I am caught in the technology conundrum. I have to build a system with minimal investment.
Here is what it is for..... I support several database apps, one of which is available via the internet. So you are a good worker and you have a list of all your projects, contacts, email, every document that you have created or scanned, all your notes etc. While at work you access through your lan, while out of the office you jump on the internet and log in and you have all the same info available in your browser.
My scenario. I have big job coming up. 100+ users in 8 cities will access this data (lawyers) using this product. I have to customize this app for them. I am going to run test group of maybe 10 people across the US. I have to run SQL and IIS and this app. I am building a box to support this and act as the test ground.
I know the bottleneck is going to be my internet connection (cable, but surprisingly fast up and down and no one lives near me at all). I have to build a box that I can use this for in the short term then change that to be my work computer when it is done. SO, I don't need much graphics, I need that SQL and IIS server running well. I don't want to buy a server motherboard, I don't want to pay for SCSI. Do I spend a few extra $ on a Western Digital 10K SATA drive or is that a waste as I am just running a test db. 1 Gig RAM... P4 2.6 800 Mhz, asus motherboard.....
Any thoughts?
Thanks all.
Here is what it is for..... I support several database apps, one of which is available via the internet. So you are a good worker and you have a list of all your projects, contacts, email, every document that you have created or scanned, all your notes etc. While at work you access through your lan, while out of the office you jump on the internet and log in and you have all the same info available in your browser.
My scenario. I have big job coming up. 100+ users in 8 cities will access this data (lawyers) using this product. I have to customize this app for them. I am going to run test group of maybe 10 people across the US. I have to run SQL and IIS and this app. I am building a box to support this and act as the test ground.
I know the bottleneck is going to be my internet connection (cable, but surprisingly fast up and down and no one lives near me at all). I have to build a box that I can use this for in the short term then change that to be my work computer when it is done. SO, I don't need much graphics, I need that SQL and IIS server running well. I don't want to buy a server motherboard, I don't want to pay for SCSI. Do I spend a few extra $ on a Western Digital 10K SATA drive or is that a waste as I am just running a test db. 1 Gig RAM... P4 2.6 800 Mhz, asus motherboard.....
Any thoughts?
Thanks all.
