Hi all, a client asks for some automatic batch job. We need 4 different batch jobs working continously all the time. We are considering Navision Application Server. Given that we need 4 licensed NAS, do we need also 4 licensed users? Are there alternatives to NAS?
A NAS connection requires a session in Your database. So four Application Servers needs four licensed sessions. But do You need four Application Servers? Can’t You run the four batch jobs after each other in a loop as long as You are in the same company?
Did you ever consider the following: A NAS needs one client, and costs about 1.438 euro\s. Togehter with a client, which approx. costs the same, you will need about 3.000 euro to run this NAS. Now, I understood a NAS is some sort of GUI-less client. What about buying a basic computer for let’s say 500 euro’s, and running the client on it running those batch jobs. You will surely need a client for the NAS. You can save on the NAS and run a client on this machine, saving you about 900 euro’s. Has anyone tried this? I haven’t discussed it with our developers, maybe there are some issues…