Professional Services

Network Infrastructure Consulting Services (NICS)

Our Network Infrastructure experts provide unbiased consulting, design, implementation and optimization services to increase the performance, security, reliability and functionality of your network. Our experienced, certified network engineers excel in project management to ensure your unique business objectives, operational costs and ROI concerns are addressed at each stage of the development and implementation process.

Network Consulting Disciplines

• LAN/MAN/WAN Solutions
• Network Convergence
• Wireless Technologies
• Security
• Network Management Design and Build

Experience and Expertise
Our NICS specialists’ breadth of knowledge spans all types of networks, from very sophisticated, high-end systems to older legacy components. With a strong understanding of how different manufacturers’ products work together, and the business needs of different organizations, the NICS team can develop solutions which incorporate various devices and meet stringent availability and security requirements.

Project Management
NICS experts understand the importance of project management and project business implications, thereby providing an optimal network solution while keeping to your schedule and budget.

Best-of-breed Design
Since we are not vendors or resellers our infrastructure experts are free to develop custom, high-availability networks without manufacturer limitations.

Customer Focused
We work closely with you to understand your unique network performance needs, including growth projections, strategic initiatives, and desired integration and security requirements. With that information, we design and implement networks that move your IP communications faster, with greater reliability and effectiveness.

Benefits include:

Improved Network Performance
Data moves quickly and efficiently through your network, allowing for increased traffic without significant increases in cost or time management.

Reduced Costs
A system that is optimally designed will reduce downtime and increase the life and capacity of current devices, greatly reducing future hardware and software costs.

Simplified Infrastructure Design and Implementation
Our specialists utilize advanced technologies to ensure your intricate network infrastructure projects are expertly and easily designed, built, and implemented, freeing your IT staff to focus on the overall effectiveness of your company’s IT strategy

Network Insight Consulting Methodology

Our extensive experience and technical knowledge has enabled us to develop tested and proven processes to ensure project success and optimize network manageability. Each phase of a project is intricately managed and documented to deliver a high-performance network that meets the most stringent regulations and qualifications.

Assessment
NICS specialists act as strategic partners evaluating your current network infrastructure architecture and capabilities for:

• Support of current requirements including number of users, locations and applications
• Scalability
• Security
• Manageability
• Cost Effectiveness

Design
Based on the recommendations of the assessment, Network Insight’s engineering team will design a scalable, custom network to accommodate your specific technical and business needs and budget. Our processes are fully documented, including product specifications, test and migration plans and cost estimates.

Proof of Concept and Test
NICS builds a proof of concept from the design and develops a test lab either at the Network Insight facility or on your premises. The proof of concept is a non-production proving ground for design validation.

Deployment
The deployment process is a two-phased approach that includes:

• Pilot Phase
  This trial phase is an actual deployment of the newly designed and tested network to a subset of the entire environment. The pilot phase identifies potential issues that can occur in the live deployment making your launch quicker and smoother.
• Full Deployment
  Once the pilot phase has been completed, the full-scale deployment is executed based on a pre-determined execution plan limiting downtime to individual users.

Throughout every step of the consulting process Network Insight maintains close attention to two main aspects critical to a successful project:

Project Management
The glue that holds our whole system together is our breadth of experience and business knowledge. We provide reports on open issues, communication plans, project plans and risk management. Our proven methods and expertise allow us to understand your business goals and deliver projects to meet your objectives on time and within your budget.

Documentation
Network Insight’s project management team follows strict documentation procedures providing documentation for each phase of the project. Documentation includes design, drawings, procedures, configurations and asset information. Each project delivers full documentation upon completion.

Network Insight LLC

Founded in 1998, Network Insight, LLC, is a world-class network services and management company offering a unique, vendor neutral approach to serving its clients. Our team of highly skilled engineers and project managers works closely with clients to develop the best network solutions to serve each company’s unique business goals and strategies.

Network Insight provides a comprehensive range of network services to address the complete lifecycle of network development and management including consulting and project management for network infrastructure, systems and physical infrastructure requirements, and outsourced or cosourced network management services.

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