SBS 2011 Essentials: What is required?

SBS 2011 Essentials: What is required?

As detailed in my previous post, SBS 2011 Essentials is a really cost effective way for small businesses (up to 25 users) to provide a comprehensive network solution when using Office 365, providing great solutions for remote working, file access, back-up, security, printing, etc.

Below I have highlighted the required hardware and approximate costs for implementing a solution of this type.

Potential solution

PowerEdge T110 Tower Server                                           £1,000.00

Intel Xeon X3430, Quad Core, 2.40GHz Processor

8GB Memory, (4x2GB)

RAID 1

2x 500GB, Hard Drive (Offering approx. 500Gb of disk space)

Microsoft SBS2011 Essentials (No user licenses required)

Dell 3 Year Basic Hardware Warranty

Firewall (SonicWALL TZ100)                                              £300.00

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24 Port Switch                                                                       £190.00

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1500va UPS                                                                           £320.00

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2x 500Gb USB Hard-disks for Back-up                              £100.00 (£50.00 each)

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3 Year SSL Certificate for Secure Remote Access            £150.00 (£50.00 per year)