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Title: Selling SME Server
Post by: fmilano on March 12, 2010, 09:33:18 PM

What are consultants charging for SME installation and setup for small businesses ?

We are an IT consulting firm interested in offer SME as a main product to our small business clients. We are curious what other consultants have charged for an SME deployment ?

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: Stefano on March 12, 2010, 11:26:46 PM

Fabio Milano.. I guess you are italian.. please come to italian forum and/or contact me (skype preferred)

Ciao
P.s. off topic in this forum, I'll ask the mods to move to general discussions

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: fmilano on March 15, 2010, 06:47:38 PM

Hi Stefano,

Italian name but born in Canada :)

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: Stefano on March 15, 2010, 08:57:08 PM

ops :-)

so you are in canada.. well, in this case I can't help you :-D

Ciao

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: MSmith on March 16, 2010, 01:44:25 PM

For what it's worth I'll tell you how I do it ... I don't sell ANY hardware or software, just service.  (That way I don't have maintain inventory or honor warranties, and I get paid to help others get warranties honored ...)  So I help my clients order servers and other computers, and where appropriate I install SME server and get paid for my time.

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: fmilano on March 17, 2010, 05:08:29 PM

MSmith

Thanks for the input

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: jumba on March 18, 2010, 08:15:26 AM

We also sell SERVICES, - no hardware. We're using packages of "24/7 all included" agreements for our customers with fixed rates on monthly basis.

Al details are available on our website http://www.smeserver.se but in Swedish only. Try Google translate or something....

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: milaweb on March 18, 2010, 11:22:11 AM

It is really exciting that your entire business is built around the SME services! May I ask how many customers have?
I myself is starting a small support-business where SME-services also will be included.

Thank you.
(I have been skiing in stunning Idre last year - not that far from you, guys :-) )

bg
Michael Larsen -
http://www.milasupport.dk (in danish)

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: jumba on March 18, 2010, 11:56:18 AM

Well, number of customers are in the area 30-40...

Not ALL business consists om SME Server only (unfortunately...). We've been more and more into Ubuntu solutions, in particular we find the upcoming LTSP-based solutions from Ubuntu very promising.

...And of course a few Windolls just to make ends meet :(

And finally yes, Idre is not too far from here, and we still have lots and lots of snow 8) 8) 8)

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: milaweb on March 18, 2010, 12:52:34 PM

Thanks jumba.

I would rather not steal this thread, but i have to ask you: are you going to use SME as LTSP server (don't know if one can do that - no GUI) and Ubuntu as thin clients? Or is Ubuntu the server?

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: jumba on March 18, 2010, 01:01:52 PM

Quote from: milaweb on March 18, 2010, 12:52:34 PM

I would rather not steal this thread, but i have to ask you: are you going to use SME as LTSP server (don't know if one can do that - no GUI) and Ubuntu as thin clients? Or is Ubuntu the server?

No, even though it IS possible to use SME Server as a platform for LTSP (or at least it used to be...), what I was refering to above was the upcoming Ubuntu LTSP solutions which also integrates "cloud computing", but since this already is far Out Of Topic, I think we'd better duscuss that somewhere else :-?   

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: muzzy on March 26, 2010, 04:51:26 PM

i am in the processes of setting up a company in Scotland to do this.

would great if anyone had tips info on pricing for getting started

cheers

Andy

Title: Re: Selling SME Server
Post by: jumba on March 26, 2010, 10:18:08 PM

I don't know the current "market rates" in your country, but you might want to compare with our rates in Swedish currency. Please use Google translate or something and take a look in our web pages as mentioned above.

And of course, please come back and report how things turn out for you!!!

Best luck!