We have an existing 2003 AD network consisting of 6 servers as follows:
Exchange 2003
Sql 2000 Standard
AD 2003
AD 2003 Backup
2 x Fileservers
We will be purchasing a new server to eventually replace the sql 2000
We have 60 logins for sql2000 but probably 10-20 concurrent connections
At the moment we have 6 production databases of which the largest is 2.6gb and the others are
all under 1 gb.
This is purely an internal network.
Most of the users are enquiry only.
Existing server is an old IBM x3650 with 4gb ram and works perfectly.
I realise from an upgrade point that there is no direct upgrade to 2012.
I am trying to get a rough example of what type of hardware to run sql 2012 standard on.
Particularly Ram. I did speak to a local supplier who quoted me a server with 48GB Ram.
Has the hardware requirements increased that dramatically?