{"id":264,"date":"2012-12-28T09:37:39","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T17:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/?p=264"},"modified":"2017-02-21T12:22:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T20:22:35","slug":"264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/264\/","title":{"rendered":"Steltronic server compared to a desktop PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<h1 align=\"center\">Server comparison to a desktop PC<\/h1>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/264\/server\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-265\" title=\"Server\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Server-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Many people mistakenly believe that a <\/strong>server <strong>is not any different from a typical <\/strong>desktop computer<strong>; however <\/strong>this couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While almost any computer that meets the minimum hardware requirements can run a server operating system, this alone does not make a desktop computer a true server. Even if the desktop computer had similar processor speeds, memory, and storage capacity compared to a server, it still is not a replacement for a real dedicated server. The technologies behind each of these systems are designed and engineered for many different purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/264\/pc\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-266\" title=\"PC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/PC-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Desktop computer systems today typically run Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows 8 as the operating system and other 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party desktop applications to facilitate desktop-oriented tasks. In contrast, a server will also manage all network resources, thus servers are often dedicated (meaning it performs no other task besides server tasks).<\/p>\n<p>Because a server is engineered to manage, store, retrieve\/send, and process data 24-hours a day, it has to be more reliable than a desktop computer and offers a variety of features and hardware not typically found in the average desktop computer.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Steltronic provides a 24 lane (or more) bowling center with a dedicated server with very special hardware and software to run the bowling center business in the most efficient way possible.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore recommended that a Steltronic server be left <strong><em>as-is<\/em><\/strong>, and that no other 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party software be installed onto the server. All of the software pre-loaded onto your server prior to its arrival at your bowling center has been approved for server use, and this will keep the server running at its best possible performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/steltronicusa.com\/contact-us.html\">Steltronic Technical Support<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Server comparison to a desktop PC Many people mistakenly believe that a server is not any different from a typical desktop computer; however this couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth. &nbsp; While almost any computer that meets the minimum hardware requirements can run a server operating system, this alone does not make a desktop computer 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