Hi Listers -
One of my clients got their first MacPro 2.66 GHz
recently, and I have to decide where to put it...
Server or Client?
We are using 3 Macs - all G5 1.8GHz/2.0 Gb ram
MacOS 10.4.8, one as a server running FileMaker
Server 8.0v4, and the other two as the primary
clients to the databases. There are four or five
smaller Macs accessing the databases as well.
The primary G5 client is in use 12+ hours a day,
every day, and gets lots of use (the client is
dispatching labor - a Theatrical Union). This
machine is doing lots of scripted auto-dial,
email, and PDF to email processes, and could
always go faster.
Where would I see the most benefit - as a server
(everyone would benefit, especially because there
is a Universal Binary version of FileMaker Server
8), or replacing our main client, for the focused
"need for speed". I do have FileMaker 8.5
coming, so we will be Intel friendly on the
clients as well.
The rest of the users on the network are fine
with speed - so I'm leaning towards replacing the
client.
Thanks, and Happy New Year!
Greg H
--
