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I administer a Mac Server, and actually I had already made the decision to replace it with a Windows Box. We're using it to serve up content to a grand total of
by lukeschlather 16y ago
I administer a Mac Server, and actually I had already made the decision to replace it with a Windows Box. We're using it to serve up content to a grand total of two Mac Minis, and the rest are Windows machines, for whom it's serving as domain controller, file server, DHCP, DNS, and backup. All in all I can't see the use case here.
I'm also generally concerned by the lack of a community around the things. You need a lot of people using them to properly debug and test network stuff, and Mac Server just doesn't have the install base.
- sudont 16y agoI'm surprised that you haven't switched already. Mac Server is generally only useful if your network is above 60% macs that are managed. If it's something small, you could just stack an Airport Extreme on top of a Mac Mini, fire up the mac-centric services, and call it a day. Running Exchange takes away about half the benefits of a mac server, too.
- lukeschlather 16y agoI started two months ago, and I'm the only guy managing a network of 24 machines that hasn't had anyone managing it full time for about a year and a half. I've been trying to focus on obvious improvements, and avoiding touching things that mostly work. Though it's a little flaky, it's a little less pressing than replacing 6-year-old laptops and upgrading machines running XP SP1.