Question : would buying a new server solve my problem

Hell again experts,

so quick question, i have this dental software running off server, and PC clients are using it where a copy of the software is installed on each client.

at the moment its slow when the clients are running the software, its absolutly nothing wrong with clients PC

and the server i have detecated is an Assembled one with windows server 2003 sbs

would buying a proper Dell Server xeon 2.53 make a big difference in this case, shall the software run quicker and smooother on a proper server.


PS: it's an SQL+ software but using big amount of data now

Answer : would buying a new server solve my problem

On the server, open up task manager to the performance tab, then on the client PCs open the dental software. Does CPU or memory rise a lot when that happens? If it's CPU, probably time to upgrade the server, if memory, maybe you can add more, but may also be time for a new server.

What about hard drive activity, is the hard drive on the server being hit hard when the software runs? If the hard drive is grinding away while the app opens or is being used, it may be worth upgrading to 10k or 15k RPM drives in RAID 5 or RAID 10.

Also you should check the Networking tab in task manager and see if it is using a high percentage of your network bandwidth when opening and using the dental application on the client PCs. If so, and you're on 100mbit switch it's probably worth upgrading to gigabit.