I need a server type storage system to act as a cloud file server for a small business. After looking at different NAS products and then various WHS 2011 system variants, I ran across the Fujitsu Pimergy TX100 S2 for only $299. I'm thinking this is plenty powerful and won't give bottlenecks on performance for the most part compared to some of the Atom processor based systems or other NAS products for similar $$$.
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Here's the system basics: Tower Server System Intel Core i3-540 3.06GHz 2-Core 4GB DDR 3, 2 x 250 GB HDD, NO OS.
I was thinking of doing WHS 2011...but a friend tells me use Ubuntu? I've never set up my own server but need good security (financial industry) for certain documents and I want to allow employees access via remote locations(cloud). We also need solid back up for multiple systems. This hardware seems plenty capable, but I don't want to become a the network engineer and have to learn Ubuntu if it will become my second life.
I'd appreciate any feedback on WHS 2011 and Ubuntu?
Or any other similar OS that will do what I need. Thanks very much for the feed back.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 20primergy
Here's the system basics: Tower Server System Intel Core i3-540 3.06GHz 2-Core 4GB DDR 3, 2 x 250 GB HDD, NO OS.
I was thinking of doing WHS 2011...but a friend tells me use Ubuntu? I've never set up my own server but need good security (financial industry) for certain documents and I want to allow employees access via remote locations(cloud). We also need solid back up for multiple systems. This hardware seems plenty capable, but I don't want to become a the network engineer and have to learn Ubuntu if it will become my second life.
I'd appreciate any feedback on WHS 2011 and Ubuntu?
Or any other similar OS that will do what I need. Thanks very much for the feed back.