The IT Infrastructure Company Physical™ focuses
on the following vital aspects of your computing infrastructure:
- Network Power and Capabilities
- Resilience and Ability
to “Stay Up”
- Security and Privacy Protection
- Backup and Restore Capabilities
(Disaster Recovery)
Network Power and Capabilities
Once computer power was confined to the mainframe, but
now what matters is the network – how fast and
how safely data can be accessed from servers, processed
and updated on the servers. Since most networks were
designed and built to meet the needs of the past and
modified incrementally ever since, too often performance
does not meet current business needs.
Resilience and Ability to “Stay Up”
When computer systems go “down,” costs rapidly
spiral out of control. People cannot do their work, customers
and vendors are inconvenienced, data may be lost or corrupted.
The IT Infrastructure Company Physical assesses how modern
and appropriate equipment is, how well wiring is installed
and maintained, whether maintenance adheres to industry
best practices, and what load-balancing and fail-over
facilities are properly utilized.
Security and Privacy Protection
In this part of the physical, we look at
- how resistant the company computer systems are withstanding
continuous attacks from viruses, worms and spam
- whether
company privacy practices adhere to best practices
- how
well employees protect passwords and confidential information
- what
role encryption plays – and should play – in
the company’s IT strategy
Backup and Restore Capabilities (Disaster
Recovery)
The Northridge earthquake and the New Orleans flood have
highlighted the importance of having a comprehensive disaster-recovery
strategy. In this part of the physical we assess what needs
to be preserved and what steps have been taken to ensure
it survives any disaster. On a more frequent basis, however,
data is susceptible disk failure, file corruption, viruses
and computer worms, requiring an effective backup-and-restore
policy, reinforced with regular practice and testing.
After the physical, we
will provide you with a report of our findings in each
of these areas. Included in that report will be a set of
recommendations. The report will provide you the basis
for developing on-going and sustainable continuous improvement
systems in your operation. For more information, drop us
a line at info@group50.com or call (909)
949-9083 anytime.
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