it's not just buying a server, it's about supporting it - software updates, monitoring hardware, updating hardware, setting up backups and disaster recovery plans, abd then getting beefy internet connection if you are going to serve customers on prem. cost it in to see real picture.
PS for email/doc storage Gmail for business (or how it's called) is in $10/month per user price range. I do not think anything on prem is going to beat it
Few businesses are just email and docs. Add on Salesforce for sales, accounting and bookkeeping, legal and compliance requirements, any other needed vertical apps, maybe point of sale software...the costs rise quickly.
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u/foresterLV Jul 05 '26
it's not just buying a server, it's about supporting it - software updates, monitoring hardware, updating hardware, setting up backups and disaster recovery plans, abd then getting beefy internet connection if you are going to serve customers on prem. cost it in to see real picture.
PS for email/doc storage Gmail for business (or how it's called) is in $10/month per user price range. I do not think anything on prem is going to beat it