Fri 17 Aug 2007
As we mentioned on this blog earlier, we are soon to release a new report ‘Things to know when buying a server’. But how you know when you need a new server. Microsoft has an article available on their website detailing eight signs that your server needs upgrading. Here is a quick summery.
- It crawls – If your server is getting slow take a look at you CPU (central processing unit) usage, if it’s approaching 80% it is time to start looking for a new server.
- It takes up too much time - Are you spending more time on dealing with server problems than you are willing to commit?
- It’s noisy - As fan drives and hard drives age, they can become noisier. If this is happening to your server it could mean hardware failure is just around the corner.
- It’s out of warranty – Click here to find out why an out of warranty server is always a bad idea
- Something doesn’t feel right – For example it takes longer and longer to do the same function.
- There is no more room – Does the requirements of the software you want to run exceed the servers specifications?
- Its performance is otherwise impaired - Does your server seize up often? This could mean that the server is running up against the limits of its performance.
- The big one happens - A catastrophic failure occurs
To see the full version of this article click here. If you would like to pre- order a copy of our free report ‘Things to know when buying a server’ please email us at info@lancom.co.nz.