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Is having a network hosted Windows installation on a Virtual Disk Image where approximately 20 users use via VirtualBox a viable idea?

I've been considering an idea for a small business secure workspace where each PC is using a flavor of linux, like Xubuntu, so that people can't easily install applications or modify the workstation they use while maximizing the amount of RAM the…
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Domain Controller loses major functionality randomly

I have a weird scenario going on, 2 domain controllers at 2 different sites that communicate over a BOVPN. At random the main server (named SERVER) will no longer be able to resolve DNS and even opening Active Directory will fail stating that it is…
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How do you repair Exchange 2007 after dirty service shutdown due to backpressure?

The server I'm managing was hit by spam (I think targeted) through an Anonymous relay that was setup and has since been disabled. The server has 12GB of RAM and there was about 238,000+ of spam emails in the queue; mail.que was 5GB and…
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Serving public IP-adresses through two ethernet ports with public subnets, while protecting some interfaces for remote access

Done a lot of research and it's all kind of confusing. Some switches are also firewalls, most firewalls seems to be routers, with or without their own switches, but they're all different depending on the manufacturer. Hence I now ask for advice…
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Complete small business package linux

I'm looking for some sort of pack, for small business? We've got one server, but I need some sort of pack including Apache 2, MySQL, PHP, SMTP and POP3/IMAP? I'd prefer if I could get some sort of control panel? Is there any standard server package…
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Where should we store a small server/router/switches in a small office with no closet?

A branch office is about to move to a new office with possibly zero enclosed storage space. The technology resources we need to relocate include: Mid-tower server (file server) 24 port switch (2) small router/firewalls wiring termination/patch…
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infrastructure elements in a 50 peoplebranch office

I am a programmer by profession. I have been asked by a friend of mine to help set up open source based network infrastructure elements for his company's branch office that may have up to 50 people. Since I do not have practical experience in…
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Small Business Network Hardware

I'm looking for advice on setting up a small business network for a start-up retail company. We're a five-man outfit. We need email, file sharing, printing, scanning etc. We have a bespoke line-of-business application written in .NET that relies…
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Setting up a network for 16 users

I've been asked to research into providing networking links for around 16 machines, which will be providing access for a group of small companies which will become part of a co-working space. I have a reasonable experience setting up small networks…
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Suggestions for SOHO networking gear

I'm a software developer as me day job but have landed a contract position to spec out and install the computer equipment for a small office. Ease of use (easy installation, low maintenance and good support) is priority number one, it supersedes…
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Microsoft Exchange 2007, Small Business Server, Delegate Accounts

We have exchange running on one of our server here and there are 2 users connecting via outlook. The company has a generic Info@ email account and all users need to see this. I know I cant add a second exchange account to outlook so what are my…
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How many pre-configured WAF rules do a small website needs? (GCP Cloud Armor)

I am looking at GCP Cloud Armor product. They charge $1 per-rule a month. There is this document with pre-configured rules: https://cloud.google.com/armor/docs/rule-tuning Can you tell how much of it is really necessary for a small website? I don't…
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Bitlocker my LAN

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 LAN that is working great. I recently have been given the task to encrypt the data at rest. I would like to use bitlocker, but all the documentation is for hyperglobalmegaplex level business. My server doesn't have…
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Buying a rack server for small business , please give me tips

Just to start the topic , I'm not really confident with that. My son is programmer and gave the tip to buy a server. I'm running a small business and I want to buy a rack server instead of paying 30$ every month. I found one used server which I…
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IT for a small organization: mailing lists, file server, hosting

I've been asked to help manage my church's information systems. We're small (~3 staff, ~150 parishioners), which puts us below the needs of a lot of the "Church Management" software I've seen. The biggest problems right now seem to be: No…
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