Knowledge Is Power
We’ve all been told to look both ways before crossing the street and to avoid eating yellow snow, and I have no doubt that you’re just as likely as I am to check Google Maps before heading out somewhere new. The reasoning for each of these is the same, knowledge is power.
In every aspect of our lives, knowledge is key to success. It is for this reason that I’m often surprised to learn that a business’ network knowledge (NK) is absent, stale or inaccurate. In an ever-changing landscape with endless competing business priorities and deadlines, dropping the ball on NK can happen to the best of us.
Often, issues with NK present as lacking or confusing documentation that can only be navigated by one or two key employees. It can also be a case of employees retaining all the NK mentally. Neither scenario is ideal, as it exposes the business to inaccuracy, human error and security issues. Inadequate NK can also impede successful design and implementation of your network projects. But all is not lost.
Imagine having a network outage resolved in under 5 minutes because, thanks to the documentation you had in place, your tech team were able to pinpoint the problematic device and fix the exact issue directly. Without up-to-date documentation, your tech team could be stuck in a time-consuming treasure hunt for the failed device.
Complete NK reduces outages, application failures, frustrated and unproductive employees and costs.
You may be thinking “We’re fine, we have a Network Monitoring System (NMS)” and while that might be true, I wonder if your NMS is constantly updated? Are new devices added, unused devices removed, alarms acknowledged, device configurations verified and traffic graphs accurate and up-to-date?
Complete NK includes up-to-date documentation and an NMS.
I hear you ask “But what more could complete NK do for me?”
Imagine getting a new wireless network, a new phone system or introducing a new application to the network . With the right measures in place, flawless integration and minimal disruption to your productivity and current environment is possible.
Complete NK empowers you to effectively plan and implement new systems successfully, maintain your current environment, keep users happy and ultimately keep costs down.
Knowing your current network environment through complete NK, can reduce Capital and Operational Costs by enabling swift resolution to any unplanned outages and flawless integration of new initiatives. The power of having complete NK allows your business to flourish.
Like I said, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
If you think your network might be in need of some TLC, then NETDAIS gives you easy to digest NK through Audits, that is ready to be shared among your team. We also Design and Implement network projects upon knowing and understanding your current environment.
So, if you could use support then look no further, NETDAIS NK can transform your network into a winning network.
To find out more, contact us.