Topic: Selling SME Server

[fmilano]

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 ?

[Stefano]

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

[fmilano]

Hi Stefano,

Italian name but born in Canada

[Stefano]

ops

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

Ciao

[MSmith]

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.

[fmilano]

MSmith

Thanks for the input

[jumba]

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....

[milaweb]

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)

[jumba]

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

[milaweb]

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?

[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?

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    

[muzzy]

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

[jumba]

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!