Server Setup

Servers run the operations most teams never have to think about. Active Directory authenticates every login. The file server keeps the team working off the same shared documents instead of a tangle of local copies. The print server keeps the front desk from rebooting the printer twice a day. The backup runs at 2 AM so nobody loses work when a drive fails. When servers are configured well, they fade into the background.

MCR Business Tech Solutions deploys business servers (Windows Server and Linux) for offices, shops, and shared facilities across the Greater Pittsburgh area, Kittanning, and the surrounding region. New deployments, migrations from aging hardware, virtualization consolidation, hybrid configurations that pair on-premises servers with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.

We do not push every business toward the cloud, and we do not push every business toward on-premises. The right answer depends on your workload. File-heavy operations and offline-tolerant environments often run better on-premises. Email, collaboration, and remote-friendly teams usually belong in the cloud. Most of our clients end up hybrid: file servers and domain controllers in the building, email and collaboration in Microsoft 365, off-site backup running every night. That mix is usually the most resilient configuration for a small or mid-size business.

Single-server deployments for small offices typically take 1-3 days. Multi-server environments with Active Directory and migrations from existing systems usually take 1-2 weeks depending on data volume and complexity. Every deployment ships with backup integrated from day one (because a server without a tested backup is not really a server, it is a single-drive failure waiting to be your worst Monday).