| Almost every company in operation today relies on | | | | browsing capabilities but their ability to load pages and |
| the internet in some capacity. Whether it's through | | | | applications, check and respond to emails, and recall |
| something as simple as email or as encompassing as | | | | saved files. |
| a web-based catalog for online shopping, the internet | | | | Fragmented files exist due to the manner in which a |
| has become as necessary to a business's success as | | | | hard drive saves information. Because the hard drive |
| any other factor today. | | | | places more emphasis on free space when saving a |
| What the internet has ingrained in just about every | | | | file rather than keeping things organized, things can get |
| visitor is that what we want, we can get, and quickly. | | | | a bit messy. Problems are created when a saved file |
| Anybody who has ever grown accustomed to | | | | is modified and then resaved. If that file is larger than it |
| browsing the internet knows speed is the name of the | | | | was when originally saved it will no longer fit in the |
| game. There may have been a time when people | | | | same space. Rather than look for enough space to |
| were willing to wait for a page to load but those days | | | | keep the entire field as one piece the hard drive will fill |
| are long gone. It's all about how quickly you can give | | | | the original space and then cut the excess and save it |
| the people what they want. | | | | in another space. Now you have a fragmented file. |
| While the internet remains the same no matter what | | | | When you try to recall that file again it will take longer |
| computer you access it from, the speed by which you | | | | because your computer will have to search for the |
| move is largely determined by the ability of the hard | | | | pieces that comprise the one file. That may seem |
| drive. | | | | insignificant at first thought but when you realize that |
| For companies that rely heavily on the internet to keep | | | | your hard drive is saving thousands of temporary files |
| their business in the black maintaining the health of their | | | | and cache files you'll quickly realize that your hard drive |
| computer network should be priority number one. | | | | is a breeding ground for fragmentation. |
| Keeping a healthy computer network will keep things | | | | Fortunately there is an easy solution to fragmentation |
| moving quickly and, in turn, produce satisfied clients and | | | | and it doesn't required purchasing a new computer |
| customers that want to come back. | | | | network system. Rather, it's as simple as installing |
| So in order to keep a computer network healthy we | | | | defragmentation software on the network. By doing |
| must understand what to look for when diagnosing a | | | | this the fragmented pieces of a file are joined together |
| potential problem. At the top of that list is slow | | | | and saved as a single file. This dramatically increases |
| computer performance. There may be several | | | | the speed at which the network will operate. The best |
| contributing factors to a computer network slowing | | | | part about installing defragmentation software is that it |
| down but quite often the main culprit is fragmentation. | | | | continues to work. There are no monthly fees or |
| Fragmentation, recognized as a computer disease | | | | subscriptions to sign up for, it's as easy as going to a |
| because it only gets worse when left untreated, will | | | | computer retailer and asking for defrag software. |
| almost certainly send a computer network crashing if | | | | Businesses serious about maintaining an internet |
| steps aren't taken to prevent such a catastrophe. | | | | presence and sustaining customer satisfaction should |
| Businesses that rely on the internet can ill afford a | | | | certainly take the time to install defragmentation |
| slow computer network. If that network is carrying an | | | | software for their computer network system because |
| excessive amount of fragmented files the results | | | | once those customers leave they're extremely hard to |
| could spell disaster for the company. This is because a | | | | get back. |
| fragmented hard drive will slow down not only their | | | | |