendations

[Nadim Hoque]

The server will start out as a domain controller/file server but I might
expand to possibly a web server as well.


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM, David Schwartz
<newsletters at thetoolwiz.com>wrote:

> What's the server for?
>
> Just an in-house file server?
>
> Or does it need to be a web server with external / public access?
>
> -David
>
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Nadim Hoque <nadimhoque at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just want to get your experiences regarding server purchases. The
> server is meant for a small business with about 10+ people and does not
> need to be utilized 24/7. I was wondering if I should build my own or go
> with and OEM such as dell. I would consider HP but I do like Dell's direct
> to purchase/customization but I am free for suggestions. I was thinking an
> Xeon E3 quad core, about 8gb of ram, 4 500gb hard drives and that should be
> about it. I am thinking about building my own because a lot of the server
> boards come with IPMI support and the Dell model I was looking at was the
> T1102 which does not inlcude IPMI what so ever. Thanks for taking the time.
> >
> > --
> > Nadim Hoque
> >
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Nadim Hoque
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Engineering Technical Services
Arizona State University
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