Business Server Setup
Okay, it's been a long time since I've had to think about any of this stuff (like, pre-1998), so I'm hoping some of my more technical friends can point me in the right direction.
Let's say a person wanted to start up a small company of their own, and they knew they'd need some application servers for the type of software they were running. They also wanted a company website, company email, and all the good crap that normal IT-related companies have. Let's also say these people were biased towards Microsoft software, so LINUX/OSS stuff was right out, but really I'm more interested in the topology and what service exactly runs on each box. What would said company need, to get off the ground?
Would something like Windows Small Business Server Pro handle 2/3rds of the equation? (That's a Windows Server box, and a SQL Server Box.) Does this company just get a static IP address from their ISP and host their corporate website off this same server? Do we get another server for the application execution (just assume it's an online storefront for now)? Do we get still another server for the Source Control storage? Exactly how many servers does a small company need?
I'm hesitant to run email on an externally hosted server, but I guess for a company of a dozen people or so, we could just communicate face to face if the network went down.
Anyway, I'm curious as to the thoughts of IT professionals.
Thanks.
Let's say a person wanted to start up a small company of their own, and they knew they'd need some application servers for the type of software they were running. They also wanted a company website, company email, and all the good crap that normal IT-related companies have. Let's also say these people were biased towards Microsoft software, so LINUX/OSS stuff was right out, but really I'm more interested in the topology and what service exactly runs on each box. What would said company need, to get off the ground?
Would something like Windows Small Business Server Pro handle 2/3rds of the equation? (That's a Windows Server box, and a SQL Server Box.) Does this company just get a static IP address from their ISP and host their corporate website off this same server? Do we get another server for the application execution (just assume it's an online storefront for now)? Do we get still another server for the Source Control storage? Exactly how many servers does a small company need?
I'm hesitant to run email on an externally hosted server, but I guess for a company of a dozen people or so, we could just communicate face to face if the network went down.
Anyway, I'm curious as to the thoughts of IT professionals.
Thanks.