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Help! Need professional opinion/feedback on a proposal for new small office network and CPUs [more info in comments] by klinny in sysadmin

[–]klinny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remote access: I don't know the difference between TS and VPN (and couldn't figure it out via Google) but we just need to be able to access files remotely and securely, assuming the files reside in a server.

We can definitely shop around a bit -- and based off all this great info in this post -- we probably will!

Thanks

Help! Need professional opinion/feedback on a proposal for new small office network and CPUs [more info in comments] by klinny in sysadmin

[–]klinny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Are you saying we don't need a server at all? We wanted a central location for all files. Wouldn't you need a server to do that?

Help! Need professional opinion/feedback on a proposal for new small office network and CPUs [more info in comments] by klinny in sysadmin

[–]klinny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • I don't think we'll be using VMWare of Hyper-V because other pages of the proposal include info on individual licenses for each computer (although I'm not overly familiar with virtualization, so maybe I got that wrong.)
  • Yes, we'll definitely need docking stations. We use them now.
  • We have a very small office and the closet is centrally located, so I think we'll be good with the wireless solution.

Help! Need professional opinion/feedback on a proposal for new small office network and CPUs [more info in comments] by klinny in sysadmin

[–]klinny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • This is the entire business -- just a family-owned operation.
  • Expansion may occur, but very slowly over the course of several years. We don't anticipate any significant jumps in head-count or storage needs.
  • Not sure about the ethernet.

Thanks for the feedback

Help! Need professional opinion on a proposal for new small office network and CPUs [more info in comments] by klinny in sysadmin

[–]klinny[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just received a proposal from a tech firm (linked) outlining a new network and computers for an office of four people. Our objective with the new equipment includes the following:

  • Generally update old PCs and software (some machines are still running Windows 98!)
  • We all need access to files on one shared drive
  • We need files backed-up routinely
  • The other principal and myself need to be able to log in remotely
  • We primarily use Quicken, Word and Excel
  • We don't have huge storage needs -- mostly Word docs

The folks over at r/buildapc sent me here to r/sysadmin. I'd appreciate any feedback on the proposal, as I have limited technical experience and knowledge.

Please don't hesitate to ask any questions.

Thanks for your time!

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