[CentOS] Re: Recommendations for a �card on Centos box
Scott Silva
ssilva at sgvwater.com
Fri Mar 14 18:07:04 UTC 2008
on 3-14-2008 9:43 AM Therese Trudeau spake the following:
>> Explain your definition of a mission critical desktop. Does the entire
>> enterprise stop functioning if this desktop stops?
>> I am THE tech support for my company, but my desktop could die right now, and
>> although I would be heartbroken and a little peeved, I could just fire up my
>> lappy and get back to work in a few minutes. I usually have 2 desktops
>> running, just in case I need to put out fires while my main desktop is doing
>> the windows reboot dance.
>
> If my linux machine stops functioning it's
> not as bad as the windows box going off line, but it still takes a day
> or two to get things back on line with the linux box with all the software I installed on it.
>
> If the windows machine stops functioning, then yes it's a pain, it's at least two days
> by the time I get back up and running because much of my work is graphic design
> and that's where all my adobe stuff is loaded on, and it takes a long time
> to get the OS re instlled, then grabbing my data, and re installing many many
> software applications etc.
>
> Because I am a one person company I just don't have time to spend days
> getting a machine back on line, and it's happened more than once. An hour or two
> however to get things runing again would not harm my work flow that much.
I believe that the Adobe products will let you have it installed on another
machine as long as you only use one at a time. Might be worth it to just break
down and get a cheaper system as a backup, with everything installed, and if
your main machine goes down, just power up the backup machine. It might be a
little slower, but you can still function and get work done as you fix/replace
the main machine. $1000 US for a capable machine will seem like a sting at
first, but you can justify it the first time you need it. And an occasional
boot to keep OS and virus scanners current will give you a chance to make sure
it is functioning.
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