As an organization grows, the infrastructure of its network becomes increasingly complex and difficult to maintain. It is important for a company to grasp the realization that they must step back and map the current status of their network.

In turn, a comprehensive understanding of the design and performance of the network is developed. This becomes the foundation for strategic planning and improvement. Onward Technologies has developed Network Infrastructure Auditing Services to provide this foundation.

A Network Infrastructure Audit provides documentation of the network. Furthermore, WAN and LAN topologies are analyzed, and diagramed. All protocol schemes are documented. Hardware and network operating systems are inventoried and evaluated. Upgrade paths, updates, necessary patches, and service packs are identified. Overall network performance is measured and documented. This creates an all-inclusive description of the network and its key components from which a comprehensive report and recommendations can be made.

The information gleaned from a Network Infrastructure Audit consists of sections on each of the major aspects of the network presented in a formal and professional manner. This baseline becomes an important reference for all current and future network improvement projects. In the final section of the report, titled Recommendations, our expert systems engineers make specific suggestions to improve the function, speed, reliability, and cost effectiveness of the network. These recommendations provide the basis for decisions on how to get the best return on your investment in network infrastructure.