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Servers
Deans Computer Services Plc (DCS) have been providing IT support & network Server solutions in Yorkshire and Lancashire since their emergence. With our Engineers Based in the regions of Leeds, Harrogate, Bradford, York, Huddersfield, Halifax, Manchester, Doncaster and Bury we are ready to install, supply and support you both locally and on a nationwide basis in the UK. |
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DCS currently recommend the HP Compaq Proliant range of servers. From our experience, they're extremely reliable, easily expandable and with full component support for many years.
In addition they come with excellent support from the manufacturer and have specifications available to suit any server requirement, from a small network to highly specified fault tolerant systems.
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Virtualisation Server Solutions
Virtualisation refers to concept in which access to a single physical server, is configured to run multiple guest operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008) concurrently. Put another way, on 1 physical machine, you could have a virtual Exchequer server, a virtual file server, a virtual Terminal server. This means that should updates need to be installed or maintenance need to be performed on 1 of your server, only that role (e.g. Exchequer or e-mails) is not available, not the whole network. Also, just like a real physical server, your virtual servers can be restarted, shut down, upgraded, backed up......only a lot quicker and much more efficiently than standard server procedures. |
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The Virtualisation concept has been around for a number of years by various vendors such as VM Ware, but it is only in the last 12-18 months that Microsoft have offered it as part of their latest server operating system (Windows 2008 with Hyper-V) for free. Additionally in the last 12-18 months, the hardware to support virtualiastion has also become widely available. |
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The benefits of using Virtualisation in your organisation include:-
- Reduced Power Cost
- Reduced Noise
- Increase scalability
- Much quicker process to restart or shut down a server
- Works with NT 4 Server
- Memory and processor upgrades can be performed "remotely" from DCS
- Lower Capital Investment than a traditional server infrastructure
- An organisation can run their existing server infrastructure on latest, fastest and most reliable hardware
- Easy to migrate to loan / replacement server if required
- Works in a cluster environment when high availability is required
- Snapshots can be taken of virtual servers before and development work or upgrades carried out
- The process of upgrading the hardware and upgrading software become mutually exclusive
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Fault Tolerant Solutions
DCS can provide you with sophisticated fault tolerant and resilient solutions. Incorporating technologies such as multiple power supplies and battery backups. This coupled with a multiple hard disk configuration maximises system up time and minimises business disruption. |
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Backup Solutions
DCS can advise you and supply an appropriate backup solution for your system. |
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