If you own your own business and your servers are currently onsite, you should consider moving everything over to a virtual server. Below is some information about virtual servers as well as the benefits they offer. This will help you decide if this is something that would be right for your business.

Virtual Server

A virtual server is a way for your business to run multiple applications and operating systems (OSs) on one single server to allow you to take full advantage of the server's processing power. The server shares software and hardware resources with other OSs. Many companies today are choosing to move over to a virtual server because of the benefits it offers.

Benefits of Choosing a Virtual Server

Secures Data

Your data is much more secure on a virtual server when compared to servers that are located on your property. This is because the virtual service company you work with has the means to prevent any data loss, and you will not have to worry about protecting your server from spyware, viruses, and hackers. If your business was flooded or caught on fire, you would likely lose all of your servers, and with a virtual server, you would not have to worry about losing everything.

For extra protection, you can find a company that offers virtual disaster recovery software in case there ever is some kind of disaster. The company you purchase the software from can explain to you how it works and how to use it.

Saves Space

With a virtual server you will not have any dedicated servers on your property. This means you will have much more space to use for other things. This is especially true if you have more than one server.

Is Eco-friendly

Using virtual servers is Eco-friendly because you will not have any servers on your site which means you will not be using electricity to keep them going. You will also reduce the cooling costs because you will not have to worry about keeping the servers cool.

Decreases Downtime

There is always a chance a dedicated server can go down, which would drastically affect your business. A virtual server has features that you would never find on a dedicated server. For example, if a problem does happen with the server, your data would quickly be moved to another server so you would not even know there was a problem. The ability to quickly move everything from one server to another is probably the best benefit a virtual server offers.

If you are interested in virtual servers, contact a network contractor in your area, such as BluPointe, to move everything for you. It is imperative that this is done correctly.