Three Reasons why an SMB’s First Server should be More than a NAS

Watch the On Demand Webinar “Three Reasons Why an SMB's First Server Should Be More Than a NAS" to get an exclusive white paper. 

Small to Medium-sized Business (SMB) owners face some unique challenges regarding IT. They understand the value of information but their IT environments are often not more than laptop computers and maybe a small file server. Many are looking at cloud-based services but want to keep some data stored on-site and may have applications that need to be run locally.

These companies need a network-attached storage (NAS) solution that can still be integrated with the cloud as needed. But they also need a way to manage users and the desktop/laptop environment, while providing data protection and security. These SMBs are ready to buy their first server, but that server should be more than a NAS. There are three primary reasons for this:

The company is getting bigger – their IT needs to get better

It’s time to move to real business systems that can support more data, more employees and more uptime than the consumer-grade gear many small businesses are using.

They need to be in the cloud – the right way

The cloud is an important option for most small businesses. But they need the right combination of on-site and cloud-based services, and need to move to the cloud the right way.

They need a NAS that’s also a real server

In addition to basic file services and local backup, SMBs also need to manage their network environment more like a larger company. They need a domain controller, user identity management, security and many also need to run some applications locally.

Experts from Storage Switzerland and Western Digital discuss why SMBs need an IT upgrade and how they can get that upgrade with their first server, especially if that first server is more than just a NAS. All viewers for this webinar will receive a copy of Storage Switzerland’s  white paper “An ROI for SMB Cloud vs SMB NAS“.

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Western Digital is a client of Storage Switzerland

About George Crump

George Crump is the Chief Marketing Officer at VergeIO, the leader in Ultraconverged Infrastructure. Prior to VergeIO he was Chief Product Strategist at StorONE. Before assuming roles with innovative technology vendors, George spent almost 14 years as the founder and lead analyst at Storage Switzerland. In his spare time, he continues to write blogs on Storage Switzerland to educate IT professionals on all aspects of data center storage. He is the primary contributor to Storage Switzerland and is a heavily sought-after public speaker. With over 30 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the US, he has seen the birth of such technologies as RAID, NAS, SAN, Virtualization, Cloud, and Enterprise Flash. Before founding Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest storage integrators, where he was in charge of technology testing, integration, and product selection.