Example 1: Internet connection only

Our client only wants secure Internet connectivity for the staff computers. They have an old computer to exchange for the firewall. They will get email from mail-boxes operated by their ADSL supplier. Here's what their costs would be:

Very low-cost Firewall Internet access point	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux Firewall Internet access point	300.00 EUR	15.00 EUR/month
Recycled Computer for Firewall only	300.00 EUR	10.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 40 GB	120.00 EUR	6.50 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 4 hours)	300.00 EUR
Total	1020.00 EUR	31.50 EUR/month

Example 2: Internet firewall and mailbox

In this example, the client wants a firewall in a modern box, and a full-featured company mail server. Here's what their costs would be:

Firewall Internet access point	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux Firewall Internet access point	300.00 EUR	15.00 EUR/month
Small Slim Server (two disks max)	500.00 EUR	20.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 40 GB	120.00 EUR	6.50 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 4 hours - estmate)	300.00 EUR
Total	1220.00 EUR	41.50 EUR/month
Mail Server	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux Mail server software	500.00 EUR	25.00 EUR/month
Small Slim Server (two disks max)	500.00 EUR	20.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 2 x 80 GB	380.00 EUR	21.00 EUR/month
Backup (40 GB actual data)	400.00 EUR	40.00 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 8 hours)	600.00 EUR
Total	2380.00 EUR	106 EUR/month

Example 3: Full services

Finally, this is a client who runs his entire company from his servers. He's got a medium-sized database, a few hundred GB of files on the file server, an Internet firewall, and a mail server. The 20 staff computers in the company are backed up automatically every day. Their costs for all these servers and services would be:

Firewall Internet access point	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux Firewall Internet access point	300.00 EUR	15.00 EUR/month
Small Slim Server (two disks max)	500.00 EUR	20.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 40 GB	120.00 EUR	6.50 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 4 hours - estmate)	300.00 EUR
Total	1220.00 EUR	41.50 EUR/month
Mail Server	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux Mail server software	500.00 EUR	25.00 EUR/month
Small Slim Server (two disks max)	500.00 EUR	20.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 2 x 80 GB	380.00 EUR	21.00 EUR/month
Backup (40 GB actual data)	400.00 EUR	40.00 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 8 hours)	600.00 EUR
Total	2380.00 EUR	106 EUR/month
Database/Web Server	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux File server software	500.00 EUR	25.00 EUR/month
Standard Steel Case Server, up to 4 disks	650.00 EUR	25.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 2 x 120 GB	520.00 EUR	29.00 EUR/month
Backup (100 GB actual data)	1000.00 EUR	100.00 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 8 hours -estmate)	600.00 EUR
Total	3270.00 EUR	179.00 EUR/month
RAID File Server	Setup (one time)	Maintenance (per month)
Linux File server software	500.00 EUR	25.00 EUR/month
RAID Super Server	1600.00 EUR	40.00 EUR/month
Hard disk 4 x 200 GB	1600.00 EUR	90.00 EUR/month
Backup (200 GB actual data)	2000.00 EUR	200.00 EUR/month
On-site installation and setup (approx. 8 hours)	600.00 EUR
Total	6300.00 EUR	355.00 EUR/month