You are proposing the purchase of a new e-mail server for your corporate network. You have
specified a new server from a major OEM manufacturer that is configured with a powerful quad-processor configuration, hot-swappable hard drives, and redundant power supplies and network
adapters, with a three-year onsite warranty. Due to a budget crunch, the chairperson of the budget
committee has suggested that the company can make do with a less powerful workgroup server
from a local computer store. This server has only a single processor and no redundancy features,
and a one-year onsite warranty. What reasons can you provide the budget committee members
that might convince them to authorize the purchase of the server that you specified, even though it
has a higher price tag?
A.
A more powerful server will provide better performance and scalability as the company�s needs
grow over time.
B.
Redundant hardware components will increase the server�s availability to service the needs of
the company�s users and customers.
C.
The extended warranty on the more powerful server will increase support costs over time,
since you�re paying to cover the machine under warranty for three times as long.
D.
Windows Server 2003 requires at least a dual-processor configuration.