Discover an easier way to manage your branch office IT infrastructure
You can save time and money by centralizing information technology (IT) infrastructure management functions at your main office. An infrastructure solution based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 gives you more control and efficiency, allowing you and your people to focus on company initiatives—so your infrastructure becomes a strategic business advantage.
Problem: Unreliable printing across your branch offices
You can control printers through a single Print Management Console (PMC) with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, so your people in IT can see all the printers and their drivers in a comprehensive view from the central office. You also get:
| • | Failover systems that keep printers online without interruption even if the main server goes down |
| • | 99.99 percent print server availability and 80 percent fewer restarts per server (compared to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0) |
| • | Quick troubleshooting without travel to remote branches |
| • | Automatic finding, installing, and deploying printers on a local branch office subnet, and the ability to allow branch servers to perform as print servers |
Learn more by reading the print sharing deployment guide for Windows Server 2003 R2. (457 KB; Microsoft Word file)
Problem: Lack of reliable backup in your systems
Streamline and centralize your IT infrastructure management functions with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, and control all remote office user access from your main office, so you can:
| • | Automatically backup the contents of remote offices from a central point of control |
| • | Store all your infrastructure information in a central repository |
See more details in the file-sharing deployment guide for Windows Server 2003 R2. (673 KB; Microsoft Word file)
Problem: WAN speeds affect productivity
Get more system uptime and improved wide area network (WAN) performance for your people at branch offices, with a robust, scalable file replication service that synchronizes file servers more efficiently. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 enables you to:
| • | Manage all software updates easily from the central office to identify, download, and install updates—without the involvement of branch offices |
| • | Decrease WAN traffic |
| • | Save time and money through simpler remote office administration, management, and support |
| • | Enable your people to recover data themselves, without IT involvement |
Problem: Inadequate security across branches
You can automatically update both central and branch office computers with the same degree of efficiency and quality, and control remote software installation from a central location. The increased security benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 provide new security tools, including:
| • | Centralized user authentication |
| • | Reactive updates |
| • | Easier, customized update deployment |
More resources
Learn more about the benefits of solutions built on Windows Server 2003 R2 by reviewing the following documents:
