Maintaining the ideal temperature for your servers and PCs is crucial for preventing overheating and potential hardware failures. This comprehensive guide delves into time-tested tips and techniques to achieve and sustain optimal temperatures for your computer hardware. How does high temperature affect computer hardware? Excessive heat can adversely affect the performance and longevity of servers […]
Top 5 tips to maintain optimal temperature for servers and PCs
Server overhaul: What to ask yourself before replacing your infrastructure
Replacing servers requires careful planning and consideration. It is important to ask yourself the right questions, such as the current state of your servers, your business needs, and how much you’re willing to invest in new hardware. By addressing these questions, you can avoid potential pitfalls and set yourself up for a successful server upgrade. […]
3 Questions to ask before replacing your servers
Your company’s servers will eventually need to be replaced. To conserve and maximize your resources, you need to anticipate the best time to do this, as well as consider alternatives that offer the same — if not better — outcomes for your business. When do my servers need to be replaced? This is a difficult […]
Is it time to replace your servers?
Servers need to be replaced and/or upgraded at some point. The older the servers are, the harder they become to maintain because finding replacement parts become more time-consuming and costly. What’s more, you could be missing out on new features that could benefit your business if you don’t upgrade your servers. To help you decide […]
BCP tactics to keep your business running
Whether your business is hit with a brief power outage or by a natural disaster, any kind of interruption to your organization’s productivity cuts into your profits. A business continuity plan (BCP) is critical to ensuring your organization stays open. Here are some of the key strategies many companies rely on. Backup your data, applications, […]
5 cloud security tips for business owners
Cloud computing marketing can be deceiving. When you see an image of the cloud, it’s often a happy, bubbly, white puffball floating delightfully in front of a blue sky background. Its presence is both calming and reassuring, which makes you believe that anything is possible. Security would never be an issue, right? Ask one of […]
Server Administration 101: Temperature
Servers are the heart of most modern SMBs. And with the strain that most businesses put on their servers, one of the most important maintenance variables is temperature management. Understanding why keeping your servers cool is vitally important and could save you from an expensive crash, troubling data loss, or reduced hardware reliability. How does […]
Server management: 4 essentials
By their very definition, servers are tasked with managing significantly higher burdens than the average desktop workstation. If your business has a server onsite, there are so many things you need to consider to get the most out of your investment. Read on for a few of them: Mount your servers properly Small businesses are […]
Stay in operation with these BCP strategies
Power outages, disasters and other disruptions happen. And thousands of businesses around the globe are affected by them every year, with lost profits ranging into the millions, if not billions. So how can your business protect itself and stay open when the unexpected strikes? Here are five common business continuity strategies that many companies rely […]