Xi!Swatch

As someone who needs network services both at home and in the workplace, I can say that Xi!Swatch has been an incredibly helpful software. It's not just for company networks, but for personal ones as well. With the increasing number of digital equipment and multimedia hardware such as MP3s, DVDs, and digital cameras, there is a growing demand for centralized storage of all these files. This is where a media server or network attached storage (NAS) comes into play. In the next few years, it's expected to become standard to have such a system in place to store and manage photos, movies, and music files.

Currently, many people use dedicated computers in their living rooms or home offices for this purpose, but these servers don't typically run 24x7 like those in a company network. Instead, they are used on-demand, making network shares only accessible at specific times. Fortunately, Xi!Swatch's failover concept and control functions make this task easier to handle.

Another issue that many of us face is how to handle changing network connections and shares when using laptops and notebooks. For example, if drive X: represents your centralized document share within your company, this drive letter may be reserved for your video collection at home. Unfortunately, your Windows operating system can't handle this, and it's not possible to map the same drive letter with different shares. This is where Xi!Swatch comes in, thanks to its active monitoring and automatic drive mapping feature.

Finally, Xi!Swatch is invaluable in the workplace. It monitors connections for your servers and workstations, and sends you a message if an event occurs or if an alternate connection is found to avoid interrupting your business. So, I highly recommend this software for anyone needing reliable network services.