First Server Solutions for Small Business
| Small businesses can benefit greatly from adding a centralized server to their network. Having a server in place while your business is in its early stages will ensure you are ready for growth. Using a server, instead of other means of sharing, will ensure you are operating your business and communicating as productively as possible. Learn how First Server solutions from Dell can help your small business now. |
Planning for your First Server
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Making the Right Server Selection Part 1 - Basic things to consider
eGuide -- This first in a three-part series details some of the basic things small business users should consider in choosing a server system to fit their business needs.
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Making the Right Server Selection Part 2 - Handling Storage and server management issues
eGuide -- This second article in a three-part series looks at storage and server management issues.
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Making the Right Server Selection Part 3 - Maintaining your servers and measuring ROI
eGuide -- This final article in a three-part series looks at maintaining and expanding your server networks, as well as calculating ROI.
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Ten Signs That You Need a New Server
Technical Article -- If you're a small or medium business owner with more than one computer, it's time to consider investing in a server. A server will keep your data secure and organized and will help you run your business more efficiently and professionally. If you've reached one of the 10 thresholds in this paper, a server could do your business a world of good.
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Part I: What is a Server, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner
Webcast -- In this webcast Q&A with expert Greg Shields here about how to take the first step with taking on a server into your infrastructure.
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Part 2: What is a Network, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner
Webcast -- In part two of this three part first server Q&A series, listen to expert Greg Shields discuss what a network is as well as why a network can act as a backbone for running a business.
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Part 3: What is IT Management, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner
Webcast -- In the third webcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.
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The Benefits of Server Based Computing
White Paper -- every company, no matter how small, needs a server. Having a server in place while your business is in its early stages will ensure you are ready for growth. Using a server, instead of other means of sharing, will ensure you are operating your business and communicating as productively as possible.
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How Server-Based Networks Boost Small Businesses
White Paper -- This paper describes how any small business can benefit from the advantages of a server-based network. Putting a fast and well-equipped server to work increases your productivity, enables smart backup and archiving, and vastly improves the security of your data.
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Why Your Small Business Needs a "Real" Server
White Paper -- Your small business needs a real server. Not a PC that has been tricked out to look and act like a server. PCs disguised as servers are vulnerable to the kinds of catastrophic failures that will cripple your business. Invest now in a real server. It just may be the best thing you can do for your small business.
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Using Server-Based Networks to Meet your Small Business Challenges
White Paper -- Today's server technology is surprisingly affordable and user-friendly and well worth your attention. Read this paper to learn about key benefits a server-based network can bring to your business.
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Ready for Your First Server?
Video -- In this video, we'll meet small business owners that are considering moving to their first server-based network. We'll hear their concerns, discover what their growth needs are, and how a server can aid their growth as well as help with the efficiency, productivity and profitability of their businesses.
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Under the Hood of Your New Server
White Paper -- Even though some network servers look very much like the standalone computers that fill your office, they play a very different role in your business than desktop PCs do, and therefore their design is very different under the hood. Take a tour of the components that give a server the power it needs to handle your tough workload.
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First Server-Based Network
Video -- Some small businesses are hesitant to move toward a server-based network. Not taking advantage of the benefits a server can bring to a small business could impair its productivity and its growth.
Guidelines for Purchasing a First Server
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Golden Rules: Here's How to Buy that First Server
White Paper -- Congratulations on your decision to step up to a dedicated, real server for your small business. Now it's time to find the system that suits your unique business needs, and then get it up and running. Not sure where to start and what to cover? No problem. Just follow these five steps to quickly get your business running on a server.
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E-book: Windows Servers and Storage - Choosing Your Server
eBook -- This eBook provides comprehensive information about servers and server implementation to help IT managers choose the best option for their storage needs.
First Server Case Studies
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Small Ad Agency Expects to Cut Project Time in Half and Accommodate Business Growth
Case Study -- Nebraska-based Chemistry Advertising implemented Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation to address the issue of a lacking centralized file storage system. The company now has an easy-to-manage system that helps employees to better organize and collaborate on projects. Read this case study to learn more!
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Insurance Agency Improves Disaster Recovery, Lowers Costs with Server Solution
Case Study -- Minnesota-based Security-Victor Insurance needed to replace its aging server hardware. The agency decided to improve its disaster recovery capability and simplify server management. After consulting with Mytech Partners, a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner, Security-Victor deployed Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation.
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Benefits of Deploying a Server-based Network for Small Business - First Server Makeover
Video -- Watch this video and learn how three small businesses experienced implementing their First Server. Learn how server-based networks helped these small businesses keep customer information protected, share communications, as well as re-alter their company website.