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This is a server built by TailoredPC for a new small business.
It is designed to be economical to save start-up costs while
remaining easily, quickly, and economically upgradeable to a more
powerful server with almost no down time. Like most of the
servers built by TailoredPC, it holds the businesses' files,
including a large database of client information while also acting
as an email server and providing remote access to employees while
they are on travel or working from home. The system is housed
in an Antec Titan550 server case. The components and
software are:
Including a gigabit network switch, firewall router, and five CAT5E cables, at the time, this system sold for:
$3282.78
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This is a server built by TailoredPC for a small law firm using
the fastest and newest technologies available at the time it was
built. It holds the firm's files and data in a central location and also operates the
firm's email and allows remote access for employees out of the
office using remote desktop, remote web workplace, FTP over SSL, and
virtual private networking. The components are:
Many of these components, such as a DVD+/-RW and an antivirus solution, are not even offered for server systems from other so-called custom computer retailers.
The system is housed in a black Chenbro pedestal server case that can be converted into a rackmount case with a simple kit. The five hard drives provide the utmost secure server system that is also easy to use and completely automated. The 4 high speed Raptor hard drives hold the Windows Small Business Server 2003 operating system and other server software in one partition with a second partition holding the company's data files. The 4 drives are in RAID 5, which provides plenty of storage space and speed as well as redundancy in the event one hard drive fails.
The system is backed up by Acronis True Image Server twice a month and the data files are backed up daily, weekly, and monthly. The backups are held in individual files on the 160GB SATA hard drive, replacing the need for a tape drive or an employee having to remember to change the tape every day. Of course, for even more security, backups can be written to DVDs and kept separately from the server itself. The backup software even has the capability of automatically writing backup images to DVDs itself. Competitors do not even offer such automated backup systems, limiting customers choices to expensive tape drives that rely upon changing tapes every day to maintain any effective back-up system.
TailoredPC performed additional configuration for the firm that typically cannot be obtained from leading competitors. TailoredPC configured the entire server, including the Exchange Server, Outlook Web Access, design and configuration of the internal website, common security configurations, group policies, remote access, receiving remote automated backups of the firm's website from its web host over SSH, and full backup scheduling and configuration, including automated brick-level backups of each user's Outlook information. TailoredPC also configured the firm's router to work with email, VPN, SSH, FTP over SSL, and other necessary protocols while maintaining a secure firewall. When the firm received the server, it only had to hook it up and turn it on -- it was completely ready with no customer configuration whatsoever.
At the time, including full configuration of email, internal websites, and network security as well as a system restore image, this system sold for:
$6164.47*
*This system was sold as part of a larger project, which included routers, switches, and network cabling. The price reflects the cost of the server parts and an estimate of labor attributable to server assembly and configuration, but not including router and firewall configuration. |
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This is a server built by TailoredPC for a small accounting and bookkeeping business.
It holds the company's files in a central location and also operates the
company's email and allows remote access for employees out of the
office. The components are:
The system is housed in a black and silver mini-server case. The two hard drives provide a secure server system that is also easy to use. The first hard drive holds the Windows Small Business Server 2003 operating system and other server software in one partition with a second partition holding the companies data files. The system is backed up itself twice a month and the data files are backed up daily, weekly, and monthly. The backups are held in individual files on the second hard drive, replacing the need for a tape drive or an employee having to remember to change the tape every day.
At the time, including full configuration of the server, email, internal website, and network security, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 9.0, 5 licenses for the server and antivirus software, and a system restore image, this system sold for just over:
$2800.00*
*This system was sold as part of a larger project, which included routers, switches, network cabling, and installation. The price reflects the cost of the server parts and an estimate of labor attributable to server assembly and configuration. |
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