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For many people outside of the realm of IT, the terminology can often be confusing. If you’re busy running the day-to-day particulars of your business, you simply may not have time to learn everything there is to know about all of the technological aspects of keeping your business up and running. As a result, you may waste time — and money — researching and implementing solutions that you don’t really need, or that don’t fully meet your needs.
When people think of servers they tend to imagine rows upon rows of black boxes that power Google’s search engine or Microsoft’s cloud computing. The reality is even small companies can find use for a server. In reality, technology advances in the past few years have changed the ways in which businesses of all sizes can take advantage of computers and servers to run and grow their business. Whereas it used to cost tens of thousands of dollars for server, it is now possible to buy a powerful server at a fraction of that price. Here are the basics on choosing the right server for your business.
There is more than 285 million square feet of space dedicated to housing the servers of data centers worldwide. That’s as much land as about 6,000 football fields. Security for servers covering that much space is an enormous task. As companies rely more on cloud computing, businesses and government organizations are monitoring data center security to highest degree.
Data centers must have round-the-clock security guards, often using high-tech gear such as biometric scanners and proximity badges. Guards patrol and monitor the feeds from cameras that cover the interior, exterior, and even rooftop areas of the facilities. To add another layer of security, data is shared over many servers and unreadable to the human eye. Have a look at the infographic to find out more interesting behind-the-scenes facts about data centers.
The digital age has opened an exciting new world for us all. At the same time it has also created a new arena for cyber criminals. Therefore security should be a primary concern for all business owners. Email can be a prime weak link when it comes to business security threats.
