Networking Solutions

Networking requirements are changing at rapid-fire pace. Whether your firm is moving to a new location, dealing with the relentless growth of data, consolidating office locations, or migrating to Voice over IP to reduce costs, the way you use your network is changing.
 
Furthermore, many firms were forced to defer upgrades during the last downturn. According to HP, up to 70% of IT investments are made to maintain existing infrastructure, and just 30% goes to new innovation that drives business growth.  Networking is certainly one of these areas.

Laurus Technologies has the certified experts who can help you get the most from your networking investment.  We go beyond networking gear--our expertise spans storage, servers and secrurity. We take a holistic approach to helping you link networking technology with other IT assets to solve business challenges, reduce costs, and drive new initiatives.

As an IT consulting and professional services firm, we provide expertise from initial assessments through implementation and maintenance.  Some of the networking solutions we offer include:

• Bandwidth needs increasing at the desktop for applications
• Power over Ethernet is now viable and saves wiring and electric costs 
• Increased expectations for quality of service for VoIP, Video and other apps.

Data Center Modernization

• Every IT trend leads to greater bandwidth use--not less. If you last server refresh or network modernization effort was two years ago or longer, your network may not be optimized for today's services.
• We provide bandwidth management assessment capabilities for networks that are used by  for Blade Servers, Disk storgage, FibreChannel over Ethernet, Network Attached Storage, iSCSI, Grid, and Private Cloud.
• Networking combined with storage innovations can drive down costs significantly.

Core Upgrades

• Upgrades to faster backbones (ex: 1Gb to 10Gb)
• Moore's Law type improvements in interconnection speed drive more requirements drive more communication and networking requirements.
• New networking technology can eliminate single points of failure.
• WiFi improvements--migrate to 802.1X security and 802.11n from 802.11a/b/g.

 Wireless Networking

• New buildouts are built wirelessly.  Many users are looking at wireless VoIP
• Solve performance issues caused by old wireless networking technology deployed when  1/2/3 generations ago.
• Improve performance/availability of service
• Enhance security with innovation such as User Authentication over WiFi
• Optimize your RF design

Wireless Technology Refresh for Mobility

• Roaming sill expensive for cell phones - look to in-building wireless for voice or data
• Fixed/Mobile Convergence
• In-building wireless phone service
• Unified Communications

Businesses choose Laurus Technologies for our expertise and business focus. Our expert and certified staff leverage the leading technology providers to help wade through the morass of networking technology choices, drive down costs, and meet the pressing business challenges of the day. 

Why Laurus Technologies: 

• We take a consultative approach to business solutions
• We are not just a networking consultant--incorporate the storage, servers and security
• Comprehensive set of professional services

Resources:

Cisco to HP Migration Assessment Data Sheet