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How Network Time Protocol Can Help Your Organization

ntp clockNetwork Time Protocol (NTP) is one of the oldest Internet protocols still in use today. Operating first in 1985, NTP clocks have provided all kinds of organizational benefits across both small and large networks.

A dedicated network time server can help you avoid company-wide security risks. NTP servers can also prevent all sorts time-related issues, as well, including insulating your network from the Internet to avoid hacks, avoiding extra reconfiguring firewall and router work, and prevent unorganized time issues by staying synchronized down to the millisecond.

Here are a few additional specific reasons why you should time synchronize your network:

  • Without NTP servers, tracking security breaches, network usage, or problems that impact a large number of components would be virtually impossible. It’s imperative to have accurate timestamps because time is often the critical factor that allows events across a network to be mapped to a corresponding event on another network.
  • You’ll be able to effectively handle your organization’s billing services and similar financial applications with NTP clocks since you’ll be able to better keep track of time usage. The U.S. economy loses an estimated $7.4 billion per day — or 50 million hours — due to improperly filled out timesheets. Additionally, there are a few financial aspects that require highly accurate timekeeping by law.
  • Another great reason NTP servers can help your organization is the ability to reduce confusion in shared file systems. It’s important for the modification times to be consistent, no matter what the machine file systems are on.
  • In order to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Sarbanes-Oxley security rules, you need to ensure that you have accurate time stamping and timekeeping throughout each quarter. Compliance regulations are something that every organization needs to be cognizant of in order to avoid complicated legal and financial issues.

NTP time servers are essential for any organization’s success in 2018. If you want to learn more about NTP clocks, POE clocks, or WiFi digital clocks, give Time Machines a call right away.

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