Examples - Putting it all together

Here are a few examples of what our servers and services would cost, according to the client's needs.

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
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