Atlanta, GA 3/2/2011 1:32:20 AM
News / Business

Performance Software for Computer Network System Can Protect Companies from Damage Caused by Fragmentation

In many ways operating a successful business is about implementing strong practices that serve to not only keep things running smoothly but encourage further growth. Just as important as implementing these practices is monitoring their progress, keeping a watchful eye over their effectiveness to ensure the company is getting the maximum output from their employees and business equipment. This monitoring is critical because, as many companies have discovered, what starts out as an efficient and productive practice can quickly become cumbersome and harmful to a business.

While there are a number of examples of this slide perhaps the most significant is the performance of a company’s computer network system. Initially this network system is capable of facilitating a number of tasks and encouraging efficiency and productivity but as time passes and the health of the network system goes unchecked those same tasks take longer and longer and what can eventually occur is a complete crash.

The health of the computer network system is so significant simply because it essentially unites all aspects of a business. Employees rely upon the computer network system to share files, software, and hardware, communicate with customers and clients through email as well as with other employees through internal messaging, store information that can be retrieved at a later time, as well as secure data. When these functions can be carried out without delays a company can operate in an efficient manner but when those same functions become a timely process the end result can be catastrophic.

A computer network system that has not been monitored often shows a number of signs that indicate its performance is not up to its ability. Things like a slow boot up time, difficulty accessing and sending emails, file hangs or trouble locating documents, and lost data are a few examples and as any company can attest, these problems are capable of causing serious damage to a business.

These problems can often times be attributed to a computer disease known as fragmentation, a condition in which pieces of individual files and free space on a disk are not contiguous but rather broken up and scattered around the disk. This may not sound like a serious problem but the reality is it’s capable of bringing a business to a standstill.

Because there is no limit to how many pieces a file can be fragmented into the disease can multiply and spread in dramatic fashion, bogging down the network and making it nearly impossible for a drive to retrieve any information. As this disease gets worse the stress on the drive becomes too great and it crashes, potentially eliminating everything that had been stored on the network and paralyzing the day to day activities of a company.

While the problems associated with fragmentation are severe there is a simple solution that can prevent such a negative outcome. Not only does performance software act as defrag, reversing the damage caused by the disease, but it also restores the network’s operability back to its peak level. What this means is that by installing performance software to a network system a company can ensure that the one piece of equipment that brings everything together is operating at its best.

What a company should always remember is that fragmentation is a naturally occurring disease that will affect any unprotected network. This means that even if you don’t see the obvious signs of fragmentation the disease is still present and progressing and will cause those slowdowns and possible crashes mentioned earlier.

Knowing that fragmentation strikes unprotected network systems makes it all the more imperative that companies install performance software as early as possible, eliminating the unnecessary problems associated with fragmentation. By eliminating fragmentation a computer network system can maintain its health, making it more efficient and productive. Companies like Diskeeper have designed their performance software to safeguard the health of that computer network system, not only serving as defrag but as a performance enhancer.

Monitoring the performance of a computer network system and recognizing dangers like fragmentation can be the difference between a successful company and a company that encounters a number of setbacks and delays. Installing performance software can ensure that your business is in the former group and not the latter.