Building a Small Business Network
In today's global economy, small business networking is about reducing your operating costs. It's about reacting quickly to changing markets and customer needs. It's about being prepared for the future.
Routers and switches are the building blocks for all business communications as they can increase productivity, cut business costs, and improve security and customer service.
Routers and Switches allow your Small Business Network to:
A host of technologies such as virtual private networks (VPNs) enable mobile employees and teleworkers to work securely at home, on the road, or at customers' offices.
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Reduce risk and protect valuable business information by installing a networked solution with switches and routers. For example, routers can protect your network with a built-in firewall and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - specialised software that examines incoming data and protects against attacks.
Routing and switching technologies can make a positive impact on your bottom line. You save expenses by sharing equipment, such as printers, internet access, servers, and services. A reliable network also can grow with your business, keeping you from having to replace it as your needs grow.
Accurate, timely information is essential for making business decisions. Routing and switching provides access to allow great visibility into real-time business information and provides a sound basis for effective decision-making.
Today's customers expect rapid responses and personalised services whenever they're dealing with your business. A responsive, reliable small business network is an absolute necessity to give your employees speedy access to customer information.
Secure small business networking allows you to input, update, and view information about customers in a database.
Designing a secure, flexible small business network allows you to easily, cost-effectively add new applications such as voice and video. Therefore your business will be better positioned to keep ahead of competitors.
Adding voice and wireless to your secure small business network provides additional benefits:
Combining voice, data, and other applications into one network simplifies network installation and management.
A secure voice and data network foundation lets you check email, voicemail, and faxes from one inbox. A single phone number will ring simultaneously on multiple devices, preventing callers from landing in voicemail. With enhanced communications, your company can more easily expand globally. Reduce Costs
Consolidating all your communications onto a single network saves companies an average of 46 percent in network costs, according to market research firm IDC.
Your employees can roam the sales floor, warehouse, office, or campus with their phones, so they're never out of touch. They can use their wireless phones to look up customer data, access the company directory, get stock quotes, and perform other tasks. When traveling, employees can use laptops to make and receive calls using your company's full phone system—just as they would if they were in the office.