Our existing IT setup
For the record, we run the following
CLIENTS (x13)
- W2K/XP Operating System
- A SWYX voip soft phone client
- An IE web browser
- Email using Microsoft exchange
- Access to our SQL database using a Access 2000 database client (major application)
- Word and excel files for ad hoc functions (rarely used)
- Shared fax (rarely used)
- Network printer access
- image viewing software (rarely used)
- PDF viewer and writer
- graphic design software for 1 client
SERVERS (x2)
- 1 x W2K Server
- network file storage
- backup routines
- DHCP
- DNS
- A network Email function using Exchange and Exchangepop3
- SAGE accounting systems for 2 users
- shared fax
- SQL server for our database back end
- Terminal services for remote desktop
- Website hosting
- Antivirus
- Active directory / local domain
- CD burning software
- Ftp client access
- VPN access
- Website design software
WEBSERVER
Our external dedicated server is hosted in an external data centre for reliability purposes and includes:
· Fedora 5 Linux OS
· Apache web server
· MySQL database for website
· Html / PHP used for website pages
· SpamAssassin anti spam software
· CLAM AV anti virus
This was our benchmark when we started this project in October 2006