Many small business owners may think they are doing fine with peer-to-peer networks based on desktop and laptop systems. But are they looking at the full business value of a real server?

The cost of downtime can quickly negate any perceived savings from using a desktop system. Servers may look like desktop systems, but they are designed, built, and validated to support multiple users and server-class operating systems and applications.

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Additional Resources:

Whitepaper: Evaluating SMB Server Options

Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series: Outstanding performance for small business

Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 sequence: Performance benchmarks

VIDEO: Intel® Xeon® Processor 3400 Series: IT Upgrade for SMB

VIDEO: Selling Server Refresh to SMB 

VIDEO: Real Server vs. Desktop for SMB

VIDEO: Focus on Your Business. NOT on Your Servers

VIDEO: Meet the Intel® Modular Server!

Intel® Server Board Interactive Tour:

• Intel® Server Board S5520HC
• Intel® Server Board S5520UR
• Intel® Server Board S5500BC
• Intel® Server Board S5500WB
• Intel® Server Board S3420GP

Intel® S5500/S5520 and S3420 Series Server Boards storage options.

RAID and storage options available on S5520 and S5500 based Server Systems.

Intel® Solid State Drives Overview

Memory Configuration Tool

Intel Premier IT Professionals Blog: SMB - the "little" engine that could

Intel Premier IT Professionals Blog: Key Storage Issues for SMBs

Intel Premier IT Professionals Blog: What Technology Concerns Are Small & Medium Businesses Thinking About Today?

Interact:

The Server Room: discuss SMB solutions with Intel experts and IT enthusiasts from around the globe