Stability
Polar Systems believes that a stable network is a key to planning for future growth, and mitigates the effects of downtime in the event of a device failure. If your network is unstable, your users stop trusting their systems. They begin implementing “work arounds” and other unauthorized procedures, with little regard to the impact on the rest of your infrastructure. When this occurs you lose control of your IT investment, and your ability to move your technology forward is hindered.
Stability is affected by the way the hardware is configured, servers patched, applications installed, networks designed, and most importantly how users perceive the network.
Things that we look for in a stable network:
- Redundant servers
- Quality equipment with sufficient replacement policies
- Reliable patches on servers
- Properly configured network infrastructure
- Properly configured operating systems
Questions you should ask yourself?
- Software vendors continually release stability, security, and enhancement patches —have you kept up?
- Is your network optimized to perform within your business environment?
- Do you keep complete documentation of your network and a history of network issues to help resolve future problems?
- Are you using ALL of the tools available to monitor your network and detect issues before they become problems?
- Have you verified that your backups really work? Can you restore your critical data?
- Are you able to ensure that your network is secure from the latest vulnerabilities?
Managed Network Services from Polar Systems can help you say yes to all of these questions.
Some of the services the Managed Network Services team will perform include:
- Updating devices with the latest patches and service packs
- Optimizing your devices to work more efficiently for your business needs
- Testing your business recovery equipment to insure it is operational in an emergency
- Detailed documentation of your network resources
- Analyzing logs and other monitoring tools to detect unseen issues
- Regular security checks of internal / external devices
Polar Managed Network Services are available in weekly, monthly, or quarterly packages. Monitoring Services occur on a continual basis. Security Assessments can be scheduled at your convenience. Contact Polar Systems for more information.
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