Case Study: Kudler Fine Foods

The network consists hardware and software components and other components to keep the company safe. A common network that Jay’s company will need are routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, SANs, and Domain Name System (DNS). The router and switches will allow the systems to communicate. Jay needs to ensure that the routers have spare capacity after the deployment to cope with projected growth and usage. The switches will connect to the system within the network. Both running at capacity tend to induce escalating bottlenecks. This will affect how long it takes for the clients to submit messages to the servers on different networks, Jay needs to make sure he is up to date with the router and switch because it can cost greatly if he does not.

Kudler Fine Foods will be embarking on a new project to implement improvement to its existing network infrastructure. The end result will be the installation of a WAN to connect all three store locations together to enable better communication and sharing of data. A new WLAN shall also be implemented in order to provide more flexibility in the stores and make added new systems and features easier in the future. Lastly with the new network implementations there shall also be a new VOIP system added to the multi-store network. The first section shall cover the network’s fundamental characteristics components, and

The Kudler Fine Foods is one the best stores around. They have come a long way in such a short period of time. They, however have out grown their old network infrastructure and they are in in dire need of an enterprise wide upgrade to their stores as they will start to lose money if this does not happen very soon.. The strategic goals of the enterprise network are to introduce new technologies in data collection, company communication, and information protection while providing the best data speeds and network access and use friendly access. This is very important because if this is done correctly, this will increase revenue

Now that the Design and the physical layout of the network have been completed it is now to set up the networks at each one of the Kudler Fine Food locations and start testing everything and ensure that the network is working the way it was intended this would include both the software and the hardware at each

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In addition, there seems to be some connectivity issues with the backbone of the network. One of the biggest complaints included not being able to use Voice over IP. Therefore, a more suitable media that will increase their network speeds needs to be put into place. A final issue that needs to be addressed is the possibility of adding class room computers to the network. A cost effective, yet scalable solution is substantial.

Riordan Manufacturing is in need of a new network, this plan will develop a network that will benefit the business, the employees and the customers in a manner that will provide all of them with a smooth operating experience as well as to future proof the entire network. The Network will handle all incoming and outgoing traffic for both the employees on the intranet, as well as the customers on the external internet web site. Quality of Service (QoS) will be implemented to assist in data tracking for use of the bandwidth to determine and plan how much bandwidth is needed and to determine where congestion

Internal aspects relate to strength and weakness. Because Kudler is small, it is more manageable. Growth can only be effective if additional facilities operate under the same level of quality as the three existing locations. Notably, Kudler Fine Foods is based on Kathy's personal vision, and therefore she personally staffs her locations for appropriate selection. By way of Kathy's methodical selection and training, her mission of delivering quality products by knowledgeable employees builds loyal

The founder of Kudler Fine Foods is Kathy Kudler; she brings knowledge from a previous career as a vice president of marketing. As Kathy relieved her stress by gourmet cooking, she found it hard to find all ingredients in one place. Kathy recognizing a need for an upscale gourmet store in La Jolla, CA, she sought financing with a business plan in hand, and opened

Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet food store which also offers in store parties in order to introduce customers to their products and also teach customers how to prepare their specialty foods. They have expanded to three stores and are continuing to see growth opportunities in their industry. Kudler Fine Foods has planned on contracting with local growers to obtain their produce and now they want to add a catering service. Before they can do so, they must run the possibility fully through a marketing standpoint in order to assure the success of this project. This study will comprise of the opportunities Kudler Fine Food has in its marketing mix that will help them operate a successful catering business.

In order to properly address the Infrastructure upgrade of the Kamazon Network our group decided that an appropriate ip address schema that will take into account the idea that people will be using more than just a desktop computer. They will have tablets, laptops, departmental printers, and smart phones. This is also based upon the understanding that every Department will have at least two printers for the staff and one for the Manager/Supervisor or VP of that Department. So with that being said, we estimated that could be at least three or more accurately four ip addresses per employee. So we multiplied the number of users per department by the number of estimated devices that each

You are the network manager of a company that has grown from 10 employees to 100 employees in 12 months. Year 2 projected growth is estimated to be 100 additional employees located at a remote location. The aggressive growth has brought about some unique challenges and opportunities. The company has one remote warehouse and no off-site disaster recovery services or servers. The network design remains a non-redundant, flat topology.

With the implementation of EDS (Electronic Data Systems) they consolidated 100 separate GM networks into one the world’s largest private networks. The EDS system got rid of the old way of networking operating systems and replaced them with one integrated system that would run the inventory, manufacturing and financial data systems. The new system was found to interact more smoothly with not only other users but PC-to-PC data sharing was eased.

The network and communication systems Jewell Instruments, LLC is a manufacturer of solenoids, medical equipments, mechanical parts for aviation and several other equipments for various purposes. Its IT department handles all equipments on the premises and individual end-user needs. The network of Jewell Instruments consists of around 85 PC’s, 5 main servers and connecting equipments such as switches, routers and hubs etc. The Choice One Communications in Manchester provide them the connection to the outside world through T1 line. In their Barbados office high-speed wireless connection is available through WAMCO Strategies. It has a Satellite access and shares with other branches of their company. The facilities at Manchester and Barbados communicate with each other through a private VPN, which is coupled with hardware in the DMZ in both of the facilities. Net-screen is the software, which controls this communication. Due to this system the salespersons of Jewell Instruments can connect to the network while they are on the road and they are also able to look into their files and database and connect to an in-house terminal server. In Manchester the T1 line is spilt so that facility may be provided to Panasonic PBX and at the same time use the Internet with a TSU/DSU unit. This unit cascades to a Cisco 1601 Router and then by using a specific network hub, the connection is transferred to the main switches and an accelerated network box for the VPN. Jewell Instruments has two

Mr. D the Chief Information Officer of M Computing has put the brilliant Information Technology department in charge of setting up a computer network for the company. The I.T. department must research the different options to come up with the most efficient decision for the network. The team must keep each system within the budget of $2700 and $3400 per user platform. Some of the problems the team may run into are listed below.