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Attention IT Support Staff: Why You Need a Defragmenter
Fragmentation: the scattering of fragmenting of files on a hard drive from continually writing, deleting, and resizing them is a major cause of computer performance degradation.
You know that if a PC or server is slow, it's probably time to do a defrag. What you may not know, however, is the effect fragmentation has on both your IT business and those of your clients.
If you have service contacts with clients, for insurance, you lose money whenever you take a support call. And many of those calls are for fragmentation-related issues like system slow-downs or drive failures. Defraging eliminates those calls - and the resulting truck rolls.
If you have virtualized your clients' servers, you've reduced the number of physical systems for more efficient CPU utilization. But when you consolidate five servers into one, you have five times the traffic and five times the fragmentation on that one server. Routine defragging is essential for optimizing performance and uptime.
Defraging also provides more uptime by saving machines from excessive hard drive head activity. This extends hardware life another one to two years. And defragging busy file/SQL/Exchange servers increases network traffic speeds by freezing up I/O bottlenecks.
As for anti-virus scan, if you have one file, you need only one scan. But with 1000 fragmented files, you need 1000 scans. Defragging cuts anti-virus scan times by about half. Time is also saved during backups and loading Office documents like Word and Excel. Boot times are quicker if you defrag the MFT file, and even Web browsing gets a boost with a good defrag of the Internet cache. It's a simple numbers game.
A computer is only as fast as its slowest component, and the disk drive lays claim to that dubious distinction. So rather than opting for a faster CPU or more memory, go for the least expensive option and enhance machine performance with a proper defragmenter. It will free up time for you and your business, and help put more money on your bottom line.
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