We are approaching the 4 year anniv. of opening the practice. Our "server" was bought right before opening. It's really just a normal PC, a Vostro 400 dual core 2.2GHz w/ 3GB RAM running XP Pro.
We've grown to have 9 client PC's, 5 laptops and 4 desktops, all currently running XP.
I'm looking into replacing the server 80% because I think it's time and 20% because I hope maybe it will make V6 faster.
My first issue is should I use Win7 Pro or Windows Server 2008. We only use the server for AC and as a file share, so we don't need SBS I don't think, but is there a reason to consider it?
My only real reason to think we want a server OS is to get better hardware -- the servers on Dell seem to require it or else you are on your own installing Windows 7.
Any advice welcome. I'm a programmer but I used to having an IT department do all the IT for me so this is all new!
Last edited by philipw; 10/19/2011 1:20 AM. Reason: mistakes
