Computer networks allow for employees within an organization to share files and exchange ideas more efficiently. Also, computer networks make it easier to back up all the company’s data on an offsite server. Computer networking supports business operations and contributes immensely to globalization. Therefore, organizations invest heavily in computer networks ensuring they work efficiently. This paper discusses ten points to consider when evaluating a computer network. These evaluation points explore the network’s: security, data rate, network upgrade tolerance, device interfacing, internet connections, application performance, network services, wireless connectivity, and its cost.
Network supports business value
American businesses
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Data rate analysis
For networks, the data medium is an important component. Given the medium works properly, then the speed of transferring data (data rate) is good and short of delayed transmission. It is important to ensure that networks have the right data medium in place. E.g. wired networks mostly utilize Ethernet cables which can utilize coaxial cable, twisted pair wires or fibre optics. Furthermore, these technologies come with pros and cons. A differentiator organization might ignore the cost of fibre optics to gain higher data rates. Conversely, a cost leader might utilize twisted pair wires as they are the least expensive technology used in networks. The network’s performance and data rate is determined by the data medium hence it has to be analyzed during a network evaluation.(Ramandeep, 2013)
Accommodates company expansion (can be upgraded)
Sometimes, large companies absorb smaller companies to gain several advantages. For example, a German company acquired the company I work for recently. Hence, the buyout entails reorganization within the two companies and network upgrades. Also, the coming together of the two companies creates jobs and the company will be hiring new employees who need access to network resources. Furthermore, the company’s research facility is expanding and new offices will require connectivity. Thus, evaluating my companies network will require determining whether a network upgrade is
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.
You are working as an IT consultant for the Senior Management team of a large comprehensive school. The management team has asked for information regarding different types of networks as they are considering upgrading all of the IT systems within the school. You
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Networking communication, such as the intranet and Internet, provides a collaboration platform that allows business employees to share and edit documents and projects across the organization. Successfully introducing these components into the widget company will make business a lot easier to manage and will help increase productivity.
Because of a staggering influx of Internet business, the network administrator’s task is to boost network performance and availability as much as possible. The company also wants a network design that’s easy to reconfigure and change because workgroups form and disband frequently, and their membership changes regularly. All computers must share sensitive data and control access to customer files and databases. Aside from the customer information and billing databases, which run on all servers, employees’ desktop computers must run standard word-processing and spreadsheet programs. Use the following write-on lines to evaluate the requirements for this network. After you finish, determine the best network topology or topology combination for the company. On a blank piece of paper, sketch the network design you think best suits EBiz.com’s needs. Remember: High performance and easy reconfiguration are your primary design goals!
Abstract -This paper addresses the internal and the external security challenges in organizations that implements wireless networks. Distributed security is designed to provide a more secure data communication among faculty members, staff and students. A description of the technique used to protect and keep PC 's up and running is illustrated with applications.
Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program was basically designed for replacing the dozens of the Navy as well as Marine Corporation’s computer networks into a centralized managed setup through a single conductor. The main objective was to make an intranet that is secure, centralized, as well as foster universal access to integrated data, voice, and video communication; removal of any kind of network impediments; increase productivity, and elimination of interoperability issues. For the purpose, contract based on performance was signed with Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS). The initial cost of the project was estimated at $6.9 billion. The NMCI project performance was not as expected as it was found that NMCI has met only 3 of the pre-defined 20 performance targets. To get insight into the reasons of
Mr. Green has decided to implement a network within his small business. This is a good choice in moving forward with his growing operations and size. He has several questions, and already has a few opinions about how he will go about this implementation, including both the software and hardware involved. My job as a private computer consultant will be to clarify some of the common misconceptions made by Mr. Green, and ensure that his network implementation will allow him to reach the goals he has as a small business owner.
Our company has just over 120 employees, with approximately one third of the employees being remote, and a large sales team that travels more than 50% of the time. We have a single network administrator to support the entire company, and unfortunately due to conflicting schedules I was not able to interview him as originally planned. However, I was able to interview one of our Integration Managers, Nick Dixon, who confirmed for me that our office uses a LAN, with wireless access points for in office employees and Virtual Private Network (VPN) access for remote employees and those who travel. Regrettably, Nick was not familiar with all the equipment specifications, nor could he confirm things like speed, but he did share he knows we have one server currently, our VPN client is Cisco AnyConnect and there is an upgrade planned this year to support our company’s planned employee growth over the next 3 years. Per Nick, our network is primarily used for file sharing, internet access and services, and resource sharing of hardware and software. Nick also said, “Our network is crucial to ensure our employees have the tools needed to do their work, and to effectively communicate with each other.” Without our network, we would not be able to have remote employees, nor would we be able to afford all necessary hardware and software to do business and stay competitive. Additionally, Nick pointed out that we maintain a network for our customers, since our product is provided as a hosted application. We manage this secured LAN, via VPN, for our customers by outsourcing servers and storage through a third party company called
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