All posts by Jennifer Waldsmith
How Many Servers Does a Small Business Need?
Even though you may be running a “small business,” you will still need to keep up with important developments to be truly successful in the modern business world. One of the necessary parts of operating a business in this modern environment is the fact that your business will need servers to communicate with other members of the organization or to perform critical business functions. But how many servers does a small business need? Is it necessary to have multiple servers, or are most small businesses fine with having just one? LightWave Networks is here to answer your questions. Continue reading below to learn more.
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Data Center Equipment
As you may know, running and operating a data center requires various different types of equipment to be completely efficient. On top of having a collection of different equipment, it is also important to ensure that these pieces of equipment are properly running so that they not only currently work efficiently but that they will continue to be efficient going into the future. No matter the size of the data center or the types of clients that it serves, it is essential that data centers rely on high-quality equipment to provide the best services for their customers. Below, LightWave Networks and our data backup and recovery professionals explore what the best data center equipment is so that you can have a better idea about what goes on behind the scenes.
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About Micro Data Centers
LightWave Networks is dedicated to providing the highest quality resources and services to our clients. One of the most important distinctions that we have with other colocation data centers is how we educate and provide useful information that is related to the industry. With such a rapidly changing and growing industry, it is important to keep abreast of any updates in the field. Depending on how attuned you are to the data center industry, you may be surprised to find out that there are different classes of data centers, with one of the most popular being micro data centers. If you are interested in learning more about these, continue reading below.
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Do Green Data Centers Exist?
Perhaps one of the most important developments in the modern business environment is the internet and how important it is for businesses. In fact, most businesses now rely on the internet to communicate with important people and even conduct regular business operations. Most documents are reproduced and sent digitally, and depending on the size of your business, this may require a great deal of online support.
Further, some businesses may need to rely on outsourcing their internet and server capabilities to data centers because maintaining these could be costly and difficult. These data centers have a large number of computers and technology that could be detrimental to the environment. Along with the rapid spread of the internet, the toll that these servers and businesses take on the environment is also scrutinized. This begs the question – do green data centers exist? LightWave Networks explores more in the following article.
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Server Farms vs. Data Center
When businesses first started using the internet to communicate with each other or conduct regular business operations, they would often store all of their servers in-house. This would make it difficult for them to focus solely on business operations because they also had to keep an eye on the systems to make sure that they were working optimally. Also, this often represented a significant investment from the business since they had to oversee the infrastructure, hardware, and even maintenance of the servers. This was an intensive process, but thanks to advancements in technology, the rise of server farms and data centers has made this easier. If you are wondering what the benefits of server farms vs. data centers are, LightWave Networks has got you covered. Continue reading below to learn more.
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