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Old 09-18-2017, 01:14 AM
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There are any number of possibilities on how they were configured. However, if he did own physical equipment, then it is now old. It would likely need to be replaced anyway before too long.

Bottom line is that we are looking more for the files than the physical hardware.

The issue would be maintaining whatever connectivity that the software provides. Moving the files into a different environment could take a lot of work.

Hosting costs have gone way down from years ago as storage is now very inexpensive. These days it would not generally make sense to have your own server unless you job is in IT administration. As storage costs are so low now, these files could be added to what we already have essentially for free. Again, the trick is in getting the existing file intelligence incorporated into our current system.
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