Stalwart Consulting Services offers a wide range of network design services customized to our clients' needs. With expertise in all local area networking technologies, and extensive server architecture knowledge, we can offer our clients designs that are optimally suited to their requirements.

 

Our service offerings include: Benchmarking and analysis of existing local area network infrastructures. Thorough needs analysis with client’s technology group. Design of systems and network infrastructure and topology. Identification of single points of failure and mission critical components. Development of specifications for LAN hardware and network management systems. Preparation of bid documents and management of bid process. Coordination and management of equipment installation.

Wide Area Network

Installing an intra-state or global wide area network can be a daunting task involving interfacing with carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and installers.

 

Stalwart has the experience you need to implement Frame Relay or dedicated satellite circuits. We can provide design, specification, project management or installation oversight.

Enterprise Network Planning, Consulting and Installation

Complete network design services from concept to implementation, if desired. Cabling and wiring design and oversight can also be performed.

Application Integration

Wireless Communications

As a Cisco Wireless Premier certified partner, we have the experience and certification to address all your wireless requirements. We've done a significant amount of work for customers doing building-to-building bridging (for example, to avoid the costs associated with trenching to install fiber), in-building wireless access points, free space optics (FSO), and long-distance microwave applications.

Security

A secure network comprises of several modules. We have partnered with best-of-breed product vendors in the differing security modules. As a result we are able to offer you a high performance security solution. We work with you from the ground up or integrate any one of the following solutions into an existing network infrastructure. Our solutions ensure the confidentiality, integrity and avaliability of your network systems and data.
Anti-Virus and URL Filtering Malicious code, viruses and spam protection with our gateway e-mail solutions, corporate desktop and internal mail system's protection. Content filtering solutions, web usage logging and employee Internet management.
Firewalls Perimeter and internal network security for your global enterprise-networks and home offices.
VPN's (Virtual Private Networks) Secure encrypted client and gateway hardware and software VPN solutions.
Intrusion Detection Systems Host or network based intrusion detection systems monitor for suspicious activities on the network or server. Configurable parameters and attack signatures alert you so that you are able to respond to events. They provide an added level of security additional to your firewall.
IP Address Space Management Manage DHCP and DNS across global networks, our solutions resolve user names against leased IP address, providing an effective audit trail and logging system.
Reporting, Logging and Alerting Reporting and alerting solutions to help you make sense of your vital log data. Event correlation and security incident notification solutions

Network Infrastiicture

What do all businesses need from their network infrastructure? Simply put, it needs to work and it needs to work well. Several important steps are utilized to provide an optimized running infrastructure. Network Analysis and assessment of your organization's current local (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN). There are several motivations behind the network analysis.
Network Solutions employs four key assessments in the initial discovery to gain the information necessary to design and implement your optimized network infrastructure.

Physical Layer

The current state of your environmental conditions are measured including air flow, power, battery backup and ground/surge suppression.

Network Layer

All elements of your network will be inventoried, reviewed and documented. Configurations and IOS versions of Cisco equipment will be reviewed for consistency and current recommendations. Network analysis of traffic, efficiency, link utilization and health will be performed by network protocol and performance analyzers.

Application Layer

Performance of network/request/response levels for key applications will be measured by network protocol analyzer trending tools to establish a trending baseline.

Security Layer

Protect the network from unauthorized exploits with Security Posture Assessment (SPA), a comprehensive review of policies, technologies and device configurations currently employed by your organization.