Performace Audit
Benefits of Performance Audit
- Helps improve network utilization
- Helps in capacity planning
- Helps to manage network better
- Helps in network performance optimization
- Increases network productivity
- Helps achieve organization to achieve its near goals/targets based on their networ
Our Approach
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Understand the network setup
We start off the network performance assessment task, by first understanding the network setup. This can be achieved by reviewing the network diagram.
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Monitor the Network Traffic
Once the network setup and the information flowing in it is clearly understood, then our consultants will start monitoring individual traffic on individual nodes for the volume of data transferred during typical times in the day and/or night.
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Check configurations
Then we will review the configuration of all network devices (e.g., routers, firewalls, printer settings etc) and the configuration of network applications (e.g., determining whether the server application is excessively querying clients).
Protocol Analysis
Protocol analysis is a prerequisite for the next step of Network performance analysis called ‘Data error rate’. In this, we go into the nitty-gritty of the protocols and have a closer look at the actual packets flowing on the network along with their volume and frequency.
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Data Error rate
Data collected from the previous step, will be an input to this exercise. One of the simple reasons why data errors occur is due to any losses of packets flowing within the network. In this phase, we will also check the end-to-end connectivity of cables using hardware cable testers.
System Reviews
Once the network protocol and data error rates are analyzed, and then individual systems those contribute to the network usage issues are examined closely. These systems could be either a server (UNIX, Windows, Linux based), desktop machines (acting as clients to some applications), or network devices (switches, routers).
Post Analysis
Post analysis step includes collection and co-relation of data collected during the entire exercise.