Our approach to network planning involves assessing you current needs, and assessing how your business will change over time. Thinking through your business needs will ease the installation process, and increase the likelihood that the network solution you design will match your requirements now and well into the future.   New technologies are continuously available and it does not take long before they are outdated. We can go over with you the latest advances to help keep your business running smoothly. Most companies today are using Internet connections such as DSL to not only connect their corporate offices but home users as well. Using remote access and VPN connections,  home users can log into the network just like being at work.

An IT analysis is often the best way to get a handle on your sprawling IT infrastructure. This allows your business to firstly document and inventory your entire systems. The assessment captures a snapshot of your network, giving you greater flexibility and knowledge to make more informed decisions on the future of your network.

Onsite provides   a comprehensive analysis of the existing network and technology functions. The following are included:

·      Inventory management and replacement cycles - Get a hold on your        investment and plan for future upgrades.

·      Budgetary Assistance - Identify tomorrow's budgetary needs today to avoid nasty surprises.

·      Expansion Planning - Any upgrades to network infrastructure affects the entire network and its resources. Avoid future issues resulting in non-complaint or non-compatible network resources by identifying them during the planning phase.

·      Documentation - Best practices in network management require proper
documentation of the network. Traditionally human capital has been the depository for network knowledge, leaving the organization crippled when staff leaves the organization

Network Evaluation & Design

The key to any good network is the design. Before we design a network, we place considerable effort to the following processes:

• Assess Usage - Determine who the users are and what type of access they will require.
• Expansion - Factors effecting today's design could be the adding of staff, geographic expansion, remote access solutions, and new applications.
• Security - When planning network design, we place great emphasis on incorporating security into the design.
• Remote Access - Considerations should be made for remote access to resources. With more staff working from the road and home today, the need for secure and reliable remote access solutions is growing rapidly.
• Training - Technology adoption comes with timesaving and productivity-enhancing features. With adequate staff training, your staff will be armed with the knowledge to best utilize these advanced features.

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Networks require regular supervision and maintenance to ensure that they perform at their optimum level.  Servicing the network will help protect your firm from costly failures resulting in a lack of on-going maintenance.

Our proactively network management philosophy includes taking the following steps regularly:

Network Monitoring - Utilizing monitoring software. You could accurately predict problems before they happen.

Predictive Failure - Network management solutions can be configured to alert administrators to the pending failure of network and server components. Some of these devices such as hard disks, cooling fans and power supplies could have serious implications on the business functions if they were to be disrupted. These predictive solutions are generally easy to configure and often are included with the manufactures product.

Software Updates - Performance issues are often corrected by applying the latest software patch. Frequently an organization will put up with applications that are not functionally correct. Onsite continuously monitors vendor releases of patches, so you don't need to. By partnering with us, you will always be up to date with the latest software releases and patches.

Remote Network Management - Onsite can proactively manage your network remotely. Often we are aware of problems on your partner's networks before they are aware of it.

Local Area Networks

A Local Area Network is a group of computers that are all connected together within close proximity, typically within a single building. This type of setup normally uses cable and a central hub to connect all the systems in a central location. Because of the close proximity there is no need for Internet connections or different types of wireless or fiber optics types of connections to be used for connecting the systems together.

Most connections these days are Local Area Networks or LAN connections at least from the start. Once the company grows to more locations or employees want to work from home or on the road then a Wide Area Network or WAN starts to form.

Wide Area Networks

A Wide Area Network, or WAN, is made up of Local Area Networks, or LAN’s. A WAN is a network of computers that are in more diverse locations, and not within close proximity to each other. In contrast to a LAN that typically uses cable to join each system together, a WAN uses connection types such as the Internet, Wireless devices, and Fiber Optic. The Internet itself is a WAN that connects computers all over the world.

Remote Access

More and more employees are starting to do work from home or on the road. By connecting through the Internet to your secure server, you can setup a Virtual Private Network or VPN to your local network. This way you can work from home or on the road as if you where at your desk in the office. All this can be done and yet keep your companies local network secure from intruders.