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When you decide
to buy servers, or buy a server and have to choose the software
applications that help your company run, mistakes are not
an option. So you compare features, benefits, and costs. You
talk to your colleagues. You demo the software. And finally,
you make a decision.
But what about
the servers? Too many companies take them for granted and
simply assume that their painstakingly selected software will
run smoothly. Bad assumption!
The right software on the wrong server is a disaster waiting
to happen.
You've probably
seen it before. You find computer servers for sale. You buy
a server that meets your needs. The new software is installed
and ready to go. Only it can't deliver the performance you
expected. You haven't seen efficiency this low since the Soviet
Union was a country. And now you're about to spend a lot more
time and money on support.
But don't blame
the software. It's the server that's not up to the job. Maybe
no one thought to ask the right questions, or the supplier
didn't have the right answers. Either way, the same care and
expertise that went into selecting your software didn't go
into specifying a server when they put it up for sale. And
now you realize you've staked productivity (and your reputation)
on a mass-produced system - sold by a vendor that doesn't
understand your business.
No wonder more
and more IT managers are changing the way they buy servers
by demanding: "Get
me a Thunderbox!" |
