It’s All About Networking
Yet the ability to employ a dedicated corporate network is also a significant resource for any business. Accessing data such as customer details or sales figures can be done much more conveniently and securely over a private network. Likewise, a private network allows documents to be shared and edited without doing this via email. (A practice which often leads to a huge proliferation of document versions, data leakage and confusion over which draft is the most current one.)
One approach is to use the public Internet to allow staff to log into company resources remotely. For example, a retail business that allows sales staff to access a stock database on a central server. However, whilst providing a serviceable and low-cost option, this approach leaves a company with a large hole in its security. Any traffic over the public Internet is open to compromise, either deliberate or accidental. All kinds of malware can be imported into the company systems by this means, leaving the business open to the threat of intrusion, system failure and loss or theft of data.
The NetAssure managed networking system is a solution that satisfies the issues of cost and security. By acting as a secure interface between a business’ systems and the Internet, NetAssure creates a Virtual Private Network (VPN) that enables secure data transactions between multiple locations. The NetAssure system uses enterprise level encryption to offer a certified level of security.
On top of this is NetAssure’s ability to automatically detect and eliminate intrusions and worms, offering an immediate solution to this sort of attacks. Better still, NetAssure can instantly identify a compromised computer and quarantine it, leaving the rest of the network to continue on with business. Spam and virus removal is also an option, with sanitisation functions enabling the removal of unwanted messages before they start clogging the inboxes of staff, providing protection against threats and an increase in productivity.
But best of all, NetAssure is a budget-conscious solution to the need for secure networking. Depending on the number of computers and locations in a small business, the cost of NetAssure will be vastly cheaper than establishing and maintaining a dedicated network. It can be installed in a matter of hours and once running, is designed to be maintained by a non-expert IT user through a simple interface. Specialist IT staff are not required.
The savings that NetAssure can provide also stem through its reporting and content-filtering functions. Staff Internet usage can be monitored and blocked, leading to gains in productivity and a reduced incidence of expensive ISP bills due to a firm exceeding its data cap through private web surfing. In fact, users of NetAssure report that the savings they make in terms of productivity and ISP costs far outweigh the price of the service.
At a time where every business needs to watch its budget, NetAssure offers a networking functionality that puts small firms on a par with their bigger competitors…and all at a fraction of the price.