Questions tagged [small-business]
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SMB Server & Switch
I am by no means a server professional, that is why I am coming to you guys for advice.
Our company is looking to purchase an office building that is currently wired for ethernet. We are going to rent part of the building to the current tenants, and…

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Hyper-secure small business/game dev setup
I Want to setup a secure small business for game development, and was thinking of best way to secure content but still allow for people to develop. Of course, since development will take a few years, and anything can happen in that time, I want to…

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Small office network, heavy data transfers
I work on a iOS based software house and we recently moved office. We now have 10 iMacs, a couple of time-machines and 15 between iPhones/iPads.
The requirements we have are the following:
- Wired gigabit network for iMacs and backup-devices. We…

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Putting WD Datacenter drives in a NAS
I want to put a RAID10 array of 4x5TB WD Datacenter drives in a server. What happens if I don't want to use the server anymore and I want to use those drives in a NAS instead? Does it have to be a NAS drive like the WD Red?
I think there is an…

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User/group - folders mapping on Windows SBS 2008
How can I know which files/folders are accessible by a specific user/group on Windows SBS 2008?

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Small Business Server Guidance - Does this quote look reasonable?
We asked for a quote to upgrade our server for our small business. The server runs QuickBooks, our inventory tracking program, 12 people’s outlook emails and basic document storage.
Do these components make sense together and sound functional?
Do…

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What is good software to do basic network administration with windows computers
I manage IT for a small business with a couple locations (about 10-15 computers each). Mostly users just use online services but there are a couple desktop applications they need and at each site there is a common network share of files that they…

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Splitting Ethernet cable
I am looking for the best way to network my small business. I have an office where my router/modem are located, and then 2 more computers in another room. I can route Ethernet to this room with about 75 ft of cabling, and I would like to do this…

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