Journalhttp://www.itsec.co.nz/journal/2011-10-16T22:45:10ZSquarespacehttp://www.itsec.co.nz/journal/2011/10/17/is-it-time-for-a-server.htmlMike2011-10-16T22:38:11Z2011-10-16T22:38:11Z

You need to centralize and your data (you can't always find what you need when you need it).

 

• You need to share hardware such as printers, scanners and fax machines for two or more PCs (peer-to-peer networks means unreliable and difficult to maintain access).

 

• You need to simplify backups to keep your data more secure.

 

• You have employees who travel, frequently telecommute, or work off-site, and want to connect to a network.

 

• You could benefit from an intranet (your employees who travel and telecommute don't always remember to tell you).

 

• You have high storage needs (and your loaded-down PCs wince and groan when you add more data).

 

• You'd like to run accounting software or other line-of-business application on more than one PC

 

• Your company's growing and plans to add new computers and employees (congratulations!).

 

• You mean business: You want to look professional (and bigger than you are).

 

• Your PCs are old, old, old, and you want to get rid of them. A server makes migration easier.

 

• Your PCs are old, old, old, and you want to keep them. A server takes a load off the old PCs.

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