How Much Memory and Disk Space Will My Server Need?
Server Memory and Disk Space
Once you've determined that your small or mid-sized business can benefit from transitioning to a server-based network (as opposed to a peer-to-peer network), the next step is to start researching the type of server that will best meet your organization's demands and what that server will need in terms of hardware and software requirements. Today we'll address two of your server’s most important hardware considerations, the amount of memory (RAM) and storage (typically hard disk drive space).
Servers are designed to meet a wide array of needs and accommodate nearly any number of users. While a server's flexibility and scalability are two of its biggest selling points, the downside to this is that it makes it extremely difficult to provide a simple, precise answer to the question of how much memory and storage space will be needed when implementing a new server. Each case needs to be researched based on a number of factors, most notably:
- How will the server be used
- How many users will the server need to accommodate, both now and in the future
- The types of demands users will be placing on the server, both now and in the future
