Does My Business Need A Rackmount Server?
Many growing businesses are faced with the uncomfortable decision of whether or not to make the transition from stand-alone computers linked to a hodge-podge network to a rackmounted computer server. The decision can uncomfortable for many people because of the expense in making the switch as well as the perceived difficulty in making a smooth, seamless changeover to this new and somewhat unfamiliar system. Both are valid considerations but not unlike other critical situations that at some point have to be addressed in any business. At the end of the day crux of the matter always rests on one basic question, costs versus benefits. And when it comes to upgrading the technology base of your business, the benefits will almost always outweigh the costs.
While the actual capital outlay for a rackmounted computer system can be an issue for many small or medium sized businesses this expense should be more carefully thought out, always bearing in mind. the potential cost of losing and replacing vital data should your outdated system fail or crash. Chances are that most business owners will come around to re-evaluating their present computer network they have already lost critical information because of computer woes or they can see the early warning signs that the tangle of wires, modems, desktop PC’s and switches has been stretched to their max and that a major breakdown can only be a few bytes away.
The other side of the same coin is that more often than not the money spent on upgrading the network in your business is an investment, not an expense, and as an investment it should pay dividends in terms of increased revenue and/or productivity at some point in the future. The money you spend today will come back tenfold once your new rackmounted computer network is fully operational in monitoring and expanding the overall capabilities and scope of your business.
A rackmounted server is a computer that is housed in a sturdy, industry standard equipment rack. And while many people think of these systems as being part of a huge computer room with miles of cables linking walls of rackmonted computers together, these computer warehouses are not the only place you’ll find rackmounted computer servers nor are they all necessarily wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-floor sized units. There are many other smaller cabinet, floor and wall-mounted systems that can fit easily into the existing office space of your business. These racks are capable of holding several computer servers, network switches and cabling patch panels making for a convenient and highly efficient centralized computer system for your business.
You’ll know it’s time to transition to the next level of high-tech computing when the tangle of wires linking all of the computers, modems, and switches takes up more space than the office furniture and the linked PC’s are operating so slowly that you could read an encyclopedia in less time than it takes for Wikipedia pages to load. It also becomes much more difficult and problematic to keep the various components of an overgrown PC network cool, which is a critical element in keeping these rigged systems operating efficiently. You’ll have no such problem with a rackmounted system, which can be completely and easily ventilated without an annoying and disruptive clutter of fans that you probably use now to keep your present system cool.
Once you’ve done some investigating into the many benefits of switching over to a rackmounted computing system for your business you’ll soon be wondering what took you so long to come around. If you’re not comfortable with the actual transition and implementation of new hardware and software and transferring of data, it is worth the extra investment to hire a professional, just as you would in purchasing and installing any other system that is vital to your business.
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