Cutting Costs With Computer Technology
The acceptance of the notion "watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves" has certainly helped to drive the adoption of computer
technology. While computers may seem like a big dollar investment, small business owners buy them because they know that business automation breeds
efficiency, saving pennies and dollars in the long run.
The Networked Office
For many small businesses, the next leap in efficiency and cost-reduction is to move from the standalone PC to the networked office. While a very
small business can get away with "sneaker-net"--walking portable storage media back and forth between unconnected PCs--as the company grows, this approach
stifles productivity. And it certainly doesn't enable sharing information when people are away from the office.
Server Based Networks
Fortunately, networking technology has improved so that a small business can implement a full-scale network at low cost without requiring a full-time
administrator to manage the system. A server-based network enables a business to share files and folders on a network, dial in from remote locations
to access information, centrally manage e-mail and electronic schedules, share costly peripherals like printers among several people, and run shared
applications such as accounting, inventory, or customer management software.
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Small Business Servers
In addition to the above, Microsoft® Small Business Server also enables a business to easily get on the Internet, both for access and
publishing a web site. Companies using this solution can extend the information sharing idea beyond files and folders to an Intranet--an internal
Web site for sharing business information within the company.
Other Shared Tasks
There are also mundane tasks that must be shared--like system backup. This oft-overlooked task is made easier on a computer network. Instead of
relying on each employee to back up his or her own standalone system (and ask yourself, when was the last time you did it?), the Microsoft® Small
Business Server network enables you to centralize and automate backup every night so your valuable business data is protected.
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