Second Instances are BigBusiness versions to run alongside your primary BigBusiness. If you have a second company you want run on the same computers, this is a solution.
Run BigBusiness 15 Server and BigBusiness 15-2 Server on your one server computer. Run BigBusiness 15 Client and BigBusiness 15-2 Client on workstations needing both.
BigBusiness makes it easy to run a second company by running a second installation.
Your Data File is all data for one company, including bookkeeping, attached files, etc..
To run a second company, get a second license for the software, and install both. You will receive a link for second installers--to run two Servers and two Clients seamlessly.
Big Business users with two companies often run two copies of Big Business Server.
A capable server computer can run both at the same time, automate both to start up, automate both to back up, and so on, the same as running one, with unlimited setup.
Contact support@bigbusiness.com to get new or updated Server software for a second instance, second Client software for automatic connection, and full setup configuration.
Second Instances are BigBusiness versions to run alongside your primary BigBusiness. If you have a second company you want run on the same computers, this is a solution.
You can run BigBusiness 15 Server and BigBusiness 15-2 on the same computer easily. Then run BigBusiness 15 Client and BigBusiness 15-2 Client on the same workstation.
Stop both servers to make changes if you have two instances of BigBusiness 15 Server.
Second Companies are started often enough to merit their own Build of Big Business.
Big Business 15-2, for example, is a second Build of Big Business 15 that handles all needs for a second company running on the same computers without conflict.
Then all that's needed is to change the Icon Prefs for one so it is easy to distinguish. Users can connect to both at the same time on the same computer and tell them apart.