I know the Dell T-710 is no spring chicken but it does have 8 cores, is it really that dated? Actually server 2008 was out when I bought the server but the IT that set the server up said that it was too new and that I should stick with the tried and true Server 2003. I use the Active Directory primarily for user access control and the server is also the centralized data depository for commonly used forms and the storage depot for all the old medical record that are scanned from multiple workstations to the same folder location on the server. It is also the usergate proxy and firewall for user internet access. I suspect this is the way that most of you are using a centralized server. For sure, there are many server features that are under utilized as I spend too dang much time practicing medicine to explore them. Imagine that! If I were to upgrade to a more modern server, what might that be? What is the best current, stable operating system that you might suggest to replace Server 2003? How much are we taking about? I'm curious about the swing migration that Bert mentioned. Is this an online service? How expensive it that? Does any one have personal experience with it? Bert did you use this make an OS or server tranisition?
