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Our network consulting team has over 15
years of experience in this area. Our consultants
evaluate the specific needs of the client, with the
outlook that technology serves to support strategic
objectives. The distinction of our service lies in our
ability to recommend cutting edge technology that falls
in step with business processes and overall corporate
objectives. The solutions we recommend are there to
optimize your business. Every solution caters to the
needs of the client specifically – we do not believe in
a one-solution-fits-all strategy nor do we believe in
over-selling the customer on a “trendy” solution that
has no direct benefit to the client.
The
lifeblood of an organization is its data. In severe
cases loss of data can bring a company to a standstill.
It can cost a company many hours of productivity when
they experience data loss. That productivity loss can
have a steep dollar cost. Along with the productivity
loss, lost data can compromise confidential or
proprietary information which can have severely damaging
effect on the company’s reputation.
Our
offsite back-up solution allows your business critical
data to be continuously backed up and housed at a
facility with bank-level security. All data is
encrypted before it leaves your server and stored at our
facility in encrypted form. The encrypted data is ready
for download, provided the proper credentials are met,
in the event of data loss. Offsite backup also provides
the ability to restore files that have been deleted and
our solution features a seven day rollback feature that
allows a particular file to revert to a prior version.
Offsite
backup should be a critical component of a company’s
overall information technology strategy. Most
companies rely on onsite tape backup, however this can
be woefully inadequate as this type of backup is prone
to many mechanical and human errors. Swapping tapes,
faulty tapes, forgotten backups, compromised tapes are
just a few of the problems. Also, many companies fail to
take their tapes offsite leaving them vulnerable to
theft and or damage in case of a disaster such as fire
or flooding. Tapes transported offsite by someone are
again subject to loss or damage – all too often
briefcases get stolen. An automated offsite backup
solution eliminates these risks while providing a
complete, set-and-forget solution that ensures data is
continuously backed up and available as needed.
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Security is at the forefront of the IT world. Creating
and managing network infrastructure is critical to the
operation of a business, but providing adequate/robust
security protects and assures the integrity of business
operations. A compromised network affects productivity.
We
firmly believe that a network must be managed and
defended at each gateway. Thus we offer comprehensive
solutions in the following area:
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Firewall
and Routers: Manage the flow of data
traversing the network
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Antivirus, Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing -
Protect the end-user from Web
Vulnerabilities
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Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention
Systems- Active and Proactively guard
against attacks
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Security and Acceptable Use Policies- Help
set guidelines and educate users on what
they can and cannot do when using company IT
resources (downloading and playing internet
games is one of the leading cause of
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A
company’s IT department is usually responsible for
configuring and maintaining the IT infrastructure while
managing its key business processes such as a CRM or an
ERP. A company with well-defined internal controls is
able to identify and manage their IT related risks.
Ability to manage and contain such risks is critical to
ensuring compliance with regulations and mandates such
as Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Business Computing Solutions works with the IT as well
as other departments to establish, test and maintain
controls to assure compliance and security. These
controls are typically derived from COBIT control
processes and are designed to eliminate or mitigate IT
related risks and form the basis for good IT governance.
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Business continuance is a critical component of a
company’s overall IT strategy. It is necessary for a
company to have an effective business continuance
program in order to deal with unexpected business
interruptions. A business continuity or disaster
recovery plan is used to create a logistical plan to
recover and restore critical functions after a disaster
or unexpected business interruption. Collaboration
amongst many functions and departments is necessary in
order to restore to a minimum critical level of
operations in a predetermined time. This requires
allocating resources and assigning responsibilities to
various departments to get up and running in the
shortest time possible. Fundamental to business
continuance will be the ability to recover data as
completely and quickly as possible. Companies need to
provision for hardware and facilities in order to
continue their core business functions.
Our consultants can work with your
company to devise and implement a comprehensive disaster
recovery solution that will enable you to conduct
business in the event of a disaster, natural or
otherwise. An in-depth analysis will pinpoint critical
functions and allow a company to allocate resources and
people to efficiently and effectively. A blueprint will
expedite the restoration of critical functions and allow
you to continue conducting business while operations
return to normal.
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