We're a photography studio, and right now we're overwhelmed with managing our photo files. What happen after a photo shoot is we download the files to one computer. Then if our retoucher needs to work on the photo, they'll have to download it to another computer and work it off there. Then we end up with two copies of the same image, and three copies, and four copies, etc.
I'm thinking of setting up a server to store up all image files. Two or three workstations will be connected to the server, and the workstations will load the image files from the main server for post-processing and image editing purposes. This way we don't need to have multiple copies of the same file on multiple computers. Also it'll be easier for us to manage back up, as we only have to keep backing up files from one computer.
If I do this, my question is:
1. Will working on a file on a network be slower than if we have them on a local disk? (average 100-300MB files)
2. How fast of a computer do I need to have as the server? What kind of specs?
Earlier I made a post about building an opteron machine, or dual opteron for our workstation. Does the server need to be as fast?
Thanks.
I'm thinking of setting up a server to store up all image files. Two or three workstations will be connected to the server, and the workstations will load the image files from the main server for post-processing and image editing purposes. This way we don't need to have multiple copies of the same file on multiple computers. Also it'll be easier for us to manage back up, as we only have to keep backing up files from one computer.
If I do this, my question is:
1. Will working on a file on a network be slower than if we have them on a local disk? (average 100-300MB files)
2. How fast of a computer do I need to have as the server? What kind of specs?
Earlier I made a post about building an opteron machine, or dual opteron for our workstation. Does the server need to be as fast?
Thanks.