12 Ways to Know it’s Time for Your Business to Buy a Server
According to AMI Research, there are over 3.3 million small companies in the United States with more than one PC, but no server. Microsoft Gold-Certified IT consulting firms often are asked by small businesses if the time is right for them to buy a server. See if your business is ready for a server by analyzing the following 12 criteria.
- You have multiple computers that require access to shared office equipment such as printers, fax machines and scanners. These computers may also need shared access to the Internet.
- You have irreplaceable files and data residing on multiple computers in need of security and backup to prevent loss, alteration, or unauthorized access.
- You need or would like to have secure access to your shared computer files and other network resources while working from home or traveling.
- You need to back up crucial files on more than one computer. You also would like to be able to restore files accidentally deleted and recover from computer crashes quickly.
- You need CRM (customer relationship management) software and accounting programs to communicate to and manage your growing list of clients and vendor relationships.
- Your company needs efficient computing technology that does not slow down productivity.
- You want a centralized communication system that makes it easy to schedule meetings, coordinate events, and be accessed remotely for email and collaboration purposes.
- Your company needs to have employees share files, databases, and printers.
- You would like to manage all incoming and outgoing faxing electronically along with group faxing, fax logging and archiving.
- You want to lowercosts and increase control by hosting your own company website and e-mail services.
- You want to ensure the security of your sensitive information and control employees’ access to data such as financial records and personnel information.
- You want a central access point for information and to protect the integrity of your data instead of having to hunt down various files and data on various computers. You also would like to prevent multiple version of files from floating around.
Building the right technology foundation is easier with the right IT partner. Cost-effective choices in servers are available today giving your firm access to many of the features used by big companies – email & calendaring information, remote access to crucial documents, support for mobile devices, internal corporate websites, file and printer sharing, and backup/restore capabilities. Contact your local computer repair or computer services company to inquire about your first server.
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