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Recently completed projects:
Wilkerson Packaging
Packaging Products Reseller
Biggest Challenges:
- Outdated hardware - over 5 years since last upgrade
- History of malware & virus infections - damage from cleanup still prevalant on several client machines
- Lack of a consistent backup strategy
- Latency problems on the network
Objectives:
- Update all hardware with a new company wide platform in order to simplify troubleshooting
- Migrate to a newer server platform & move all company data & line of business applications
- Replace network switch to improve network latency issues
- Develop a backup strategy for data security & reliability
- Develop a strategy for preventing viruses and malware including training for the Wilkerson staff
- Conduct migration over a single weekend to limit downtime
Products Implemented:
- Dell PowerEdge 840 server with Microsoft Small Business Server 2003
- Dell Optiplex 320 workstations running Windows XP with Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business Edition
- Dell PowerConnect 2716 Gigabit Ethernet switch
- Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition with Groupware Protection
- NoSpamToday Spam Control software
Mountain Area Christian Academy
Private School
Biggest Challenges:
- No standardized platform, systems were donated and from a variety of sources
- No existing server platform, data was scattered across many workstations
- Limited budget
- Project installation would coincide with a physical move into a new school building
Objectives:
- Terminate network cabling and install network switch capacity to support 150 jacks and 40 computers
- Purchase new hardware for a new school wide platform in order to simplify troubleshooting
- Migrate to a server platform & move all user data
- Develop a backup strategy for data security & reliability
- Develop a strategy for preventing viruses and malware
- Install an Internet filtering solution to block unwanted and offensive content
Products Implemented:
- Dell PowerEdge 2900 server with Microsoft Small Business Server 2003
- Dell Optiplex 320 workstations running Windows XP Professional with Microsoft Office 2007 Basic Edition
- Linksys Gigabit Ethernet switches
- Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition with Groupware Protection
- NoSpamToday Spam Control software
- Symantec Backup Exec 11d
- SurfControl Web Filter
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