Surf Shoppe's Server

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Surf Shoppe has recently installed a centralized server for their research and development needs and due to cost requirements they have decided to go with a single centralized server for all of their data sharing needs. There are many reasons for going with a single centralized server system over a multi-server system; the most prominent reason would be cost. Servers and network designing can be quite the expensive endeavor and must be maintained on a daily basis in order to keep everything in top running order. The total equipment cost can be managed by properly planning what will be required to maintain this system. This server will be required to run application, print and file sharing services. Of these services the application service will be the most strenuous on the system due to the fact that it will be constantly sending and receiving data through the applications SQL services to maintain the company’s database. A benefit to having only one server running an application is that it drastically cuts down on the amount of issues with maintaining data integrity and replication between multiple systems. Also only having one active database full of information will help keep records current by not allowing two users to access and modify the same file at the same time. You can run into this being a problem if you have multiple servers with redundant information. It is very common for two servers to loose connectivity between each other and cause issues with replication. Surf Shoppe has approximately 25 employees that will need access to the networks shared folders and applications at any given time. A single server will be able to handle the current work load as long as it has been configured properly. To help with the work load... ... middle of paper ... ... the CIA Triad « Stack Exchange Security Blog. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://security.blogoverflow.com/2012/08/confidentiality-integrity-availability-the-three-components-of-the-cia-triad/ Do You Replace Your Server Or Go To The Cloud? The Answer May Surprise You - Forbes. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2013/04/29/do-you-replace-your-server-or-go-to-the-cloud-the-answer-may-surprise-you/ Peer-to-Peer (P2P) : Advantages and Disadvantages. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ianswer4u.com/2011/05/peer-to-peer-network-p2p-advantages-and.html#axzz2lZwR6ZG4 Retrieved from http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/cloud-computing-virtualization-building-private-iaas-guide.pdf Retrieved from http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/technology-briefs/cloud-computing-cisco-online-survey-brief.pdf

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