The Challenge: Complexity Happens
Information Technology is complex. The speed of business demands frictionless IT services. In order to keep pace, Executive staff must build out an organization with capabilities in multiple disciplines.
Most businesses in the SMB market have limited resources, requiring IT staff to focus on applications, and daily PC/server support—leaving the more challenging areas of networking, security and voice systems greatly underserved. Managing complex system designs, configurations, and best practices is difficult when it is not your organization’s primary focus.
The Solution: Manage360
Network Architects, Inc. offers its Manage360 service to meet these needs. This service combines remote monitoring tools, management reports, and high-end Cisco-certified network, security and voice engineers into a single outsourced offering.
Features
Manage360 provides proactive service at a predictable monthly cost. Providing businesses with a specific Service Level from a highly specialized partner serving as their trusted “Virtual CIO”.
Feature |
Before Manage360 |
After Manage360 |
Service delivery |
Reactive: driven by system failures |
Proactive: addresses potential issues before failure |
Service costs |
High, unpredictable hourly rates |
Predictable, manageable monthly costs |
Accountability |
Best effort basis by IT service provider |
IT service provider commits to service level |
Relationship |
Hourly work, project driven |
IT service provider becomes a "Virtual CIO", win/win partnership |
Manage360 is offered on Cisco firewalls, routers, phone systems, VPNs, switches, wireless and security devices. Manage360SM support for desktops and servers is also offered upon request.
Benefits
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Increased productivity with proactive support of the network
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Predictable monthly costs avoids unexpected expenditures
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Cleary defined Service Level Agreement provides accountability
of deliverables from our specialized staff
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Virtual CIO allowing management to focus on their core business,
knowing a seasoned professional is guiding the IT operations
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Improved system availability enables your internal staff to focus
on serving their customers
The Result: Seamless Business Operations
Manage360 provides you with the freedom to generate energy towards building your business instead of constantly performing break-fixes to your network. Focus on what you do best and let Network Architects handle the rest—networking, security and voice operations.
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