The current economic climate has forced many companies to
try and find ways to reduce their operating costs. Unfortunately this
can often mean that companies immediately try to find ways to reduce the
money that they are spending off the top through budget cuts, pay
freezes and layoffs. These choices will all reduce the amount of money
that a company spends but they will also deal a serious blow to employee
morale and leave the company struggling to grow in the future.
Workers at companies who have just enacted these measures are more
likely to be fearful for their jobs. They worry that they will be the
next person affected and wonder how they can plan for the future. This
added stress causes them to focus less on their work and make more
mistakes. As the instability grows the whole company can come to a
screeching halt. To save morale and still cut costs, companies should
look at the process that they use most often and see how they can be
improved.
A company’s computer network system is used every day for a multitude of
tasks. The system enables interoffice communication through instant
messages and email, promotes the sharing of hardware and software, keeps
employees in touch with their clients, stores important data and even
lets people access the internet. If a company’s computer network system
is running slowly it creates an environment where employees cannot reach
their potential.
Computer network systems slow down for a variety of reasons but the most
common problem is fragmentation. Fragmentation happens when a file is
saved on the hard disk in several different pieces and not as a whole.
To open the file the system must put together the separate pieces, which
takes time and resources. The more often a file is modified the more
fragmented it becomes and the slower the computer network system runs.
If left unattended the computer network system can even crash and lose
all of the valuable data stored there.
Installing
data performance software, like Diskeeper 2011 from the
Diskeeper Corporation, will mitigate the problems that are caused by
fragmentation. The software acts as a defrag on the disk and repairs
files that have been damaged by fragmentation while organizing the
information stored on the server in a more manageable way, making it
easier for the system to retrieve files quickly when they are needed.
Diskeeper 2011 will also prevent future fragmentation from occurring
and, if installed early enough, will stop fragmentation from happening
in the first place.
Companies that are trying to save money should not immediately jump to
try and cut personal or take resources away from their employees.
Creating a bad work environment will not help them reach their goals and
can even send the organization in a negative direction. Every company
should examine their computer network system to make sure that they are
maintaining it properly with data performance software.
