Network Life Cycle Management

• Requirements Definition
  
• Proof of Concept Development
  
• Design and Installation
  
• Asset Tracking
  
• Performance Baseline Testing
  
• Support services on-site or on-call
  
• Coordination with OEMs
  
• Change Control Process Development
  
• Technology Refresh Planning and Execution
  

LAN/WAN/MAN Design and Implementation

• All levels of DoD classification
  
• Cutting edge wireless (802.11a/b/g, Microwave, Non-terrestrial)
  
• High speed (=10Gbps) backbones
  
• High availability (?five 9?s?)
  
• Scalable design to allow for future growth
  
• Custom design to meet unique or unusual requirements
  
• Type-1 encryption network integration subject matter experts
  
• Provider technologies (MPLS, IPSec)
  
• Vendor neutral/ best fit recommendations
  
• Compliant with DoD and Federal Civilian security guidelines
  

Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations

• Mission critical zero-downtime requirements (COOP)
  
• Near time ?no lost cycles? requirements (Business Continuity)
  
• Zero data loss recovery after catastrophic event (Disaster Recovery)
  
• Identification of continuity/relocation sites
  
• Multiple levels of data integrity: tape, optical disk, RAID,network attached storage, storage area networks (SANs)
  
• Offline, nearline, and online storage depending on time sensitivity
  
• Offsite data archiving services
  
• Vendor neutral/ best fit recommendations
  
• Continuity integration with enterprise network management and security concerns
  
• Not just systems: development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for users in case of data loss event
  

Enterprise Network Management

• Single web enabled management portal for all management concerns: Windows Systems, UNIX Systems, Linux Systems, LAN, WAN, Users, Security, Storage
  
• Experience with a broad range of Network Management software
  
• Granular reporting based on area of interest
  
• Security Operations Center (SOC) design/build Network Operations Center (NOC) design/build
  
• Enterprise network performance data in real time across entire network