Auntpol

Thanks for the replies so far , yeah i figured id need a pretty decent switch and so on , but what i was mainly worried about , was the type of Server id need to get to "cope" with this. because i have no idea which parts would be crucial , e.g. ram , processor , drives etc. but yeah , ill see if i can give some of these people a call , in the mean time , any Tips / Point of views are welcome

Hi there! First off , this will be the first "Server" setup which ill be attempting , and in general it would probably be better to get some "experts" to do the whole setup / instalation and layout , but im in a unique situation where i cant really get any "better" help , anyways im quite capable of doing it myself ( i think xD) anyways off to the point. Basically what i need , is a server that would work as a DB for +-50 users , or other computers , the "data load" will be quite heavy as all the content that will be stored on the server and taken from it will mostly be graphical content of big capacity. So the server will need some decent storage room , and has to be able to cope with a lot of data traffic. The Main purpouse of it is for users to send "Finished" projects to it , where someone else can get it again and continue with his part of work etc. ( The content as ive mentioned can be quite big , sometimes up to 100gb per project...) Money is not a big problem , but performance is , so please , if theres anyone that can point me in the general direction of what kind of server setup to purchase , that would be greatly appreciated , also , if theres anything else you need to know, feel free to ask.