[Year 12 SofDev] OT: servers for VPN

[Kevork Krozian]

Hi Andrew,

 I think you should offer this scenario as the case study for next years' exam . 
Ooops, did I give away the element of surprise ?!!

I would go with large supplier ,  if for no other reason than they are likely to survive longer ( hopefully ) if the pressure is on.


Take Care


>>> "Andrew Grimshaw" <grimshaw.andrew.j at edumail.vic.gov.au> 29/11/2007 10:26 am >>>
HI every1

pls excuse cross posts

next year we are implementing a multicampus VPN and are looking to buy some servers to run it

there are 2 competing schools of thought (pun intended):

group A want to purchase from a local supplier they have been with for a long time who make custom machines. excellent service history, only the best quality parts

group B  have been dealing with one of the large suppliers and wish to continue with them - again they have been using this company for years and are very happy with both product and service

price-wise and spec-wise the servers are almost indentical

personally, i would be happy to go with either - as a teacher i just want a system that works and i want it up and running for the start of 2008!

anyway, to assist in reaching a consensus between the 2 groups, i was hoping to get some feedback from others who've already set up a similar network - to find out what hardware they've used - reliability and service are the principal criteria

thx
andrew grimshaw
colac college
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