McBride Server Requirements

The McBride Financials computer network has to provide the following services: 1) web services, 2) file and print, 3) secured local and remote access, 4) email, and 5) a robust database system. There are to be eight sites in the network spread over four states. Two sites have been purchased, the central office site in Boise, Idaho and a branch office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. To provide the basic services required by McBride Financials would require five servers. Security …

…Server 2003 will support up to 75 users. (Dell, 2006) References: Dell.com. Retrieved July 23, 2006, from Which Server is Right for You? Web site: http://catalog.us.dell.com/advisor/ advise.aspx?adv=ServerAdv&c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd Microsoft Small Business Server 2003, Features Comparison Guide. <Tab/>Retrieved July 18, 2006, from Microsoft TechNet Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ sbs/2003/plan/sbsfeat.mspx