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Quickbooks - Is there a better solution then our setup...
Posted on 4/4/15 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 4/4/15 at 4:39 pm
I own a service, retail, wholesale construction business. I have 4 computers in the office. 2 PC's, 1 Mac, 1 Chromebook. All of the software we use is currently web based with the exception of quickbooks...We tried to go to the online version twice now and it ended badly due to import problems. Ultimately, I would love for everything to go webbased and then I would just buy a bunch of chromebox's/books and roll! But...That won't happen until next year at this point. SOOOO...Here is the question....We have been running Quickbooks Pro for the last 8 years. We run it in multiuser mode between two computers...one user hosts it and uses it while another user logs in from another computer as well. This setup is SLOW for the non hosting computer. Does anyone know if it would be better to host it on a computer that runs as a server and have two other computers login to that computer and use it that way? Seems nuts, but I am wondering if that method would be faster than what we are experiencing now. Any input would be appreciated!
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Posted on 4/4/15 at 7:02 pm to dallaslsufan
I never had a problem with slow response in multiuser mode with the same setup. Might just be the computer?
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:28 pm to dallaslsufan
I have, on occasion, done some QB consulting... My experience is that QB is a gigantic (expensive) PITA with a technical support department staffed mostly by morons. IMO the only reason QB is still a valid product is the lack of a competing product (outside of Great Plains, which is another story).
Enough bitching, back to your question...
I am going to make a major assumption here... Are you storing 8 years with of transactions inside the same company file? If so, I would start off by checking the size of my QB company file... It may have finally grown so large that your LAN is buckling under the load. My recommendation is to always create a new company file each year (all of the pertinent information can be carried over) which keeps the files much smaller and more manageable.
As for hosting, i always push to install QB on a server (or dedicated PC) and in many cases, use RDP to access QB directly on the server. This reduces the network load, saves sessions (if a desktop PC crashes) and if anyone has/needs remote access (VPN) QB is just as fast as in the office.
Hope this helps!
Enough bitching, back to your question...
I am going to make a major assumption here... Are you storing 8 years with of transactions inside the same company file? If so, I would start off by checking the size of my QB company file... It may have finally grown so large that your LAN is buckling under the load. My recommendation is to always create a new company file each year (all of the pertinent information can be carried over) which keeps the files much smaller and more manageable.
As for hosting, i always push to install QB on a server (or dedicated PC) and in many cases, use RDP to access QB directly on the server. This reduces the network load, saves sessions (if a desktop PC crashes) and if anyone has/needs remote access (VPN) QB is just as fast as in the office.
Hope this helps!
Posted on 4/5/15 at 1:20 pm to dallaslsufan
Sage Peachtree is a decent alternative, but if you want to keep QB, a local terminal server is the best option.
This post was edited on 4/5/15 at 1:21 pm
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