Business Networking
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Networking Services
LAN/WAN Design
Increasing productivity, minimizing cost, maximizing efficiency. Not only are these the goals of your business, they are the cornerstones of saving you money on your data networking needs while providing a safe, secure, and reliable data infrastructure. From Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to large scale enterprise networks, our trained and certified experts will help you assess your networking needs.
- Conduct an assessment of your current needs
- Evaluate your current equipment
- Objectively identify emerging technologies and suitable products for your business
- Identify short term and long term solutions
- Finalize and develop an implementation plan
- Execute a smooth transition to your new system
- Assist with training employees
- Maintain and administer your new system
Network Evaluation
Network Evaluation ensures reliability and efficiency of your network. To keep your network operating at full capacity, all aspects of network operations must be analyzed. Our trained and certified staff provides the following services for your business:
- Identify configuration problems
- Identify virus and spyware infections, and security intrusions
- On-site troubleshooting and resolution
- Regularly scheduled maintenance visits
Whether your business consists of two computers or two hundred, Star Communications can analyze your current equipment and network state to offer sound, unbiased advice on keeping your business viable in the communications industry.
Network Security
Viruses, spyware, malware, and adware are unwanted intrusions that cripple the performance of your network and pose significant security risks to your business. Identifying and preventing threats to your system are at the core of a viable network security solution. Threats to your network include:
- Viruses – programs designed to replicate themselves and infect host computers when triggered by a specific event
- Trojan horse programs – programs that appear to be harmless games or useful software that corrupts computer code
- Spyware – a type of program that typically runs in the background of a computer’s operating system without the knowledge of the user that collects information on the user’s web-surfing habits, etc.
- Social Engineering – gathering confidential network security information through means such as email, or posing as technical support personnel asking for passwords
- Vandals – applications and applets that cause destruction
- Data Interception – eavesdropping on communication or altering packets of data that are transmitted
Let us help you prevent these threats to your business by installing up-to-date antivirus software, a secure network infrastructure, utilizing encryption, and proper security management.
Solutions
- Duo (2FA) Two Factor Authentication
- DNS Filtering
- Active Directory Topology Design
- Firewall
- Network Monitoring w/ SolarWinds
- Nessus (Security Scans)
Istar Backup – Offsite Data Storage
The Istar Offsite Backup service is ideal for businesses in need of offsite copies of their critical data. The primary advantages of offsite backups include:
- Offsite backups provide copies of your data NOT situated near the geographic territory of your business
- Offsite backup can be used as a means of storage for all your data. Any and all files can be remotely backed up to the I-Star offsite backup
- Offsite backup eliminates the need for backup solutions such as DVDs, CDs, tape drives and other costly equipment
- Offsite backup protects your files from many possible damages, including hardware failures, system corruption, and natural disasters
Istar Offsite Backup is the ideal storage solution for your business, providing the ultimate in data redundancy and offsite storage.virus software, a secure network infrastructure, utilizing encryption, and proper security management.
Metro Ethernet & Special Circuits
The ultimate in reliability and speed, Star Communications’ Metro Ethernet service and special circuits provide dedicated bandwidth for your business. Our Metro Ethernet services utilize the reliability of fiber optic cable to deliver your business-critical traffic to the Internet or from point to point. Our special circuits include 56k circuits through point to point T1s, Frame Relay circuits, and everything in between. Benefits of Metro Ethernet include:
- Dedicated bandwidth – Speeds available from 10 Mbps to Gigabit (1000 Mbps)
- The ultimate in reliability – Star Communications’ revolutionary self-healing fiber ring ensures that your critical data is protected and secure
- Metro Ethernet is scalable to meet your current and future data needs
Contact Star for the ultimate in reliability and speed for your business-critical data needs.
Hosted IT
IT Consulting
Star will consult with you and your business to provide insight on how to make technology work better and more efficiently for you. Let our highly experienced staff help with desktop support, network design, server support, and much more.
Hosted Services/Cloud
Star provides state of the art data center services that offer secure hosting of your servers, data, and email all within our data center. Let us take the worry out of power issues, updates, and security. Our hosted services let us take care of the “IT” for your company, allowing you to focus on what you do best, run your business
Managed Services
Our managed services provide 24/7 monitoring of your data components. You will receive alarms if anything occurs with your equipment that might be abnormal thus ensuring your technology is safe and secure. We provide on-site verification that your network is optimized to be the best it can be. We also offer WiFi solution for corporations and small to medium businesses. We install and program Cisco FireWalls to ensure your data is safe. Let us help you with your IT needs.
Data Warehousing/Backup
Having an offsite data backup is crucial to the integrity of your business. We at Star have CO data centers that offer the most secure environment for backing up your data. We utilize halon gas fire suppressant systems, battery and generator power backup systems, multi-site locations, and gated – steel door access, all to keep your data safe. Your backups will be secure – so rest easy with Star.
Hosted VoIP Phone Systems
Our hosted voice platform is engineered for excellence. We utilize carrier grade hosted voice services, providing you with reliability not offered by other providers. All the services you are accustomed to (paging, intercom, voicemail, ACD, music-on-hold, office-to-office transfer, etc.) we offer and many more. Anything you can do today on your business phone system, we can do it and more. The great benefit with a hosted voice solution is we maintain and host all the equipment and power backups. Implementation is easy and pain free. We configure the phones and dialing plans to suit your needs and all you need to do is plug your choice of business sets. It’s that easy.
Virus Scanning & Protection/Email
The data world can be a dangerous place. We read everyday how viruses hold company data hostage, how spybots record passwords and credit card information. With these looming threats, can turn to Star to be your partner in keeping malware out of your network. Embrace the advantages technology affords your business and don’t run scared. We are here and can help.
Network Security Auditing/Firewalls
One of the most important services we offer at Star is the ability to inspect your business to verifty your network and data security. With some of the nations most versed and intelligent data engineers, Star informs you of loopholes or potential threats that might allow someone to harm your data. This is something ALL businesses need on an annual basis, just as each of us needs a checkup once a year. Let Star handle your business security checkup. CEO’s and CIO’s and other executives need assurance from an outside source that their current IT network and data are as secure as possible. We offer business a peace of mind with this service. Take advantage of our expertise. Do this for your business before a catastrophic issue happens and it is too late.
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