WHAT IS A MULTI-SITE NETWORKING STRATEGY?
The aim of a good multi-site networking strategy is essentially to make multiple locations in a Wide Area Network (WAN) appear, to all intents and purposes, as though they belong to the same Local Area Network (LAN). Ideally a geographically dispersed staff should be able to share information, and hardware and software resources as though they were all resident in the same office.

WHY DO I NEED A MULTI-SITE NETWORKING STRATEGY?
Multi-site WANs more often than not evolve over time as a series of unstructured interim measures cobbled together on a needs-by-needs basis. This lack of coherence invariably leads to performance bottlenecks, unacceptable packet loss, and high levels of latency. Such network inefficiencies have much wider organisational implications, ultimately resulting in cost-intensive administrative overheads, increased downtime and loss of employee productivity, to say nothing of the substantial risk posed by a possible compromise in security.

WHAT CAN A MULTI-SITE NETWORKING STRATEGY DO FOR ME?
Multi-site networking strategies are, by their very nature, bespoke and their efficacy dependent on a number of variables. In general, however, a typical solution will deliver the following interlinked benefits:

• Rationalisation – reduce network complexity and administrative burden through simplification and centralisation
• Efficiency – increase employee productivity through improved communications and access to organisational resources
• Resilience – ensure network uptime through the elimination of single points of failure
• Security – minimise the risk of unwanted network intrusion
• Cost – reduce monthly bills and Total Cost of Ownership through a combination of all the above

WHAT MULTI-SITE NETWORKING SERVICES DOES PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS OFFER?
Progressive Networks offers a full suite of multi-site networking measures to turn your organisation’s WAN connectivity into a robust source of competitive advantage:

• Leased Lines (Point-to-point)
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
• Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
• Network Audit
• Network Management
• Network Design & Implementation

For more information, choose from any of the categories below or contact us by calling our team on 0800 169 41 31, requesting a call back or emailing us at info@progressive-networks.net.