A small marketing business hired you as and IT consultant. The company has about

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A small marketing business hired you as and IT consultant. The company has about 10 employees with a few that work out of the office. They will make and print their own flyers, brochures, etc. The CEO wants to keep track of inventory, sales, and expenses digitally, but she does not anticipate having very complex records for the first year.

Prompt: The CEO needs to know her Networking Options.

Specifically the following:

A. Examine the business’s issues to determine network requirements. Illustrate your response with specific examples. For example, to what extent should there be access inside the business for mobile devices and remote personnel?

B. Then, compare and contrast the options for meeting the requirements. Be sure to cite specific evidence that supports your conclusions. How would you ensure security of information over the network? Which type of network connection is preferable?

C. Make final recommendations for network solutions based on your evaluation of the options. Be sure to logically justify your proposal as the best possible choice for meeting the business requirements.

Explanation / Answer

Answer A) As the company is only of 10 members, then the company should simply opt for a wireless LAN connection in order to have the access to the internet. There should be a domain name in the name of the company so that all the employess in the company should have the e-mail id on the company's domain. The use of the smartphones and other personal devices should be allowed but connecting them over the office laptops and internet connection should not. As there can be suspicious files which may enter from those devices to our netowork.

Answer B) The company should also have a server on which they can store all the data which will help them to keep records at one place only. To ensure the security over the netowrk, it should have very highly secured passwords which should not be shared with everyone. There should also be certain firewalls which will not allow the access of the third party outsiders to enter into the comoany's netowork zone. A local area network is preffered for a company of 10 people.

Answer C) The final recommendations for the company:

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