Most IT systems depend on IT people as much as toddlers depend on their parents. To remain secure and operational, the majority of traditional small business server solutions need constant updating, upgrading, patching, configuring, supporting and repairing. The result is that ongoing maintenance costs often far exceed the initial purchase price.

Most IT systems depend on IT people as much as toddlers depend on their parents. To remain secure and operational, the majority of traditional small business server solutions need constant updating, upgrading, patching, configuring, supporting and repairing. The result is that ongoing maintenance costs often far exceed the initial purchase price.

Ongoing IT support costs for a typical small business are 73% of the total ownership costs, so it’s no surprise many find systems maintenance a costly headache. A small percentage of small businesses even choose ignore it!

Small Business Server Appliances are an excellent alternative

Small Business Server Appliances look after themselves, rather like grown ups. This delivers a major advantages with the time and money you’ll save and the hassle you will avoid.

But there are other advantages as well:

Reduced Complexity (Unification)

A small business server appliance can replace multiple servers, solutions and software applications. This will simplify your IT infrastructure, make life considerably easier and cut your costs even further.

Ease of Use

Small Business Server Appliances are administered through a web interface that you can access locally on your network or remotely. Tasks such as adding new users are as easy as browsing the web. If you wish, you can choose a level of service where any changes are done for you.

Security

Patching and updating software is an important part of keeping systems secure against new viruses and other threats. But these tasks involve costly technical expertise and downtime (systems often need to be rebooted). Such is the cost and the hassle that these tasks are easily ignored or undertaken infrequently. And this is the one weak spot every threat exploits.

Small Business Server Appliances automatically update against new threats as they emerge. New viruses for example, emerge every week, some are very malicious and require instant action. Small Business Server Appliances react within minutes, automatically downloading and installing security updates so you are always protected. This automated and timely approach helps you avoid the downtime, costs and legal implications of a security breach. Small Business Server Appliances never need to be rebooted so there is no disruption as updates are applied.

Monitoring & Support

Downtime can have a major impact on your business, especially if the Internet and email is key to your business operations. Small Business Server Appliances are constantly monitored around the clock to provide proactive notification on issues that could develop into something more serious. Hard disk space, memory usage and system performance are all monitored. This proactive approach means action can be taken well before it impacts on your business.

Small Business Server Appliances enjoy up-times of years, not days, weeks or months.

Latest Technologies

Small Business Server Appliances have a continuous development program to deliver new features and functionality. Updates are automatically released and installed every few days. Your Small Business Server Appliance will always running the latest software so there’s no need to ‘upgrade’ it every few years.

In short Small Business Server Appliances save small businesses a considerable amount of time, money and hassle.

For more information please visit our main website at http://www.sharptechnology.co.uk or contact us directly on 01242 516302.