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From: Joe#2 on 16 Jun 2010 12:15
All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything
inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what ever -
still 4 gigs.

Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to what
4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray
computer!!!

Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case of
SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too.

BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does add
not a small cost to the customer.

Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet
spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is there a
reasonable figure to start out with?
From: Richard K on 16 Jun 2010 12:25
My professional (and personal) opinion is if you are going to the trouble
and expense of setting up a new server just go with 16gb RAM now. For a few
hundred dollars save yourself time and expense later and run very smoothly
with all of SBS including SQL. At a minimum I would not run with less than
8gb.

"Joe#2" <Joe2(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B75372D1-9D1B-4532-A67F-4B9F80B52F49(a)microsoft.com...
> All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything
> inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what
> ever -
> still 4 gigs.
>
> Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to
> what
> 4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray
> computer!!!
>
> Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case
> of
> SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too.
>
> BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does
> add
> not a small cost to the customer.
>
> Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet
> spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is
> there a
> reasonable figure to start out with?

From: SteveB on 16 Jun 2010 12:27
I think you'll find most recommendations are for 8 GB minimum with light
use/small number of users. Many are using 16 GB+ depending on the workload.

"Joe#2" <Joe2(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B75372D1-9D1B-4532-A67F-4B9F80B52F49(a)microsoft.com...
> All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything
> inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what
> ever -
> still 4 gigs.
>
> Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to
> what
> 4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray
> computer!!!
>
> Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case
> of
> SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too.
>
> BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does
> add
> not a small cost to the customer.
>
> Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet
> spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is
> there a
> reasonable figure to start out with?


From: Joe#2 on 16 Jun 2010 12:59
I did find this post that has a lot of input, "SBS2008 Std config Server
Question".

But, I would still welcome your input too!

"Joe#2" wrote:

> All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything
> inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what ever -
> still 4 gigs.
>
> Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to what
> 4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray
> computer!!!
>
> Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case of
> SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too.
>
> BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does add
> not a small cost to the customer.
>
> Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet
> spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is there a
> reasonable figure to start out with?
From: Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] on 16 Jun 2010 13:45
Like others no less than 8GB (And you tweak Basic SQL memory usage)
(this of course is a basic system no apps other than AV on it.)

Russ

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"Joe#2" <Joe2(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B75372D1-9D1B-4532-A67F-4B9F80B52F49(a)microsoft.com...
> All this time with SBS2003, weve had 4gigs of memory and did everything
> inside of that, like it or not. 1 user or 75 users, ISA, SQL, or what
> ever -
> still 4 gigs.
>
> Now I am getting ready to migrate some users to SBS 2008 and can go to
> what
> 4 terabyes of memory? What would that be for, a replacement of a old Cray
> computer!!!
>
> Anyway, Obviously I could still use 4 gigs on the new box, or inthe case
> of
> SQL, a new box with 4 gigs on it too.
>
> BUT! I always wonder, should I go with mayby 6gigs, or 12 gigs? It does
> add
> not a small cost to the customer.
>
> Those of you that have done SBS2008, generally speaking is there a sweet
> spot that is really a minimum perhaps? From a PRACTICAL viewpoint, is
> there a
> reasonable figure to start out with?

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