Servers
Servers for Small Business Do you even need a server? Small Companies are increasingly using the Cloud to provide their server needs with Email, Databases and even File Storage options available but there is often a need for a local server and also concerns about where your data resides and who has access to it. There is also the problem of speed. Even a good FTTC connection is only 20Mbit upstream and we are used to 1Gbit networks for local file access so cloud storage feels slow and sluggish for all except the most basic use. A small business will usually need a server to be the Active Directory Controller (ADC), File-Server, Backup Server for several systems, Database server and often several other functions such as controlling the Unified Wifi Access system. We nearly always advocate the use of a Hypervisor these days and there are many choices but VMWare ESXi and Linux KVM remain the favourites. The Hypervisor allows you to run several Virtual Servers inside the same Har