Hi all,
You may or may not have read my other thread about setting up a server for one of my first business clients. He only has around 3-4 work stations, I am looking to purchase a HP Microserver one of the later models, add some drives and max out the RAM for him.
However, I am not sure on what OS to put on, I would like to say something like Server 2008 standard, however looking at the prices for around a 5 CAL he is looking at around £400+ just for the OS, as I want to keep costs to a minimum as the more I save on hardware and OS the more I could potentially make in service charges etc, is there a cheaper way than just buying server 2008 standard off the shelf?
I have a copy of Server 2008 and key but thats mine through work so cant use that.
Thing is when I present this to them they are going to look at the unit as a cost not just the OS, so if I present them a Microserver and OS, all the hardware etc which could potentially come to £800-£900 possibly for hardware and OS only, they will probably look at the micro-server and think, "I paid £900 for a small box?" thats without my service charges...
Whats the best way around paying for OS licensing and is there any cost cutting that can be made?
You may or may not have read my other thread about setting up a server for one of my first business clients. He only has around 3-4 work stations, I am looking to purchase a HP Microserver one of the later models, add some drives and max out the RAM for him.
However, I am not sure on what OS to put on, I would like to say something like Server 2008 standard, however looking at the prices for around a 5 CAL he is looking at around £400+ just for the OS, as I want to keep costs to a minimum as the more I save on hardware and OS the more I could potentially make in service charges etc, is there a cheaper way than just buying server 2008 standard off the shelf?
I have a copy of Server 2008 and key but thats mine through work so cant use that.
Thing is when I present this to them they are going to look at the unit as a cost not just the OS, so if I present them a Microserver and OS, all the hardware etc which could potentially come to £800-£900 possibly for hardware and OS only, they will probably look at the micro-server and think, "I paid £900 for a small box?" thats without my service charges...
Whats the best way around paying for OS licensing and is there any cost cutting that can be made?
