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In order to have a good computer network for your business, you need to have more than a handful of computers and a server console switch to hook them together. You need to have some raw power, some strength. Your system needs to be based in a central location with different consoles that can hook into it, that can tap into that wealth of information. There are only three main components that you need to achieve this, fortunately, so you can create one fairly quickly for your school, home, or place of business. You will not regret it, as a good system can connect many people together and help to spread information quickly.
The first thing that you need is a bank of servers.
The amount that you have depends on how much information needs to be stored on the network and how many people need to be able to get to it. Some small businesses just have a handful of servers to choose from; some large corporations have hundreds and hundreds. These form the heart of the network. They need to be set up in their own room, all linked together, and they will power the rest of the system.
Next, you will need a server console switch. This is a type of box that you can run Ethernet cables through; the cables go from the box to the servers on one end and the console on the other. This is necessary because it means that you can just stack the servers up and let them run. You do not need to get on each one whenever you want to see the information. The console or consoles that are connected to the servers will allow someone to access them all from that point.
After that, you just need to have more consoles -- personal computers -- for the other people that you want to allow to use the network. This could mean all of the employees at a place of business or all of the students at a school. These computers will not necessarily be able to access all of the other computers on the network, as that could pose a number of problems, but they will all be able to access those servers. This will mean that people can transfer files that they want to share onto the servers; from there, other people can pick them up.
The servers are the power and the strength of the system. The computers are the portals through which the system can be used. The server console switch is the thing that connects both of these sides together. It is no more complicated and difficult than that to have a good network.
