If you love technology
Originally Posted by JackChoi
I love to tinker, and I love technology. However, time and resource limits dictate that I get something that works with minimal investment. Thus, I have unfortunately not had time to play with virtualization since it has become popular.

If you love to tinker, virtualization will put you in heaven. VMWare and Virtualbox (Citrix) have free versions along with Free MS hyper-V, which is built into Windows 8 (limited number of machines on 8 but not servers).

I too have been reading up on hyper-V replica, sounds like it could create the perfect solution for a fallover. The cost would be that of another machine.

I think it could be doable on Windows Home Server 2011 (which can still be obtained for $50) then a hex or oct core AMD machine with 16 gigs for another $4-500 (or less.) This might be my project for 2013 (I have already picked up a couple of WHS licenses.)

Wendell
Pediatrician in Chicago

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