Re: [OT] Office X-serve vs windows standard server 2008

[Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ho-Yin

Simple question - Do you have anyone within the company who can
support the XServe and OSX?

Ben

On 17 Oct 2008, at  13:39, Ho Yin Ng wrote:

> I have had several consultants look at my office and they are
> suggesting two different approaches.
>
> One is saying we should use an Apple Xserve rather than a windows
> machine.
>
> They state that the SBS requires to be the controller of everything
> and does not play well with others. Whereas the Xserve provides a
> lower total cost of ownership when compared to MS server and provides
> similar services and will integrate seamlessly with the exchange
> server.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this?
>
> We are a 45 strong office looking to expand. Currently we only run
> Windows PCs, but we many have a couple of Macs later.
>
> The Xserve seems cheaper than a similar HP DL360 5450 others are
> proposing.
>
> Be interesting to get your opinion on this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ho-Yin
>
>



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