Self Assessment

“Centered Networks is an important partner in our overall IT business strategy. The services and support they provide have helped expand our capacity and allowed our IT staff to focus on meeting the complex technology needs of our growing philanthropic organization. With Centered Networks we have access to the same IT resources as a Fortune 500 company at a cost effective rate.”

Oris Miller
VP Information Systems
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Take a look at some of these questions. If any apply to you, we might be able to help.

What Keeps you up at Night?

  • Have you had any recent/chronic system outages (server crashes) with any of your mission critical IT services/applications such as email, databases or line of business applications?
  • Have you had any data security breaches or are you concerned of a potential breach?
  • Is having a high level of security important to your business?
  • Are you using an older desktop operating system such as Windows XP? If so is there a plan to upgrade to Windows 7? Have you considered virtual desktops as an option for that upgrade?
  • If you have an in-house team have you had any turnover/are you short staffed?
  • If you outsource your system management/support are you satisfied with the results?
  • Have you had any data loss or unrecoverable data — email, files, databases, laptops, etc.? How often does your organization perform test restores of critical data?
  • Does your organization value IT or view it as strategic?
  • Have you considered or are you considering any cloud computing projects?
  • Is your organization expecting to add a significant number of new employees in the next year?
  • Are you in the middle of or approaching a technology refresh cycle where you need to invest in significant server and/or desktop upgrades?
  • Do you currently have a disaster recovery and/or business continuity plan?
  • Do you have a comprehensive set of internal IT policies, procedures or change management processes?
  • Does your organization have a number of branch offices or have a need for remote access to centralized IT systems?
  • Do you have a mobile workforce or would having a more mobile workforce be valuable?
  • Would there be value in moving your IT expenditures from a highly variable, capex model to a fixed, opex model?
  • Do you have timely, professional end user support focused on high quality customer service?