Don’t let loose IT restrict your company’s growth!

Do you believe your company too small for a server?

If you answered Yes, your company most likely has a few to 10 employees. Most CEOs of this company size feel that their company can get by with sharing files via email, USB drive, and CD. More importantly holding their employees accountable for their own backups, email, and file security. Any data transported through a CD or USB medium always has a chance of getting lost and ending up in the wrong hands. Relying on an employee to constantly encrypt or password protect confidential documents and email is not feasible to even the lowest IT standards.

The correct answer is No.

Every company, no matter how big or small, needs a central server. Having a server in place while your business is in its early stages will ensure your company is ready for growth. Deploying a server, instead of other means of file sharing will ensure your business operates at maximum security and efficiency.Benefits to Hosting a centralized server are:

• Files can be stored on a central computer (the file server) allowing data to be shared throughout an organization.
• Files can be backed up more easily when they are all on a central fileserver rather than when they are scattered across a number of independent workstations.
• Networks also allow security to be established, ensuring that the network users may only have access to certain files and applications.
• Software and resources can be centrally managed.
• Network versions of software often allow for their speedy installation on workstations from the file server.
• Expensive devices such as laser printers or scanners can be shared.
• Users can access their files from any workstation