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De-Mystifying the IT Assessment

Nate Solloway September 25, 2013

WHAT’S ON TAP?

• What we do

• Why do an IT Assessment?

• Is this a threat to my IT Staff?

• Network Infrastructure

• Network Security

• Disaster Recovery

• What’s New?

• Are You Being Served?

• IT Budget Review

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WHY DO AN ASSESSMENT?

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WHY? PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

• IS IT TIME FOR UPGRADES?

• PREPARING FOR AN RFP

• TIME TO INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY

• IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES

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WHY? WAS THERE A PROBLEM?

• WAS THERE A SERVER OUTAGE?

• AN AUDIT IS COMING UP

• STAFF NEED ASSESSING OR THERE IS POTENTIAL LOSS OF STAFF

• RECURRING ISSUES

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• STAFF

• TECHNOLOGY

• INFRASTUCTURE

• PLANNING FOR A MOVE?

• SOFTWARE , AMS

• IT PLANNING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS

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WHAT ABOUT MY IT STAFF?

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COACHES NOT ADVERSARIES

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AN ASSET MANAGER, NOT A STOCK BROKER

• WE ARE PART OF YOUR TEAM

• EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS

• TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS

• IN-HOUSE OR THE CLOUD?

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DOES YOUR NETWORK LOOK LIKE THIS?

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OR THIS?

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NETWORK SECURITY

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• UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS

• CONCERNS WITH IN-HOUSE STAFF

• EXTERNAL THREATS

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ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

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IT BUDGET REVIEW

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QUESTIONS?

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