Chesapeake NetCraftsmen has worked with this large government
entity on various engagements for more than four years. Our
history of successful projects prompted them to engage us
again for a Data Network Infrastructure Upgrade and Ongoing
Operational Support Project.
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged by a large government
Technology Services Division to provide additional support
to professional staff in its Data Network Engineering Subdivision.
Their network comprised approximately 150 Local Area Networks
(LANs) and 400+ Wide Area Networks (WANs).
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen consultants have successfully worked
with this large government entity on various engagements over
many years. Because of these successes, we were asked to provide
consulting services on a “High Level Project Management/Network
Design” project.
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged by a large government
Network Operations Division to provide additional support
to professional staff in its Network Operations Section (NOD).
The Network Operations Division is responsible for the installation,
maintenance, troubleshooting and security of all data communication
networks and systems.
As a result of previous work with another division, this major
medical information e-commerce provider engaged Chesapeake
NetCraftsmen to assist with its network connectivity needs.
The client was planning to connect to the Internet via two
ISPs, through two border routers running BGP.
When this large, high-science institute was planning to upgrade
their network, they engaged Chesapeake NetCraftsmen to provide
an assessment of the current state of the network, review
their short-term implementation plan, and advise on meeting
long-term goals.
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged by a large financial lending
institution to assist in the integration of a new building
into the current corporate network. Chesapeake NetCraftsmen
was asked to provide expertise in Network Design, IP Address
Planning and Network Management. The client also requested
implementation and quality assurance services in support of
this project.
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged by a large financial transaction
processing company to assist in moving its network to a new
primary data center. This needed to be done seamlessly, without
any down time on the existing network. Following transition
to the new data center, the former data center needed to be
cleanly cut away from the network.
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged by a major, worldwide
credit provider to solve issues with their Wide Area Network.
The network was unstable and experienced frequent outages.
Their network redundancy was not working and they were unable
to add additional links without problems. As a result, they
could not grow their business.
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged by this large medical
information warehousing corporation to address issues related
to the stability of their switched LAN which had come to light
as the result of a previous Network Assessment project performed
by Chesapeake NetCraftsmen.
This mid-sized passenger air transport provider retained Chesapeake
NetCraftsmen to design and implement an Internet access solution
for its new passengers’ lounge at a large airport hub.
They requested that the new design use as much of their existing
infrastructure as possible while blocking lounge customer
access to any internal corporate resources.
A major technical publisher of physics-related materials asked
Chesapeake NetCraftsmen to install CiscoWorks for use in managing
their network devices. The client needed a turnkey implementation
that would begin with CiscoWorks then add configuration of
network devices for manageability according to Best Practices.
Cisco Systems has frequently engaged Chesapeake NetCraftsmen’s
Cisco Certified Systems instructors to provide Instructor-Led
Training Courses. Chesapeake NetCraftsmen has made instructors
available to Cisco Systems, to deliver courses both on- and
off-site, who are particularly well-versed in the required
topics.
A large government-military contractor engaged Chesapeake
NetCraftsmen to provide technology transfer, course development
and “train the trainer” services. Their objective
was to provide the initial Army and Army National Guard training
as well as to enable the contractor’s trainers to deliver
concentrated courses to Army and Army National Guard Signal
Corps units at remote military bases, including locations
in Alaska and Hawaii.
After a major financial lending institution had added an acquired
Data Center to its network, Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was engaged
to provide support for the integration of the Data Center
into the existing network. The client provided all necessary
equipment and facilities, including timely access to existing
network devices and off-line sample devices for the purpose
of developing configurations.
A major online education provider needed to develop the new
Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT) course for Cisco
Systems. Although this company had an internal course developer
writing the content, they needed in-depth technical support
for the course development process.
A major global provider of networking products and services
needed instructional, Web-based simulations for troubleshooting
labs that could integrate with an existing e-learning course
on Cisco Catalyst 6000 series LAN Switches.
Following a project to help a mid-sized air transport provider
client deploy their network in the Chicago area to support
company growth, Chesapeake NetCraftsmen was asked to assist
in the implementation of a Voice Over IP (VOIP) project.
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