Traditionally, we converse with our business colleagues about the velocity of data, the conversation quickly focuses on Internet speed.  You hear it all the time, “What is your bandwidth?”  Two competing businesses can subscribe to a carrier’s largest circuit and the velocity of your data is leveled.  You have no advantage.

Low Hanging Fruit

ION Technology Group advises that the most commonly overlooked acceleration points are your network configuration, deployment of the right tools and a lack of computer maintenance.  Enhancing your network infrastructure with low cost configuration changes can provide velocity enhancements and advantages.  In some instances, enabling features within the computing environment you already own can make the difference.  We commonly see less than desirable configurations, not necessarily that the setup is wrong; rather, the setup is not optimal for your network.

A Few Tweaks You Can Implement

• Upgrade your computer hardware, such as your hard drives from “spinning rust” to Solid State Drives (SSDs).  Buckle up for safety when you make this change.  These drives are fast and not very expensive today.
• If you are using wireless, make sure you are using the fastest band possible.  You can achieve from 600mb to 4.5GB of data throughput.
• Uninstall software or services on your servers that are not contributing to your business. Remember, it is a server, not a surfboard.  The same approach applies to your user’s computing equipment.  If it is not helping move your business forward, it is clearly dragging your business backwards.
• Understand the timing of your backup processes.  Backups that overflow into the workday can cripple network productivity.
• Thin-Client computing is low overhead communication.  And if this isn’t enough value, you gain the bonus of little to no maintenance on thin-client computing devices.

Complementing Strategy

The final piece to accelerate the movement of your data is to make sure your network is optimally maintained through managed IT services and Remote Management and Monitoring.  Optimal systems are efficient systems.  Like the car you drive every day, if it is not maintained, it will let you down at the most inopportune time.

Optimizing your network in support of data acceleration with the products you already own is low-hanging fruit.  Contact the experts at ION Technology Group in Voorhees, NJ to lend you a hand.  They are the area’s premier technology team, and can guide you through these business enhancements.  For more information, call (856) 719-1818 to speak with a service representative. Visit their website for additional information.