08-04-2010, 12:55 AM
For an office of 30 Mac users (and PC users too, if you set up the SMB service), a $499 OS X Server package is WELL worth it.
That breaks down to, what, $16 per user?
And with the simple File Serving, you get Open Directory, DNS, FTP, Calendar, WebDav, Web server, Software Update Server, and a dozen more services you COULD set up later if you wanted to...
It's worth it.
I understand that $499 is not "pocket change" (boy, do I!) but it's a case worth making to whoever signs the Purchase Orders in your office.
That breaks down to, what, $16 per user?
And with the simple File Serving, you get Open Directory, DNS, FTP, Calendar, WebDav, Web server, Software Update Server, and a dozen more services you COULD set up later if you wanted to...
It's worth it.
I understand that $499 is not "pocket change" (boy, do I!) but it's a case worth making to whoever signs the Purchase Orders in your office.