Computer Servers For Small Business:

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Computer Servers For Small Business:

How Server Technology Can Help Grow and Differentiate Your Business

Jeff Silva – Enterprise Product Line Manager, Dell US Small Business Segment.

Navneet Kaul – Enterprise Brand Manager, Dell US Small Business Segment.

Why

consider

a

Server

for

Your

Small

Business

Choosing

the

right

server

What

is

a

Server

Signs

that

you

need

a

server

Benefits

of

deploying

a

server

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What

is

a

Server?

Servers support much larger amounts of memory and storage capacity Servers are designed with heavy‐duty back‐end tasks in mind

Servers aren't well equipped to run normal desktop

workloads, such as graphics‐intensive applications.

Servers excel at running services that support desktop applications

Desktops are best at running productivity applications

Desktops are better for running graphically demanding applications

Desktops are better for front end data input to a database How is it Server Different From a Desktop Machine?

Larger

and

faster

disk

drives

Hot

‐

pluggable

hard

drives

Hot

‐

pluggable

fans

Redundant

and

hot

pluggable

power

supplies

More

data

protection

features

More

powerful

processors

What

is

a

Server?

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A server is a system specifically designed to hold, manage, send and

process data. The technology behind servers:

Desktop systems are optimized to run desktop

applications and facilitate other "desktop" tasks.

• Makes them more reliable than desktop systems

• Helps them process data faster and more efficiently

• Can be extended to support data backup and security

• Reduces data bottlenecks so information flows more freely and quickly

• Is designed to scale as your needs scale

What

is

a

Server?

How is it Server Different From a Desktop Machine?

7 Signs

You

Need

a

Server

3. You Have More Than Two Business Computers 1. You Have More Than 3‐4 Employees

2. You or Your Employees Conduct Business Outside the Office

4. You Can Never Find That Master Document When You Need it 5. Your Need to Protect Critical Data From Loss

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Benefits

of

Deploying

a

Server

• Centralized Authentication

• File Sharing

• Bringing Email In‐house and Implementing Mobile E‐mail

• Centralized Applications

• Internal and External Information Distribution

• Data Backup

Choosing

the

Right

Server

“Assessing

Your

Needs”

The solution itself. That is….from a business perspective…what is it

that you want to do?

The application software that enables the solution.

The data involved with the solution. How much data? How

important is it? How will it be accessed?

How many users will be accessing the data? Would these be

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Choosing

the

Right

Server

“Defining

the

solution”

How many employees will be accessing the data?

How much data do you have now? How do you expect it to grow over time? Do you plan to support mobile access to your data?

What applications and services will you be running on the server?

Do you expect to run additional applications on your server in the future?

Choosing

the

Right

Server

“Your

Data”

How

will

it

grow

over

time?

How

much?

How

important?

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Choosing

the

Right

Server

“Users

and

Performance”

How

will

the

number

of

users

grow

over

time?

How

many

users?

Who

are

they?

Employees?

Customers?

How

will

they

be

accessing

the

server?

Choosing

the

Right

Server

“Support

Services”

Initial

setup

and

configuration

Warranty

and

service

level

agreements

Phone

support

&

initial

troubleshooting

Same

day

or

day

Service

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