NOTE: This story was originally published in September 2013 and updated in April 2017. Bringing IT in-house and setting up dedicated on-premises servers can be intimidating for a small business ...

The task of setting up a server room isn’t a popular one these days, especially for small businesses that just want to focus on what they do best: Growing their business.

So place your servers and other equipment in a closet or small room in order to create a tightly controlled environment. For companies with several server racks, it is vital to ensure the cold air ...

If you have a small server room with anywhere from a handful up to 20 servers, chances are you need a KVM switch to handle these jobs. The challenge is choosing the right KVM switch. There's a ...

I have a remote office that is in the process of planning a move. Layout and dimensions of the room are small but adequate (2M x 3M), especially since this is a low/no growth branch office from an ...

We are moving into a new building, and there is a space about 7' by 8' that we could wall off for a new server room. It's on the small side I know, but should be fine for our needs. I just have a ...

Office space is at a premium for most small businesses, so those that get an actual room in which to put their servers and network appliances count themselves among the lucky. Unfortunately, that ...

Spot coolers such as the Tripp Lite SRCOOL12K portable air conditioning unit can keep small server rooms and wiring closets chilled with little user intervention beyond initial setup, which itself is ...

They were also running out of space in their small server room inhibiting expansion of their network infrastructure. Cooling issues and overheating were also wreaking havoc on their network.

Are you worried about relying on a third-party online service provider to store your business data in light of NSA spying revelations? Learn how to set up your own server room for an on-premises ...