Network Assessment
A comprehensive network assessment will help you better understand your current state of technology and prepare your organization for future needs and growth. Our engineers and consultants can help you achieve these objectives through a comprehensive analysis of the state of your organization from a technology perspective. Once we understand your current and future business needs and goals, we can develop a technology plan that aligns with these and your budget.
A well-designed technology plan can help your organization achieve its mission. Our effective, systematic approach to helping you envision your technology goals, determine your current technology reality, create your technology plan, and prioritize and implement change will help reduce your organization’s technology costs while improving efficiency.
If you are interested in any solutions we provide such as a Small Business Server, Network Implementation, Network Security, Data Backup Solutions, and CVTech Care (our IT Support Services), a network assessment is absolutely necessary, in fact, it is required so we can determine what is ailing your current IT infrastructure and make recommendations to improve it.
Envision your Organization’s Technology Goals
Because your technology plan will become a detailed, written document that connects your organization’s use of technology (current and future) to achieving your organization’s mission, it is critical to begin any planning activity with your Mission Statement and Services. This Statement will be included in your Technology Plan and will act as your compass when moving forward with the network assessment.
Assess your Current Technology and Internal Practices
We will develop a complete picture of the technology needs required to meet your organization’s technology goals through completion of your technology inventory, including all hardware and software currently in use throughout your organization. We will also assess your organization’s current internal policies and procedures in the areas of technology training, security and disaster recovery.
We will utilize the information gathered during the envisioning and network assessment process to design a technology plan that will take your organization from its current operating reality to your technology goals. Our network assessment will address the following areas:
- Identify Immediate (Critical) Needs – your immediate technology needs will be addressed by priority. Critical needs are classified as situations that severely hamper or prevent the execution of activities key to your organization.
- Review Hardware Fault-Tolerance Strategy (Servers and Mission-Critical Workstations and Devices) – By insuring that all servers and other mission-critical appliances are hardware fault-tolerant, we can significantly minimize downtime and remediation costs when a failure occurs. For example, when properly implemented, server hard disk fault-tolerance can allow the resumption of normal server operation within a matter of minutes, should a hard disk fail.
- Review Data Fault-Tolerance Strategy (Backup, Anti-Virus/Anti-Spam, Anti-Spyware, Critical Updates, Power Conditioning) - Numerous factors have the ability to corrupt your critical Data. Viruses, spyware, and other unforeseen causes such as unstable or "dirty" power conditions have all been shown to corrupt systems and critical data. We will review your current strategies and make recommendations to insure the integrity of your data, as well as the ability to restore data in the event of corruption or disaster.
Survey Staff Skills and Problems
This process will identify which of your staff members may need training or what type of issues they are facing with the current IT environment.
Recommend Efficiency Improvements/Cost-Reducing Strategies
As we work to develop your technology plan, we will be able to suggest cost-saving strategies and recommend changes to your current infrastructure that will also result in improved efficiency.
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