Re: Microsoft Security Update Server Installation Costs

From: S. Pidgorny (slavickp_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 19:25:55 +1000

Yes, that time sounds reasonable: installation and configuration itself is
ca. 4 hours, testing and documentation will take the rest. Make sure the
work is done right before the MS monthly update relase so that deployment is
tested in real world scenario. 

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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE
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"ToKim" <tokim@fuse.net> wrote in message
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> My organization is a non-profit foundation.  The mission of the
> organization is to provide healthcare education to women.  Because we
> sponsor events across the U.S., our information systems must support a
> mobile staff.
>
> My I.T. consultant is suggesting that we put the Microsoft 2003
> Security Update Server in place to push out security patches/updates
> to the mobile staff's laptops and to admin user desktop systems.
>
> The quote includes used Pentium II system, the Windows 2003 server
> software (we qualify for MS charity pricing), and the labor to install
> and configure the new server.
>
> My question - approximately how long does it take to perform the labor
> associated with the project above?  I've been given an estimate of 25
> - 30 hours.  Does that sound reasonable?
>
> If there is other information I need to provide that would allow my
> question to be answered, please let me know.

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