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Centrally managed file storage

A file server differs from a personal computer (PC) in that the server is dedicated to storing files in a centralized location while permitting access to networked computers.

By having a file server, users can save work and have access to files without having to carry around a disk. Access privileges can be restricted to guests and registered users. Meanwhile a centralized location means one place to backup all files.

Benefits

Files on the network server are backed up on a regular basis. If you inadvertently deleted an important file, it can be retrieved from the back up tape. In addition, if you have a hard drive failure the files you saved on the network server will not be affected.
Files can be shared with others. Several people may be working on a document. Storing the file in a shared directory allows each person to directly work on the document as needed.
If you use several PCs in the course of your work, files on the server are available from any local PC. So you have access to the files whether you are at your personal office PC or using a coworker's PC.

So, if everything is the same, why switch to a Linux file server? For the same reasons listed in our Why Linux? section. But to summarize:

Cost - We can install and configure a Linux File Server for a fraction of the cost for competing solutions.

Performance - Our experience has shown that Linux will perform better as a file server than Windows NT or Windows 2000, even with Linux on older, slower hardware. And since Linux is designed to be a robust operating system (OS), hardware resources center on processing user requests instead of running the OS.

Reliability - NGIT's Linux servers stay up for months and years at a time. When was the last time you had to reboot your Windows server? Last week, or worse yet, yesterday? Wouldn´t it be nice to have a server that just works? That's what you get with NGIT and Linux...it just works.

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