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You need to select application software first Posted by JerseySaab [Email]  (#666) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from JerseySaab) on Tue, 24 May 2011 04:13:06
In Reply to: Questions about tablets, Linux, and small office, Used 2 be Chaz, Mon, 23 May 2011 13:26:32 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
As Justin said, your choice of hardware as well as your server OS will be driven by the needs of your application software. I've installed a lot of Linux servers in networks of Windows and Mac workstations and they work very well there, however sometimes an application will require Windows Server on the back and that's what needs to be used. (I don't use any Microsoft or Apple products myself, but I have no need for anything that those companies offer. You have to take a look at your business needs.)
The RAID level you will need also needs to be application-driven to a certain extent, since different types of RAID have varying read and write performance characteristics. RAID-6 is nice in that it can survive 2 drives failing simultaneously but it imposes a fairly heavy penalty in write performance. For this reason RAID-10 is frequently used in high-performance applications. For simple file servers, RAID-1 (mirroring) is frequently sufficient. Bottom line is you'll need to follow the requirements of your software vendor when selecting server hardware and software.
So-called "cloud computing" gives me a laugh, it is a throwback to the way we did computing 30-40 years ago with terminals being serviced by remote servers running the applications and storing the data. The problem with such services is that you lose control of your data. Where is it stored? Who has access to it and under what conditions? What will happen to it if someone breaks into the so-called "cloud" server? You might be better off with secure VPN access to your own server rather than trusting someone else to safeguard your data.
Tablets I have no experience with, I consider them to be useless gadgets, but then again most of my own work over the last 30+ years has been with servers (minicomputers like the DEC Vax back in the day) and networking rather than end user gadgetry.
You mentioned wireless-N, bear in mind that wireless networking is the least reliable, least secure type of networking. You can't beat the speed, reliability, and security of a traditional wired network.
My $0.02 worth...
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