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Server

In plain language

A computer that stores files or runs software for everyone in your business.

The metaphor

Like the office's central filing room: one place holds what everyone needs.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Can be a box in the office or in the cloud.
  • Needs updates, backup and protection.
  • A failure affects everyone.
  • Many small offices now use the cloud instead.

How WILDCARD handles it

Network, Unified Backups and Patch Management cover the surroundings of a server: the network, the backup and the updates.

In practice
  • A dental office runs its practice software on a server.
  • A law firm moves its files to the cloud.
  • A studio keeps a render server.

A question owners ask

Do I still need a server? Often not. Cloud tools can replace many. Some practice or industry software still needs one.

Where WILDCARD handles this
Network
  • Firewall managed and monitored
  • Switches kept current
  • On-prem Active Directory auth
Start with Network
Unified
Backups
  • Cloud and device backups
  • One bundled price
  • Unlimited restores
Start with Unified BackupsMeet Unified Backups →
Patch
Management
  • Windows, Office, Chrome patched
  • Automatic, on schedule
  • Open doors closed
Start with Patch ManagementMeet Patch Management →
Related terms
ACLAccess Control ListAHAuthentication HeaderAPAccess PointARPAddress Resolution ProtocolASLRAddress Space Layout RandomizationBackupBCPBusiness Continuity PlanningBPDUBridge Protocol Data Unit

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