Looking to find the right hardware/software for a new computer system for a retail company with about 10 on-site computers. The company is growing and has no online business yet but is ripe to expand at some stage in the near future. Need a new server and other hardware pool due to rebate purchases before the end of June. Plan to run "out of the box" accounting and database package with the option to change software later. Concerned about whether it is best to run with a Vista oriented OS over other Windows, curious about Ubuntu for small business and other open source options down the track. Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
Building a business network from scratch
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Best Answer
Just remember that in a business environment support and down time counts for a lot. Reliability for cost is the main issue here.
Don't be reliant on one member of staff to support your system.
Implement some form of backup strategy which allows you to store your sensitive data (accounts, stock control, etc.) offsite. Run this on a daily basis incrementally and a full backup weekly.
Will you be needing EPOS points? (These only need to be thin client terminals.)
Integration with PIN card payment? (You'll need to contact your bank to discuss this.)
Barcode scanning?
Invoice/receipt printing?