Most modern office-based businesses rely on data processing and storage systems. Whether you run an engineering company, manage property investments or deal with customer complaints for corporate clients, your staff will usually be hooked up to internal and external networks. Because of this, the type of data processing systems you employ can have a major impact on your bottom line.
With well-organised, fast, energy-efficient cabling and servers, your company can have an edge over the competition. Here are three key considerations that can allow you to optimise your data processing systems.
Organise Your Systems Rationally With Data Cabling
The cabling you use is the foundation for a fast, efficient business network. By replacing older cables with Category 6 varieties and above, you can achieve noticeable speed improvements overnight. However, a full-scale network overhaul could be even more effective. Network analysts can take into account every data connection on your network, the switches you use and any external interfaces to broadband networks. Just as importantly, cabling experts will make recommendations about cable storage and organisation, taking into account the role of network sockets and trunking to make cables easy to access and maintain.
Enable Flexible Server Management With KVM
When your cables are sorted out, the next step is to ensure your servers are as fast and well-organised as possible. In the past, networks generally relied on cart-mounted consoles to access and configure them. When the networks in question feature twenty or more servers, this kind of system rapidly becomes unwieldy. If you still use older forms of network monitoring, it's probably time to consider alternatives like KVM. KVM consoles don't need to be moved around from server to server. They can provide access to every server from a single access point (which can be outside the business premises), allowing your staff to be much more flexible.
Allow Your Business to Expand With the Right Server Racks
Using KVM can make your servers easier to manage, but what if you need to expand your server capacity rapidly? If you use tower- or blade-based servers, expansion can be a problem. By installing server racks instead, you can slot in extra capacity as it is required. In environments that use multiple servers, rack systems also make it much easier to keep cabling in order. Both of these properties make them a sound option for companies that plan to grow or that feel they may need enhanced data processing capacity in the near future.
By installing expandable rack servers, managing your servers via KVM and optimising your data cabling, your business can benefit from fast intranet and internet systems, giving it a major competitive advantage over your competitors.
