Most IT organizations are finding that they must make changes to their computer management
strategy to keep up with the exponential growth of data. Without sound planning, these changes
and improvements can actually perpetuate existing problems or cause new ones to arise.

In most cases, budget and resources are in short supply, with staff already focused on managing
daily operations. Developing a comprehensive plan requires time and resources. Most IT organizations
are unable eliminate to day-to-day demands of fighting fires and keeping the data centre running.
It requires technology experts who can step back and objectively see the "big picture".

NCS Network can help you establish the foundation for a reliable and cost-effective technology strategy.
Our data management consultants work with you to assess your current storage capabilities, identify
data availability and protection requirements to support current and future business operations. We
then develop a priority list of requirements that must be addressed in order to handle growth and move
forward with new projects.

NCS Network will document your assessment, which will provide your organization with a quick and
economical path to make high-impact and immediate improvements in your storage environment before
tackling your overall storage infrastructure.

Consulting services
These services begin with an evaluation of the client’s existing environment and a detailed description
of the requirements made on that environment. NCS Network will then detail how well the clients IT
infrastructure is meeting the current demands made upon it. We will also make recommendations on
how they may better deploy their current systems to make best use of the existing hardware and
software already on hand. The next stage of the engagement is to develop a scope of requirements
for the upcoming IT needs of the client. A full solution will be designed to meet the client’s conditions
with attention paid to not only meeting the current requirement, but also taking into consideration such
factors as ROI, TCO, manageability, scalability, availability, and over all integration into the existing
environment. The hard deliverables in this engagement will vary based on the specific needs of a client
but may include: Network topology diagrams, white papers, competitive comparisons, project plans,
scope of work, presentations, configuration sheets, quotes for hardware, software and services.

Hardware and software
The NCS Network partners with tier one software and hardware vendors.
Some of the key vendors are: Dell, IBM, Sun, HP/Compaq, Oracle, Apple, Veritas, Quantum, with special
focus on storage and data management products. NCS Network will work on the client’s behalf to ensure
proper configuration and inter-operability of all systems, as well as managing procurement to guarantee
all systems arrive on time and on budget.

Implementation
NCS Network will deploy and integrate services solutions provided to the client. This service will include
pre-deployment staging, onsite deployment and integration into the client’s environment, testing and
documentation, and finally knowledge transfer service to the client’s existing IT personnel.

Monitoring
Along with a team of expert engineers, NCS Network utilizes proprietary software that remotely alerts
administrators on performance issues with an array of critical metrics sent automatically to a central data
centre in Truro, Nova Scotia. Our team can provide 24x7x365 short term or long term monitoring services
based on our client’s needs. In addition to monitoring, administrating, and fixing the systems, our clients
are supplied with a monthly report detailing vital statistics on their systems.