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<blockquote data-quote="AIstudio" data-source="post: 415754" data-attributes="member: 63135">Hi all,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This isnt MP related but I thought a few people on here would know a LOT more than me about this.My brother wants me to build him a file server in Roterdam. Basically this server will be on 24/7/365.It should hold a large amount of data that is to be accessed from anywhere on the planet by upto 10 users at any given time.It is for Cad CATIA and FEA models, drawings and project data. It needs to be secure, backed up and protected.I was initially thinking of a TYAN mainboard that could take 2 x quad cores and upto 16GB of ram but I dont think it is needed. Maybe one core two quad and plenty of ram. I would also need to use plenty of storage drives in maybe a raid. These need to be backed up so that data isn't lost.I am unsure of what OS to put on it as I have never had any experience with WHS etc. The budget is basically the budget (whatever it costs to build something that wont cost the earth but doesnt compromise the quality of the build) So basically it could cost £1.5k or it could cost £5k.What would any of you suggest?? or would he (my Brother) be better off just buying an off the shelf solution??I look forward to any help on thisRegardsKev</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AIstudio, post: 415754, member: 63135"] Hi all, This isnt MP related but I thought a few people on here would know a LOT more than me about this. My brother wants me to build him a file server in Roterdam. Basically this server will be on 24/7/365. It should hold a large amount of data that is to be accessed from anywhere on the planet by upto 10 users at any given time. It is for Cad CATIA and FEA models, drawings and project data. It needs to be secure, backed up and protected. I was initially thinking of a TYAN mainboard that could take 2 x quad cores and upto 16GB of ram but I dont think it is needed. Maybe one core two quad and plenty of ram. I would also need to use plenty of storage drives in maybe a raid. These need to be backed up so that data isn't lost. I am unsure of what OS to put on it as I have never had any experience with WHS etc. The budget is basically the budget (whatever it costs to build something that wont cost the earth but doesnt compromise the quality of the build) So basically it could cost £1.5k or it could cost £5k. What would any of you suggest?? or would he (my Brother) be better off just buying an off the shelf solution?? I look forward to any help on this Regards Kev [/QUOTE]

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