VietNamNet Bridge – Whether the enterprises’ networks are simple or complicated would depend on their scale and types. Nowadays, service providers offer a lot of solutions for enterprises’ choices. Enterprises can either manage the networks themselves or use services by professional firms. Especially, big enterprises with thousands of computers can also have specific solutions for them.

Most of enterprises have the demand for using information technology (IT) applications at different levels. Their demands for network administration prove to be quite different. Well managed networks would help reduce the operation costs significantly, and help improve the efficiency and the reliance of the systems.

Businesses’ requirements differ

As for small businesses, the network administration is simple. They just need to set up a website and then use service packages from IT firms, from the hosting lease to the website and email system running and maintenance. However, the enterprises still need to have at least one IT officer who has deep knowledge in the field.

The officer would deal with the technical issues every day, fixing basic errors on computers, such as the virus infection or the inability for Internet connection, or the errors relating to the Windows, Office operation system and the problems in the inner network.

As for bigger enterprises which have branches in different provinces and cities, they will need more complicated networks. In order to connect the computers of different branches, thus allowing to send reports every day and access common databases and exploit the common resources, the enterprises would need more professional IT solutions.

Especially, banks, telecom companies, securities or insurance companies, the complexity would even be higher. In order to successfully carry out the transactions of withdrawing or remitting money from anywhere in the same banking systems, it is necessary to set up a database center, which requires fully worked out solutions, which not only try to run the network smoothly, but also allows to store and recover data when necessary.

A lot of options available

There are two main tendencies for satisfying the demand for network administration nowadays. In the first tendency, enterprises can use packages of services (consultancy, solution and implementation) and telecom infrastructure (transmission line, server) by network solution providers. In the other one, enterprises hire consultancy and solutions, but build the infrastructure system themselves at their enterprises, from the transmission line, server, software and other security solutions.

As for medium class businesses which have many branches, but do not have good IT officers, using Blue Connect service of CMC proves to be a reasonable solution. In this case, enterprises just need to install a simple LAN and uses Blue Connect. With the solution, enterprises can use basic telecom services such as Internet, data storage, IP phone, teleconference, while they do not have to spend too much money. Especially, they can save the expenses on network operation.

SYSTIMAX – the solution combines hardware and software

It is very important for network administrators to know about the connection situation of the networks (if the networks are in interruption or run smoothly). Systimax Intelligent Infrastructure Solutions of CommScope is one of the solutions for general network infrastructure management which has been highly appreciated.

Not only having some conventional equipments, SYSTIMAX combines network equipments, management system software, control systems, connect fiber optic, accompanied by services and training.

According to Gary Ang, General Director of Ingram Micro Asia in Vietnam, Vietnamese enterprises still have not understood the benefits from network infrastructure management solutions, except banks, finance companies and multinational groups which have big databases and face the high risks of losing data.

Source: TBKTSG