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For many companies, especially smaller ones, the cost of setting up and managing infrastructure that can support high uptimes just isn't manageable. It's not ju
by bunderbunder 10y ago
For many companies, especially smaller ones, the cost of setting up and managing infrastructure that can support high uptimes just isn't manageable. It's not just the hardware, it's also the price of hiring or contracting people with the expertise to do it.
Case in point: It's informative that you refer to "mail servers". The plural makes it clear that the company in question isn't in the same league, size-wise, as the target market for most SaaS vendors.
- Scramblejams 10y agoDepends. If you're hoping for high uptimes but aren't forced to guarantee them, you can get awfully far with a good Lenovo box running RAID1, Qmail and judicious application of uninterruptible power supplies.
- bunderbunder 10y agoIf you're just after high uptimes for your email server, and your email server doesn't need to be anything more than an email server, and you already happen to have a need for a Unix server and a qualified Unix admin, then sure. Typical companies, though, are mostly Windows shops and really are looking to get something more along the lines of an integrated communication/collaboration/scheduling tool like Microsoft Exchange or GMail.