[Yr11 Information Technology] OT: servers for VPN

[Ed]

The higher the tier the better, we happily use ACER, have used HP. Our 
only dud was a high speced beige box with quality parts.



Mark Kelly wrote:
> My philosophy is that with servers, you only go for tier 1 - IBM, HP 
> etc.  No lower tiers like Acer, Dell (apologies to them).
>
> Definitely no corner shop or Green Guide specials.
>
> Your mileage or opinion may vary :-)
>
> Andrew Grimshaw wrote:
>> 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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