LAN/WAN Management.

Companies of all types and sizes have long wrestled with the design and management requirements of their networks. As these networks become more complex and scale to keep pace with competitive demands, an increasing amount of the IT budget is becoming tied up in their support, diverting resources away from core business activities. Enormous amounts of capital are invested annually in bricks and mortar, hardware and software, lines and circuits, security, electrical power, back-up systems, management tools, and technical staff—to name a few. Instead of building and maintaining this infrastructure themselves, more companies are opting for the managed network services offered by carriers, integrators, and other types of providers. In outsourcing this burden, fully or selectively, companies can leverage the experience and skill sets of their management provider to contain operating costs, eliminate waste, and respond faster to the ever-changing demands of customers.

Companies of all types and sizes have long wrestled with the design and management requirements of their networks. As these networks become more complex and scale to keep pace with competitive demands, an increasing amount of the IT budget is becoming tied up in their support, diverting resources away from core business activities. Enormous amounts of capital are invested annually in bricks and mortar, hardware and software, lines and circuits, security, electrical power, back-up systems, management tools, and technical staff—to name a few. Instead of building and maintaining this infrastructure themselves, more companies are opting for the managed network services offered by carriers, integrators, and other types of providers. In outsourcing this burden, fully or selectively, companies can leverage the experience and skill sets of their management provider to contain operating costs, eliminate waste, and respond faster to the ever-changing demands of customers.

Selecting a Network Integration Provider

The evaluation of potential Network Integration providers should reveal a well-organized and staffed infrastructure that is enthusiastic about helping to reach the company’s networking objectives. This includes having the methodologies already in place, the planning tools already available, and the required expertise already on staff. Network executives must ask the right questions and carefully analyze the responses to determine which network integrator works best with their overall strategy. Other tasks include gathering detailed information about the current network, its performance history, and future plans so that the provider fully understands the task at hand.

A true network integrator will not simply count the number of devices on a company’s network, review network diagrams, and then agree to manage the infrastructure as-is. Competent and reliable integrators will insist on performing a due diligence survey that includes a thorough inspection of the current logical and physical configurations of a company’s network.  In many cases, a company’s network will be ready for management, or the service provider may request certain software or hardware upgrades before the network management transition takes place. Service providers that perform well in the long run will carry out these actions first, rather than take short cuts only to discover potential pitfalls later. Also, the service provider should have the ability to isolate faults and remedy as many devices affecting your network as possible. This includes the carrier devices providing the underlying support for your network. It is most advantageous to have a service provider that can make emergency configuration changes to devices at any company location to correct system problems or bypass faults on the network. A service provider with this additional insight will be able to identify problems and restore service faster, often before end-users even discover that a problem exists.

Why Outsource your Network needs to NetEx

Outsourcing, once considered an arrangement of last resort for financially strapped businesses, has become part of the overall strategic vision not only for larger enterprises, but for small to medium businesses (SMBs), as well. Today, instead of simply viewing the cost involved in outsourcing, many companies consider outsourcing a key element of business continuity planning that enables them to become more competitive and expand into new markets more quickly. While companies are still looking for every opportunity to maximize resources, they are also looking for a reliable, flexible, network infrastructure that will support more sophisticated applications and sustain their business processes during a period of expanding and contracting market demand.

Properly structured, outsourcing arrangements with the right partner can be tailored to meet an organization’s critical needs with comprehensive network integration and management capabilities in a timely and economical manner.

Outsourcing does not have to be an all or nothing proposition. After assessing the experience and skill sets of its IT personnel and applying this information against current and future networking needs, the company will be better positioned to determine whether to manage its own networks, outsource network management, or develop a plan that leverages the advantages of both.

For most companies today, networks are expensive to maintain and difficult to manage. This situation is not likely to change in the foreseeable future, especially with the convergence of voice and data over packet-based networks, which tends to complicate rather than simplify network management. Unless the company’s business is in networking, the tasks associated with managing the network are not among its core competencies.

The logic behind outsourcing is that it is simpler and smarter for a company to identify and work with an experienced provider to manage its network, rather than attempting to develop and support the necessary infrastructure and staffing on its own.

Alternatively, outsourcing can be implemented incrementally as the company and its management provider become more familiar with each other’s skills. As the company becomes more confident with its provider’s performance in a variety of situations, more management responsibilities can be handed over.

Following are some of the currently offerings NetEx Network services:

·        Network Integration. NetEx Network Integration provides comprehensive services from planning and implementation to the management and support of mid-sized to enterprise networks.  The approach to network integration includes an in-depth analysis of a customer’s needs, a close evaluation of the organization’s long- and short-term goals, and a decision on priorities, all of which are used in developing a solution that optimizes the network to achieve the customer’s goals.

·        Network Architecture Planning and Design. NetEx offers Network Architecture Planning Services to assist organizations in meeting the challenges posed by present and future enterprise networked telecommunications and computing environments.

·        Enterprise Network Management Planning. NetEx’s Enterprise Network Management Consulting Group assists customers in all facets of network management—standard platforms and applications, operational policies and procedures, security, performance management, capacity planning, disaster avoidance and recovery, monitoring, and fault detection and isolation.

·        Network consulting services

NetEx has a multidiscipline team of network professionals who use a collaborative approach to plan and design all aspects of enterprise networks to attain optimal use of technology to achieve business objectives. NetEx’s Consulting Services are available on a project or advisory-consulting basis for the duration of time required to meet the customer’s business requirements.

customer Benefits

By using NetEx Network Integration and IT Support Services, customers realize the following benefits:

·        A “one-stop shop” for network and IT services solutions

·        A full suite of network management, security solutions, and consulting services

·        Highly trained staff of network operations and support professionals

·        A high level of stability, reliability, experience, and technical/customer support

·        Freedom to focus on business concerns

NetEx offers the following customized Network services

• Network Architecture Planning
• Program and Project Management/ Implementation
• Product Procurement
• Highly Trained Engineering Support
• Network Architecture Planning
• Structured Communications Cabling System Design and Installation
• Knowledgeable Help Desk (24 x 7)
• Network Management (24 x 7) via NetEx Network Operations Center (NNOC)
• Staff Augmentation
• Consulting

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