• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Calling All Networking Experts: Server, Network Set-up for Abacuslaw

I do not lack knowledge (I actually have a lot of it), yet I would Not take upon myself such a Job.

Why?

Because institutions like Banks, Drs.' offices, Law offices, and few more of this kind have to conform to regulated security rules and host of privacy considerations.

If must to do it, I would seek a for pay private consultation from an expert in this type of Networks that might be able to instruct me to exactly what to do.

You would not do any favors to your friend doing it following advice obtained on Public forums.


😎
 
Jack is right. If you want to learn it, build a lab for yourself. You don't have the business or technical expertise to tackle this project. Also, never build a business server from the components up - ALWAYS buy a server from a vendor like Dell, HP, etc. due to their support, warranty, and resources.

EDIT: Also looks like Abacus might have a SaaS offering. That is what you should investigate (see: virtual law office environments).
 
Last edited:
Nobody is discouraging you from learning. They are discouraging you doing something you don't already know how to do in an active business environment in a situation that can cause a HUGE amount of expense and legal and financial liability for the law firm if it is not implemented properly.

And yes, Dell servers are fantastically ideal for small businesses. The three year on site hardware warranty is invaluable to a company that can't afford to be without their server while you (the custom builder) wait a week or more for a replacement part to arrive. Custom built home PCs are great. Custom built mission critical business servers...not so much.

Edit: Why is SAAS not an option, particularly when it's actually supported by the software developer?
 
Last edited:
1) You have been given specific advice. Just because you don't like the advice doesn't mean it hasn't been given. In order to give recommendations for specific parts and procedures for this situation, we would have to know the exact requirements of the situation, as well as the intricacies of all security and privacy laws that apply. And we don't, so we can't, which is why someone recommended consulting an expert that actually does know those things.

If it is not an active business (i.e. not an active business environment) then is the whole question simply theoretical, or just planning ahead for a business that will not be opened until some time later in the future?

2) If you have the resources and facilities to keep all possible spare parts in stock, then that's great, and does eliminate one potential problem, but most small system builders do not, which is why it's usually not a good idea.

3) If the lawyer will rely on this server to do his work as a lawyer, and if going without the system for any extended amount of time would negatively affect the law firm, then it's mission critical..

4) You can't do this because we say you can't. 😉
(If there is a legitimate reason for this, fine. If you simply don't want him to use the feature that is actively supported by the developer of the application he wants to use, then that seems to be your problem and not ours.


You are right that this probably is not a difficult situation at all, simply one that should not be done by someone that does not know exactly what they are doing due to the legal implications.
 
Last edited:
I hope that it works out and you don't have any problems, but this thread reminds me of a line from the movie Jurassic Park (slightly modified): "You keep asking whether or not you can do this and don't stop to think whether or not you should."
 
I didn't see his responses, but I'm assuming they were the typical responses we see here when someone tries to do something way over their head for a business. These guys ask for advice and then get mad when people with years and years more experience tell them that the best approach conflicts with their preconceived notion.

Any forum advising you to undertake this isn't an awesome forum, it is a forum full of inexperienced people who don't understand all the nuances of professional IT, business continuity, and the current environment of rules and regulations we live in. Can you get a working solution? Probably. Will it take into account warranty, redundancy, backups, TCO, availability, and liability? No. Building a Windows 2012 box with remote access is trivial. The other things I mentioned, not so much.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top