IP has now become an all pervasive technology, a business enabler like no other.
Case Study
Learn how IPI migrated the UK's leading car auctioneers to a state of the art MPLS network to support video streaming across their 17 UK sites.
IP Infrastructures was named after the Internet Protocol – IP. Over recent years, IP has not only become the protocol of choice for networking, it has become and continues to become the prevalent technology within most businesses.
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Originally an alternative to other protocols such as Dec, IPX and so on, IP has now become an all pervasive technology, a business enabler like no other. IP networking is everywhere. Most companies have extensive web functionality for example, with many starting to use technologies such as Web Services to completely integrate & extend these web solutions into the business – corporate extranets, supply chain management, customer care, ordering and so on.
The company that can efficiently and correctly harness IP becomes more forward thinking, more integrated and more profitable. Most services now use IP, with few, if any, insisting on bringing other protocols into the equation. Voice is now fully deliverable over IP, as is video and most other types of communication traffic. Web based applications broadcast more traffic than ever before. Fewer & fewer networks and products support legacy technology.
Most organisations are now looking at completely integrated IP communications, business operations and network platform between the next 5 and 10 years.
IPI and IP
Fundamental to all this, of course, is the network over which IP is delivered. IPI specialise in the design, implementation and management of networks, and our fundamental knowledge of all areas pertaining to IP makes us the ideal partner to help deliver these crucial business requirements.
In Wide Area Networking, we will examine an organisation’s requirements, from budget to applications, from users to geography - then recommend a solution comprising best of breed technology from different carriers and vendors.
In some cases this will reduce cost. In some cases this will increase performance. Often it will achieve both. In all cases, we will work with the customer to harness the power of IP networking to improve the business.
In Security, we recognise that today’s business solutions have to be designed to secure the long term business interests of our customers. Networking and security technologies are intrinsically linked. At IPI we ensure that best practise is always employed whilst also advising our customers on the most appropriate niche security technologies to protect themselves from hacking, virus proliferation, denial of service attacks and such like.
In Local Area Networking, for example, we are highly experienced in scaling and designing the most complex of networks, looking at application behaviour, defining user requirements & groups and building resilience – all ensuring that a LAN meets the demanding and growing needs of today’s IP-centric organisations.
In Voice Networking, we examine existing voice architectures, working methodologies and requirements, then advise on and implement new technologies and strategies that will bring increased performance, efficiency and profitability.
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