Why do I need a server?
- You spend lots of time searching for files or copying them from one machine to another.
- You want to restrict access to confidential files - you are worried that a nosey employee might find sensitive files on your network.
- You want to accommodate flexible or home-working for your staff - your staff are asking to work from home but you don't know where to start.
- Your computers are already networked in some way - your machines are networked informally - but the performance of those machines suffers every time someone prints a document.
- You would like to centralise key business data like diaries, customer records, accounts, orders etc.
- You want to be more responsive to your customers; you worry that your customers get a faster response from your competititors.
- You want your own email address (@yourcompanyname.co.uk) rather than one provided by an internet provider.
- You keep buying printers, fax machines and internet accounts as you add new people; your IT costs seems to be spiralling out of control as your business grows.
- You have lots of IT hassle - viruses, network problems, etc - and it's starting to impact your productivity and ability to make money.
- You're suffering from paperwork overload - there's just not enough space to store all your files.
