| Cost Analysis This is
a sample cost analysis focusing on the very common
scenario of a small business with 5 workstations
sharing data across the network.
The columns represent 6 cases:
- site with available and suitable box for use
as server
- buying a refurbished P-2 Class Server
- new low-end SBS server with bare-bone
configuration
- new standard SBS server
- new Network-Attached Storage (NAS, an
appliance server with limited functions
- buying a refurbished P-4 Class server,
install Linux + Samba
As you can see, the cost savings are pretty
significant. Of course, cost is only one of the many
factors to consider. There are many other benefits
to using PMS besides reducing costs. SBS, NAS and
Samba each serve its own particular niche. The point
is to use the right tool for the right occasion.
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After
14 years, PMS has out-grown its original goals & image.
Once merely "Poor Man's Server," PMS-powered boxes now
serve in demanding mission-critical situations, where it
excels over traditional servers.