Module 5 Milestone 2 1st June 2023 Internet Service Provider: This section is based on research into actual providers at the new office location. A. Explain key considerations for identifying an internet service provider for the new location. The key considerations for identifying an internet service provider that will be running multiple networks in separate locations, it is always important to select a reliable internet service provider that will have a connection outside of the office since most of the staff will be mobile. To consider an Internet service provider that will be reliable for the company, we will need to consider couple of important factors that we should consider. The most important factors are speed, security, reliability. The ISP service provider should provide high speed internet connection, since there will be a high amount of bandwidth traffic they should be considering. With faster internet connection, file sharing between offices and department will be more efficient. Security is another important aspect that need to be considered, this will protect our network from attacks. A key component they should keep in mind is a good Anti virus protection. To have a internet connection is important, as we will need to have
a constant connection to have all projects and works to run smoothly, as the company will need to keep their data and network updated. The internet service providers that I recommend in Fayatteville, NC are as follows Brightspeed internet Connection. · Max download/upload speeds: up to 940 Mbps/ up to 880 Mbps · Security : McAfee Security · Reliability: 99.94% reliability · Cost : 110$ per month Spectrum · Download/ upload speeds : 1 Gbps and 35 Mbps Upload Speed. · Security : McAfee Security Suite · Reliability: 99.99% reliable · Price: $89.99 Spectrum offers a high spend internet connection up to 1Gbps which is good enough for the branch in Fayetteville NC. Spectrum claims that their network reliability is up to 99.99% which they claims that there will be no issue with connection to the branch office.
Hardware And Software In this section I will be concentrating on the recommendation of the hardware and software that will be installed in the new branch office in Fayetteville NC. I recommend that they supply staffs with Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 (14 inch Intel). It comes with 12th Generation Inter core vPro processor, 16 Gb Memory, 512 Gb Storage. The Laptop has been tested for durability and extreme conditions, where in staff will be using it mobile or on the road. For the desktop and monitors, I recommend that we get the staff the Dell computers. The XPS tower comes with 8th Generation Intel core i5 (6 core processor, 9M cache up to 4.0 GHZ), 1 TB hard drive, 16 GB Dual Channel DDR4 memory, DVD -RW Drive optical. The Operating system that we should implement should be windows 11 Pro with Microsoft 365 business should be purchased for advanced applications that the team will need to work with such