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I use eMDs on a Dell Poweredge 2800 in house server for 6 months. Back up data onto tape weekly and take it home. Access from home using GoToMyPC. Biller accesses my billing using GoToMyPC from out of state. System works well, has never crashed. Unlikely you will crash if you have a Raid 5 or higher server (redundant hard drives). You should definitely use an IT person to set up the system including the backup procedures, but once setup they won't have to come out much. Usually they can troubleshoot problems remotely over the internet. Many IT technicians will do a maintenance agreement to come out and maintain your system for an hour or two per month. ASP versions are very dependent on your local area infrastructure, (ie how far are you from the server you're accessing, etc), so don't jump into an ASP arrangement unless you can demo and ensure the speeds are adequate- ie, you're not sitting around waiting for a screen

to refresh like with dial-up internet. joanne holland wrote: From Drain, Oregon, I am using an in House server with ethernet (a wired system). Can not use wireless because my office has cement block walls. The server has a tape backup system by a company called Certance. The tape is used because one way you can lose data is via a virus or trojan, and that would be on your disc if you just back up with a disc.

I used this system at the recommendation of the computer IT company I used to build my computers. I looked for someone doing computers the way I do medicine, and found this small family owned company that has been very useful to me as they stay up to date on computer things like I try to do with medicine. I used these folks to build the system, set up the network, problem shoot, and fix glitches. I use myself or my family to do ordinary things like downloading and trouble shooting little problems , attaching new lines, or new hardware. One rule I developed over time is that you can not hire anyone to do anything you do not all ready know something about yourself. If you do, then what happens is you get what the other guy imagines you need, rather than what you do need. So just bite the bullet and look up all the stuff you need. Ask people

here. Read. My personal recommendation is not to get stuck in a system in which you do not own your own data. What are you going to do if they mess you over? Can you be sure they won't be bought out by someone who will want to do that? I use SOAPware and in theory will never have to get another dollar's worth of their stuff, but can use what I have forever. I may do so. There are other EMRs that allow for that as well. Good luck on your set up. Joanne Holland MD/DVM, Drain, OregonLeeclan <leeclanrochester (DOT) rr.com> wrote: How many of you are using in House servers and

doing your own backing up of data? Being on Alteer, it is all ASP so that your data is backed up offsite on their server. ECW gives you the option of doing either. With no experience of maintaining the server and doing my own back ups.... I am nervous about this. Do you have to hire a good IT person to help you maintain everything?( especially if you are like me and know little about computer hardware). Does the server ever crash and you can't get into your system? Lee How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates.

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