Datalink Networks

Networks

Building an IT Foundation

Your organizations productivity depends on a strong network foundation today more than ever. In order to thrive in an ever changing technology environment, a high performance highly reliable network is a must.

Network Infrastructure Solutions (LAN/WAN/ Wireless)
The most important attributes of today’s high performance networks are:
•    Network Security
•    Network Reliability & Redundancy
•    Network Performance
•    Network Manageability
•    Our Approach

Network Security

Modern networks incorporate appropriate security features in the early design phase of the project.  Security features protect the organizations information assets from being leaked into the public domain, or from landing in the hands of the wrong person.  Today’s networks should incorporate layered walls of security to protect customer data.  Networks today should support comprehensive, open standard security features that protect data at the network core, distribution, network edge and teleworker.

Network Reliability & Redundancy

Today’s networks are expected to work around the clock 24X7.  Selecting a firm that has the engineering expertise at both the network and server component levels is important.  A poorly designed network can result in a huge loss of productivity and employee morale.   The properly designed network incorporates highly reliable components along with best practice in the development of IP Addressing Scheme, and network services including DNS, DHCP, VPN, and failover and re-routing of information.

Network Performance

Networks should be built to last 7-10 years or more in an enterprise environment.  Today’s demanding network environment includes support many varied applications like database applications, enterprise e-mail, Voice, Video,  e-commerce and Web 2.0 content.  Users demand that the network to carry all applications quickly and securely whether they are connected on the LAN, through the WAN or through the wireless network.   In order to provide this level of performance the network must be architected to deliver today’s applications as well as incorporate future applications as they are placed on the network.

Network Management

Today’s networks should support management systems that are easy to operate and provide true performance and usage information from the core to the edge.  In order to maintain a stable network performance information needs to be available to the management on a real time basis.  Our management systems provide complete control over servers, routers, switches and other network elements and also provide for the real time monitoring of all types of traffic through the network.

Our Approach

•    Understand customers technology business goals at the beginning of project
•    Assess current operational network design
•    Provide vendor neutral network design and recommendations
•    Deliver best in class network products , engineering services and project management
•    Provide customer lifecycle support services network consulting, maintenance, monitoring
•    Provide staff augmentation services to customer for critical support functions