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Infrastructure Services

If the heart of information technology is powerful enterprise software, then the network is the body that sustains its ability to deliver benefits to the wider business. In an era where access to digital data and real-time communication is vital for success, network performance, reliability and security are often the margin between profitable growth and failure.

Infrastructure Services

Over the last decade, network architecture has undergone a major shift as new drivers like virtualisation and cloud have forced organisations to adopt new hardware and skills. The dumb networks of the past have become more software defined as organisations strive to connect more users and devices together to create more flexible working patterns and better collaboration.

For the IT teams charged with maintaining and ultimately upgrading these networks to ensure they are fit for purpose, keeping abreast of current technology and best practice is a daunting task. When the inevitable network upgrade is needed; whether it’s fixed or wireless access, the organisation does not just stop and wait for IT to migrate. The reality is that few organisations have the free human resource capacity to carry out the scoping, designing, implementation and testing of new network architecture. Outsourcing the entire network environment to a third party is an option but it’s rarely a cost-effective response. Instead, ANSecurity infrastructure services offer our clients a set of expert driven services that help solve several major challenges.

Infrastructure services:

Network design and implementation

Network design and implementation

Our customers rely on the network to deliver access to mission-critical applications and processes, yet networks must scale and adapt to new business drivers. Many organisations will retain skilled network admins and technicians on the staff, yet the need to upgrade the core datacentre of the network can be a labour intensive task leading to a skills shortage. Simply buying the right kit is not enough when there are time pressures to migrate users and applications while still managing day-to-day tasks.

Wireless and local LAN sales, secure architecture design and implementation

Wireless and local LAN sales, secure architecture design and implementation

Organisations are trying to become more agile as staff move away from the fixed desk to a more flexible working approach. In concert, applications are also moving away from the desktop and laptop, and increasingly being delivered from the cloud. These dual drivers have made the need for higher bandwidth and more reliable fixed and wireless networks an absolute must for every organisation. As LANs move to gigabit speeds and first generation Wi-Fi networks start to reach their limits in terms of users and performance, organisations must upgrade and adapt local connectivity to keep up with demand from users across a wider range of devices.

Security infrastructure

Security infrastructure

The growing criticality of the network as the foundation of modern IT delivery has led it to become a target for criminals, hacktavists and even business rivals, from simple vandalism and denial of service to more damaging theft of sensitive personal or financial data, the network is the focus for attack. No matter what vendors may claim, simply buying the next best thing in hardware and software will not defeat the problem. The reality of protecting the network is a combination of technology, skill and well-defined, and implemented secure processes that must be continually updated to reduce risk and potentially quickly deal with issues, if they arise. For organisations continually fighting this security problem, retaining security expertise in-house is a complex and costly and burden.

Security Infrastructure Implementation and Management

Security Infrastructure Implementation and Management

Implementing network devices and software elements requires a broad and deep understanding of multiple areas within an IT environment. Many organisations may already have expertise on particular products in-house but may lack a particular specialist skill or stretched with commitments on other projects so lack necessary time to ensure that a new purchase is installed or reconfigured correctly. With completely new security technology categories, the team may not have had the time or budget to receive training resulting in products that are incorrectly deployed and potentially insecure.

Best-Practice Installation and Configuration

Best-Practice Installation and Configuration

At ANSecurity we understand that all companies are different. We will work with you to understand your business needs, what can be realistically attained given your company resources and what the technology can provide. Within our team, each consultant is assigned a subset of the vendors in our portfolio to specialise in and develop a deep understanding of. The team also performs regular cross training to ensure that all members have a broad understanding of other technologies in the market. All our team members are passionate about technology and will often be found testing the latest technology out in our lab.

Team Member Support and Training

Team Member Support and Training

ANSecurity offer bespoke training within an organisation to ensure our customer’s technical teams are able to be self-sufficient with the solutions we have deployed. From firewalls, switching, routing and wireless.

Solution and Technology Evaluation design and Implementation

Solution and Technology Evaluation design and Implementation

Many of our customers gain great benefit from technology to aid them in their core processes, whether that’s retail, delivering healthcare or manufacturing. Yet, they are not necessarily technology companies and will not necessarily retain expensive specialist IT staff in-house. So as new business drivers emerge and technology needs to adapt, many organisations find themselves with a skills shortage when it comes to delivering transformational IT projects or even updating systems to take advantage of advances in technology.


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