Laptop. Lots of ram 12 gig if possible i5 quad core would be nice SQL server we found we can run with 6 gig ram barely! VMware player is the way to go Recommend fast hdd or sdd Get a USB 3 and esata plug. For external vmplayer modules. You can get a ms developer license and us SQL server under that.
You can use 2 sessions on 8 gig Do not turn on outlook 2010 as it is a P I G Hope that helps or confirms Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2012, at 10:44, Tauf Chowdhury <taufc...@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > Looking for some opinions,suggestions, gotchas, all of the above. > > I want to buy a laptop and also use it to host an ITSM platform for > sandbox or testing or demos. Here are some questions: > 1. Mac or PC? > 2. Solid state hd or standard? > 3. If Mac, how good is parallels to host the environment? What about VMWARE? > 4. If PC,is VMware the preferred platform to host the env on? > 5. I'm assuming I have to pay for licenses of SQL server and Win > Server. Is this correct? > 6. Is it just cheaper to build a server at home to host this and just > VPN in using any laptop? > > If I'm missing something, let me know. I just want to make an educated > decision before plopping down a bunch of cash. Also, maybe this thread > can be used as a good reference for someone looking to do this in the > future. > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
