One of the most popular questions we get asked at PCGURU is; ‘Do I need a server?’
If 1 or more of the following situations are occurring to you in your business then you most likely do need a server:
- Someone goes on leave and you have to go to their computer and check regularly for new emails
- You have spent hours updating a spreadsheet only to realize it is not latest version in the office and you have to start again
- You want to make an appointment with a Client but you need to colleague to go with. So you have to call him to get his availability then call the Client back to see if there are available to.
- Someone’s computer dies and it has not been backed up - so everything is lost.
- You need to send an email to the rest of the team but you keep forgetting to add important people.
- You continually have to forward emails to other people in the office
- Your staff size has grown and you now have 5 or more people
- You have deleted emails on your smartphone and when you get back to the office you have to delete them again in Outlook.
- Your calendar is not up to date on your smartphone and you miss a major meeting.
A Server has features which will solve these problems plus many more and it will make your business more productive.
Now, when I say "Server", I do not necessarily mean a physical box that sits in the corner of office. There are many options such as Virtualisation, Google Apps and Cloud Solutions etc which means having a server is not as expensive as it once was.
If you need more information on Servers and what they do, please contact Karl on 1300 724 878.
