gblackburn
April 7th, 2009, 05:18 PM
Hello all,
Let me begin by saying this is my first post on the Ubuntu forums so excuse me if some of this is obvious or already in a thread (couldn't find much QB info). What I have found is a guide in the community documentation- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Quickbooks%20Enterprise%20Data%20Server and I wanted to know is how many people have tried this, and if so how were the results?
Most of my work experience has been Windows-based and I have never set up a Linux-based server in an actual production environment so I guess I am a little weary. I have traditionally believed that Linux is better for large companies that can afford to customize everything, but with the availability of QB data server on Linux many small businesses can save thousands on licensing fees.
So here is my situation:
A small company co-owned by my boss needs a central Quickbooks/filesharing solution on the cheap and they are about 1000 miles from where I work. I need to set up this server and two desktops and ship them out to the location where I will walk a person through setting up the basic connections. All the machines are running XP and Vista (6 and 2) and since there are no public IPs available I guess I will just ask users to fire up Crossloop on their Windows desktops when I need to remote in. Basically, I'm hoping I can set up the server and not have to mess with it for years. (watch Intuit drop Linux support now I'm doing this)
If you are going to tell me to run Linux on the desktops, please save your energy as it's not even an option for the users at this location. I'm really only interested in Linux on the server side because there are a dozen custom Windows apps they use and they work very well.
If you have any experience in this or are interested in doing this as well, your comments are welcome.
Greg
Let me begin by saying this is my first post on the Ubuntu forums so excuse me if some of this is obvious or already in a thread (couldn't find much QB info). What I have found is a guide in the community documentation- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Quickbooks%20Enterprise%20Data%20Server and I wanted to know is how many people have tried this, and if so how were the results?
Most of my work experience has been Windows-based and I have never set up a Linux-based server in an actual production environment so I guess I am a little weary. I have traditionally believed that Linux is better for large companies that can afford to customize everything, but with the availability of QB data server on Linux many small businesses can save thousands on licensing fees.
So here is my situation:
A small company co-owned by my boss needs a central Quickbooks/filesharing solution on the cheap and they are about 1000 miles from where I work. I need to set up this server and two desktops and ship them out to the location where I will walk a person through setting up the basic connections. All the machines are running XP and Vista (6 and 2) and since there are no public IPs available I guess I will just ask users to fire up Crossloop on their Windows desktops when I need to remote in. Basically, I'm hoping I can set up the server and not have to mess with it for years. (watch Intuit drop Linux support now I'm doing this)
If you are going to tell me to run Linux on the desktops, please save your energy as it's not even an option for the users at this location. I'm really only interested in Linux on the server side because there are a dozen custom Windows apps they use and they work very well.
If you have any experience in this or are interested in doing this as well, your comments are welcome.
Greg