Case History

SBS 2003 – Manufacturing

Client Profile:

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma electronics services/manufacturing operation with 1 office
• Corporate office contains approximately 25 users
• No existing Wide Area Network (WAN), minimal security in place

Project Objectives:  

• DVITS to audit existing network infrastructure and recommend infrastructure and software changes 
• DVITS to perform security audit to evaluate perimeter and internal security as well as physical security
• Client suspected potential issues with improper Internet and e-mail usage
• Client had an internally hosted maintenance intranet site which was absolutely critical to ongoing operations and requested a proposal to build a mirror server.

Project Results: 

• DVITS recommended migration to Windows 2003 Small Business Server
• DVITS hosted Sharepoint Services site to assist with management of the technology uplift project
• DVITS encouraged the adoption of a well-documented Acceptable Use Policy and well as an Information Technology Policy to assist with abuse of Internet availability and to provide the employer with legal recourse in the event of abuse incidents
• DVITS replaced the existing workstation-based enterprise virus scanning with Trend Micro Client/Server SMB, locating and eradicating over 1000 spyware and 250 trojans and worms which had not been caught by the previously existing updated virus scanning
• DVITS recommended and implemented changes to the existing cable plant infrastructure to improve reliability and simplify future troubleshooting
• DVITS implemented a small WAN modification to add the organization's manufacturing operation to the corporate LAN
• DVITS integrated the existing manufacturing wireless network into the corporate network after re-designing and strengthening its security and authentication
• DVITS recommended outsourcing the hosting of its maintenance intranet site to a 3rd party to provide appropriate site mirroring and physical infrastructure at a far lower total cost of ownership (TCO)