FAQ response
Is a software method as good as a KVM Switch?
We don’t think so.
KVM technology gives you an out-of-band control of servers direct control as if you were working on the exact machine therefore there are many advantages over software:
Faster control with no delay for software to convert signals typically seen with mouse cursors.
No drain on Server resources and effect of network bandwidth.
With a KVM Switch you can have access to BIOS level and can reboot, see system or non-system errors and act on directly.
You have more security on the servers as there is no physical connection to this access level that can be hacked, plus hardware based limited access users profiles can be set in some switches.
Also servers of mixed platform can be accessed with relative ease.