As a business grows and becomes more reliant on its computer systems implementing a centralised server to share data is important. Small businesses often start with using a PC for this role, but good quality server hardware is built from more robust components and provides much greater reliability and durability, including options such as dual processors, redundant power supplies, remote management and hot swap hard drives to allow for drives to be replaced without requiring a shut down of the server. It also provides centralised data management, backup and additional processing power and storage. ICT Worldwide can advise small businesses on the most suitable server models for their requirements and budgets.

Larger businesses will have large numbers of servers for different roles and may have differing requirements depending on the processes being run. Databases, with higher performance demands may be run on dedicated servers to ensure that they have the resources they require without sharing it with other applications.

Servers will run a server operating system like Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Small Business Server, Linux, or could even be used as a virtualisation host running VMware. What's important is getting the hardware specifications that are suited to how you want to use the server, so that you are not limited by what you buy. For instance, the software that you intend to run on the server may have specific requirements in terms of memory and processors - getting this wrong can have an adverse effect on the performance of your software. Luckily, at ICT Worldwide we can help guide you to the right product.