Information Technology Assessment
Organizations of any size heavily rely on technology for the success of their business. Yet, even the most minimal IT environments consist of numerous disparate systems integrating your technology with people – and with your clients. This requires constant monitoring, management, and maintenance following best practices and guidelines. A third-party IT Assessment looks at the state of your IT environment to identify strengths, weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and risks. This can provide upper management with a better understanding of their critical systems, and arm IT Managers with data necessary to convey immediate needs up the chain.
Centech Systems IT Assessment
Our assessment methodology is designed to provide even the most non-technical organization with an easy to understand look at their IT status. The assessment is designed to provide a holistic view of your entire IT ecosystem, including the physical infrastructure and employee skill sets.
We’ll talk to leadership to help understand the IT needs of your specific business. This helps us to understand how your organization works, identify ongoing technology challenges, and IT concerns. We’ll also learn more about any compliance guidelines, the type of data handled in your environment, and future goals. Following the diagnostic and team data collection, we provide a report to your leadership with valuable information:
INVENTORY & STATUS
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- Age and status of your current hardware, software & network devices
- Detailed device report of individual technologies
- Performance issues
- Email and application management
- Network map including peripheral devices (printers, a/v, etc.)
SECURITY STATUS
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- Security patch and update status of hardware, software & network devices
- Actual users vs user accounts in your network, software subscriptions and more
- Status and availability of security tools
- Administrative access. Are you being hacked right now?
- System vulnerabilities
- Password policy
RISK REPORT
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- Overall risk scoring
- Potential cost liability due to security risks
- Prioritize risks that require attention
IMMEDIATE REMEDIATION REPORT
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- Identify critical issues & remediation recommendation
- Identify issues that require attention before they become critical
- Recommendations for cost savings, efficiency, security, performance
Knowledge Is Power
When presented with this information, your organization will either validate the IT services being provided, or have an actionable road map to bring IT to an optimized state. This enables even the most tech challenged members of your team to make educated decisions about hardening your environment to maximize your investment in IT. Empower your people to be more productive, give clients confidence in your ability to protect their data, and gain a competitive advantage in your market.
IT Assessments frequently uncover important issues and vulnerabilities. Brute force attacks past firewalls, disabled security features, rogue IT services, active access to former employee accounts are all security risks that were unchecked by the previous provider. We identify potential cost savings by comparing active monthly software subscriptions for users no longer with the organization, and the cost of under-performing technologies.
All of this data gives your organization the power to improve existing technology today and create a new, more effective strategic vision for the future.