Building High Availability Windows Server™ 2003 Solutions

Chapter 7. High-Performance Print-Server Solutions

Introduction

Much has changed in recent years in how we do business. We have technology to thank for playing such a large part in that change. One business operation that has not changed much is printing. The demand for printing is as high as ever, with many companies still spewing out tons of paper and ink into the environment every day. Take a small insurance agency. Such a business can easily chew up three reams of paper in a day, even when business is in a slump.

Printers themselves have not changed much. Many mid-1990s’ laser printers are still chomping away. While computers themselves have changed dramatically over the years, printers have not. Sure, the dot-matrix is practically extinct (expect ...