The first step in
designing your network is taking a look at what you already have. ASD takes
an inventory of the equipment, applications, and services in your current
network system and evaluates their effectiveness. Then we determine the best
technologies, products, and services to help you achieve your business objectives.
The WAN/LAN components make
up the backbone of your business’ network system. ASD offers design,
implementation, and deployment of these components, as well as support
services to back them up. Product features include asynchronous transfer
mode, frame relay, multiprotocol label switching, border gateway protocol,
and virtual local area network. Our professional designers determine the best
products to make up this key piece of your network infrastructure.
Having the best-designed network in the world won’t
do your business any good if that network isn’t secure. That’s why we don’t
just design your network; we make sure it’s safe. You can be assured that
the right security products, from firewalls to an intrusion prevention system,
are on the job, keeping critical information safe from internal and external
computer breaches.
Once your network is up and
running, you can rely on ASD to manage your system. We have the remote
tools and experienced people in place to monitor network problems before
they become network outages, leading to costly downtime for your business
and employees. In addition, outsourcing network management to ASD frees
up your employees and enhances your in-house expertise.
Whether it’s network probes or simple network management protocol (SNMP)
management consoles, we tailor your management plan to your business. We
also provide capacity planning, so in addition to making sure everything is
running properly, you’ll be ready when it’s time to grow.
Deploying a technology without
evaluating the total cost of ownership can increase the business expense.
The initial cost of the network hardware and software is only a small portion
of the overall expense. Installation, configuration, and maintenance of your
network all come into play. We review everything—from hardware to
software to service and internal manhours—to ensure success, both
technologically and financially.
Where is all your bandwidth going? Let ASD
find out. Using application network resource studies, we also find out if you
have adequate bandwidth for your business, and determine if the applications
are written well for your specific network. The goal is to reduce your costs
while improving response time.
As your
company takes advantage of this growing technology, the reliability of the
network becomes even more critical. VoIP, the ability to make telephone
calls and send faxes over IP-based networks, offers several benefits to your
business, including reductions in infrastructure, travel, and telephone costs.
It also allows your employees greater mobility in the workplace. We provide
routing and switching components, handsets, voice gateways, and voicemail
systems to make this technology work for your business.