Small Business Servers, Increased Efficiency

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By : Robert Boswell
Submitted 2011-03-02 11:20:45 As small businesses multiply in size and geographical range, they usually see it hard to make technology accessible to employees in all locations. On the other hand, today a lot of people are finding that by installing small-business servers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they are reaching more people in more places. They are also increasing efficiency, productivity and profitability while decreasing costs.
A small-business server can store all of a company's data, e-mail, calendars and images in a single location, where employees can acquire them from computers that are connected to the server. Data on the server can be downloaded anywhere in the world.
One of the benefits of a small-business server is that it lets companies increase communication efficiencies. For example, the mixture of calendar functions and e-mail capability allows executives to get a load of any employee's calendar, then send an e-mail meeting request that is automatically entered onto invitees' calendars.
Outside the office, employees can e-mail colleauges through hand-held devices such as cell phones and personal digital assistants. Employees who are in distant locations can also access their office computer remotely as if they were at their desks.
For example, Atlanta-based CCM Homes LLC, somewhat new to computer technology, used 14 stand-alone computers to run its home-building operations. These computers helped streamline most of the company's business procedures, but sharing data was difficult because of varying PC configurations and software. In addition, a lack of centralized data affected the company's ability to accurately price its finished homes.
CCM Homes resolved these issues by installing Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. Now,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], employees can hold a job from remote locations without relying on co-workers to hunt down data for them. In addition, security has modernized,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], exchanging information has been changed, and the company expects to save more money each year as a result of more accurate budget forecasts.