That Linux OS really sucks, doesn't it!
-----Original Message----- From: Clayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:15 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: looking for hardware So, now that everyone has thrown in their two pennies on this, and re-started the conflict over who is the better manufacturer, are you completely confused? Don't be, because if you can conclude anything out of this exercise is that some people have had good experiences with one vendor or another, while not having good experiences with one vendor or another. The company who makes the server does not really matter. Get a high spec that is going to last you a few years, and is something that you can upgrade. Make sure to have a RAID solution, and throw a backup tape drive in the box as well. Make sure the service contract you get suits your requirements. If your CEO is going to loose it because a hardware failure takes 6 hours to resolve, get a 4 hour agreement, and so forth. Make sure that when you buy the machine you get an account rep who is accountable to you, and is someone you can communicate with regularly, who will take ownership of your problems for you. Find out who they use to send people out to repair hardware, because as someone mentioned earlier, some companies will send third party Tech's out who will try an insert a DIMM backwards. These are the areas which distinguish one company from another because at the end of the day a P4 processor in a Compaq or a dell are just as quick as each other, a 15000 RPM drive, like wise, and so on with Ram, NIC's, Cache, what have you. I have my preferences which I stated earlier along with other folks on the list, and those preferences are based on individual experiences. So the best thing you can do is talk to peers in your city, or area, and get their feedback on their experiences with the various vendors locally, as it is the local outlets of any of these companies that you will ultimately rely on when the time comes. -----Original Message----- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:52 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: looking for hardware I'm shopping for a new server for exch2000. Any best bets? Kim List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
