> At our institute we are currently establishing a small GIS working group.
> The data storage for vector data should be the central PostGIS system.
> Raster data will be held in file system.
> Mostly the users are accessing the data base in read only mode. From the
> client side there is not much write access this only will be done by the
> admin of the system to load new datasets. A prototype is currently running
> on an old desktop pc with ubuntu dapper - not very powerfull, of course!
> We have about 10000 € to spend for a new server including the storage. Do
> you have any recommendations for us?
When it comes to server-hardware I'd go for intel's dual-core
(woodcrest) or quad-core. They seem to perform better atm. compared to
opterons.
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regards
Claus
When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom,
the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner.
Shakespeare
