Our Network Health-Check is an intensive diagnostic service designed to test the security, scalability, reliability and performance of your network. Ideally this should be performed once a quarter to ensure that any changes to the network are not disruptive, and that your network continues to function at its peak.
As a network is often the backbone of the entire business it is essential that it can scale with your business and will grow seamlessly as you achieve your business goals.
Even if you have your own IT staff that performs regular maintenance, a fresh set of eyes can identify issues that could have gone unnoticed, that is until a problem develops.
Diagnostic Schedule
Our health-checks are performed by one of our in-house engineers; we do not subcontract out any work. A full network health-check usually lasts about 4-6 hours, once the diagnostic has been completed we can arrange to discuss any issues that we have identified and recommended solutions.
For a limited time we are offering this free to all new customers. To take advantage of this great offer you must have five employees or more and be located in England. Call us today or use our contact form to send us a message, its quick and easy to arrange, and we will be onsite within 3 working days!
Did you know that all of our Network Support Plus customers get a free Network Health Check every quarter? Essential to keep everything running smoothly.
Please review the 'What’s included' list to see what you get! It usually takes around 4 hours to complete. We are happy to offer free advice regarding any changes required.
What’s Included
Servers
- Memory and Disk Space Checks
- All current security patches been applied
- Review of the Event logs
- Checks for hardware pre-failure warnings
- Checks for hardware redundancy
- Anti-virus system in place and functional
- Redundant power supply installed, tested and is suitably rated to the load
Backup Systems
- Backup system installed
- Backup policy is still in use
- Tape lifetime checks
- Drive heads have been cleaned
- Correct file selection being backed up
- Check of tape storage facilities
- Check of tape 'off-site' policy
- Check that a full system restore can be made
- Check that original system media is available
Network Infrastructure
- Hardware check of networking equipment
- Check that there are enough ports available for future use
- Security check of firewall's
- Examine network address policies
- Physical cable checks
- Check of the VPN and current configuration
- Wireless checks including type, security and performance
- Device naming conventions
Workstations
- Number of workstations suitable for business processes
- Anti-virus protection installed and up-to-date
- Use of any Internet proxing software
- Check of locally stored documents
- User privilege assessments
Security
- Password policies in place
- Password policies are adhered to
- All credentials are known and are stored securely
- Perimeter defence is adequate
- Firewall systems in place and operating correctly
- Usage polices regarding email and Internet browsing are in place
Looking to the future
- Taking into consideration the company plans and ensuing the system can scale gracefully
- Identifying repetitive manual tasks that can be automated
- Identifying persistent problems that you are experiencing
- Identifying obsolete hardware and upgrade policies are in place