A system comprising: a server device having a non-transitory data storage apparatus , the server device communicatively coupled with a plurality of digital slide scanning devices via a first network and communicatively coupled with a user device via a second network ; wherein the server device is configured to, receive a current operational firmware from the user device via the second network, and store the current operational firmware in the non-transitory data storage apparatus, receive operational information from each of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices, and store the operational information in the non-transitory data storage apparatus, and, for each of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices, perform a network boot operation to the digital slide scanning device via the first network, wherein the network boot operation comprises sending an instruction to reboot the digital slide scanning device to the digital slide scanning device to trigger, at the digital slide scanning device, a download of the entire current operational firmware from the server device to the digital slide scanning device; and wherein the server device is further configured to: analyze the operational information stored in the non-transitory data storage apparatus; and schedule a maintenance appointment for at least one of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices based on the analysis. a server device having a non-transitory data storage apparatus , the server device communicatively coupled with a plurality of digital slide scanning devices via a first network and communicatively coupled with a user device via a second network ; wherein the server device is configured to, receive a current operational firmware from the user device via the second network, and store the current operational firmware in the non-transitory data storage apparatus, receive operational information from each of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices, and store the operational information in the non-transitory data storage apparatus, and, for each of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices, perform a network boot operation to the digital slide scanning device via the first network, wherein the network boot operation comprises sending an instruction to reboot the digital slide scanning device to the digital slide scanning device to trigger, at the digital slide scanning device, a download of the entire current operational firmware from the server device to the digital slide scanning device; and wherein the server device is further configured to: receive a current operational firmware from the user device via the second network, and store the current operational firmware in the non-transitory data storage apparatus, receive operational information from each of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices, and store the operational information in the non-transitory data storage apparatus, and, for each of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices, perform a network boot operation to the digital slide scanning device via the first network, wherein the network boot operation comprises sending an instruction to reboot the digital slide scanning device to the digital slide scanning device to trigger, at the digital slide scanning device, a download of the entire current operational firmware from the server device to the digital slide scanning device; and wherein the server device is further configured to: analyze the operational information stored in the non-transitory data storage apparatus; and schedule a maintenance appointment for at least one of the plurality of digital slide scanning devices based on the analysis. <EOS>