Like a puzzle, we bring our talented engineers to your site and help solve the mysteries of your network puzzle. How do we do it?
- We make an objective review of an organization’s data / voice environment in terms of current functionality, security and disaster recovery/business continuity capabilities
- We also review the network design based upon industry best practices, its current performance and ability to meet the organization’s requirements
- We look at 9 key components of your network infrastructure,
- Assess your environmental conditions,
- Document your network,
- Provide you with documentation to be used as a baseline for future implementations.
Areas Assessed
Typically, a network assessment will measure and analyze performance of the following:
Server Configuration and Network devices – switches, routers, hubs, etc. Includes capacity issues related to CPU, memory, general performance tuning
Applications – e-mail, database, web services, antiVirus, backups,
Security Implementation – Firewall Configuration and Anti-Virus protection reviewed. Review security of account access on server to ensure data is available on an as needed basis.
Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Capabilities – Evaluate recovery time objective and recovery point objective
Remote Access Setup – VPN, Terminal Server, Remote Web Workplace, RPC over HTTPS, Outlook Web Access, Mobile devices ( Blackberries, Smart Phones…)
Printing configurations – Shared printing capabilities
Network Topology/Wiring - Review of wiring and switch configuration
The network assessment plays an essential role in planning for new network implementations or troubleshooting existing ones. Not having an accurate picture of a network’s capabilities and issues can pose serious problems that could complicate, even undermine, a planned implementation and current employee productivity. Organizations plagued by network issues can also greatly benefit from a network assessment. Testing and analyzing all areas of network performance will uncover underlying causes for each issue. Akuwa’s Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers will provide a written objective evaluation and make appropriate recommendations for immediate remediation. Network Assessments are free of charge.