Server for office networking

[thedammedson]

Hello there!

I need a second option on this one. I work with computational simulations (projects with tens of GB) working on a network.
I'm going to retired a desktop, and buy a dedicated server on a rack.
8 Pc's works on a network with that size of files.
What's is your recommendation for RAM?

Best Regards
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[kanewolf]

What function(s) is the server providing? Windows Active Directory? File Sharing? Computation? What O/S? What CPU(s)? Are you going to have 10GE networking?

Those answers all contribute to a legitimate answer.

 

[thedammedson]

What function(s) is the server providing? Windows Active Directory? File Sharing? Computation? What O/S? What CPU(s)? Are you going to have 10GE networking?

Those answers all contribute to a legitimate answer.

Mostly file sharing / active directory and backups
O/S : Windows Server 2016
The network is a Gigabit (1 GE)

 

[kanewolf]

For file sharing to 10 workstations accessing 10GB data sets, I would recommend 10GE for the server and some of your budget go to the necessary switch infrastructure to allow those workstations to get 1Gb/client.

I am going to recommend something different ...

A small host with Windows server for your AD and then a 10GE NAS for your file storage/backup repository.