Professional Services
Assessment Services
Advanced Network Systems’ assessment services provide an objective
picture of your network based on information obtained from testing, monitoring
and professional analysis techniques. These valuable services—performed
by technical staff with extensive experience dealing with end-to-end, multi-vendor
networking— lay the groundwork for the overall success of new technology
implementations.
Network Review
A general auditing service that focuses on defining a baseline status of your network operations with the ultimate goal of enhancing network performance and productivity. This service can — depending upon requirements and objectives — include asset deployment documentation, system utilization analysis, traffic monitoring and other analyses of system functionality. Armed with a more in-depth understanding of your network operations , our engineers can help you gain maximum return from your existing infrastructure and make recommendations based on any existing or potential issues proactively identified.
Security/Vulnerability Audit
Security audits, also known as vulnerability assessments (VAs), are considered a pillar of network security. Besides the growing sophistication and speed of emerging threats, modern network security involves hardware and software settings that must be fine-tuned to avoid inadvertent weakening of your security. A security audit p rovides a complete examination of the network aimed at identifying risks, weak points, and potential threats. The audit includes a study of the overall system and existing security policies; probing/testing that simulates various hacking exploits; a report interpreting results and documenting security issues found; an assessment of vulnerabilities and a prioritization according to risk, along with specific recommendations on how to implement fixes .
IP Voice Readiness Evaluation
Organizations of every size are now reaping the significant cost and functionality benefits of IP telephony. But overlaying a voice system on a data infrastructure can pose some technical and organizational challenges. A voice readiness assessment involves the review of your current network architecture and configuration to determine its fitness for convergence with IP telephony and pinpoints any potential problems. The resulting recommendations for help ensure high voice quality and adequate quality of service once the system is implemented.
Wireless Site Survey
A site survey ensures that the proper wireless solution can be designed for the required application. It involves the inspection and analysis of the customer’s site, with an eye to its suitability for a wireless implementation. Assessment takes into account signal strength, access point placement, capacity, power delivery, building-to-building bridging and other factors. The up-front planning and documentation which comes as a result of conducting a site survey is an invaluable part of the successful implementation of a wireless network.
Strategic Planning
Strategic planning is a dynamic and introspective process that organizations
of every size and industry segment can use to leverage the potential of advanced
technologies. The strategic planning process includes clarifying current and
future technology goals, establishing priorities, identifying relevant issues
and creating a roadmap with directions for taking action . Most importantly,
the process is set up to make it possible to continually evaluate and shift
the plans over time.
There is no magic formula for technology planning success. Making informed decisions requires access to sound technology expertise and the industry’s most forward looking information. As your technology advisor, Advanced Network Systems can help you take the "big picture" approach you need to ensure that the technology you choose will be an efficient tool, both now and in the future. Our broad base of industry knowledge and practical experience, including ongoing research and testing of new technologies, means we bring valuable perspective and insight to the evaluation of your current needs and future possibilities for your network.