| Top 5 Reasons to Get a Server for your | | | | 3.Backups and Disaster Recovery |
| Business | | | | Access to business data is critical now for all |
| Are you thinking about getting a server for your | | | | businesses, whether large or small. If a PC fails |
| small business but arent sure of the reasons | | | | and data is lost, it can cost countless dollars and |
| why? North Sydney IT, an IT support and IT | | | | valuable time trying to recover it. With a server, |
| services provider to small and medium businesses, | | | | everything is made easier. Whether using the |
| shows you the top 5 reasons you need to get a | | | | in-built capabilities of SBS2008 or specialized |
| server. | | | | back-up software such as Symantec, when all the |
| 1.Make Data Easier to Manage | | | | business data is in one place it is simple to |
| It can be very frustrating going from PC to PC | | | | configure timely back-ups and potentially save |
| looking for the file that you need. Hassling | | | | your business from disaster. |
| co-workers to send you the latest update wastes | | | | 4.Single Domain Emails |
| not only your time, but also theirs. By centralizing | | | | A server running MS Exchange will allow your |
| all the data on a single server that all your PCs | | | | business to consolidate email accounts using the |
| are connected to, these problems are eliminated. | | | | one domain. If you have a website such at with a |
| Sharing data will become a lot easier, and the total | | | | little configuration all employees will be able to |
| cost of ownership for your IT environment gets | | | | have email addresses such as au, au and so on. |
| lowered because the storage and processing | | | | This not only looks professional, but makes it |
| requirements for PCs is less now the server is | | | | much easier to remember compared to for |
| taking on much of the burden. | | | | example. |
| 2.Enable Mobile Employees | | | | 5.Sharing Resources |
| Attracting employees to work in small business | | | | Printing without a server is a hassle. If employees |
| can be tough. Dated technology causing | | | | often need to share hardware such as printers |
| frustrations it is even more difficult. Modern | | | | and fax machines, implementing a server will save |
| business is happening everywhere, and modern | | | | a lot of time and money. Not only this, but a |
| employees expect to be able to work wherever | | | | server allows your business to share software |
| they are. Microsofts SBS2008 comes with | | | | applications and enable many features on an IP |
| Terminal Server licenses, which allows | | | | telephony system. Most new technologies will now |
| out-of-office employees to have remote access | | | | assume that a server is in place as they offer |
| to the network. Other great features include | | | | server and client versions designed to work |
| Remote Web Workplace (RWW) which allows | | | | together to provide the maximum benefits. |
| remote access to files and RPC over HTTP which | | | | For more information, why not talk to an expert. |
| allows mobile employees to connect through the | | | | North Sydney ITs infrastructure support team |
| internet to the server securely allowing them to | | | | can guide you through the process in simple, easy |
| access emails as if they were in the office. | | | | to understand language. |