Benefits of the Lifecycle Approach to Network
Design
The network lifecycle approach provides many benefits, including
the following:
lowering the total cost of network
ownership:
1. Identifying and validating technology requirements
2. Planning for infrastructure changes and resource
requirements
3. Developing a sound network design aligned with technical
requirements and business goals
4. Accelerating successful implementation
5. Improving the efficiency of the network and of the staff
supporting it
6. Reducing operating expenses by improving the efficiency of
operation processesand tools
Increasing network availability:
1. Assessing the state of the network's security and its ability
to support the proposed design
2. Specifying the correct set of hardware and software releases
and keeping them operational and current
3. Producing a sound operational design and validating network
operation
4. Staging and testing the proposed system before deployment
5. Improving staff skills
6. Proactively monitoring the system and assessing availability
trends and alerts
7. Proactively identifying security breaches and defining
remediation plans
improving business agility:
1. Establishing business requirements and technology
strategies
2. Readying sites to support the system to be implemented
3. Integrating technical requirements and business goals into a
detailed design and
4. demonstrating that the network is functioning as specified
5. Expertly installing, configuring, and integrating system
components
6. Continually enhancing performance
Accelerating access to applications and
services:
1. Assessing and improving operational preparedness to support
current and plannednetwork technologies and services
2. Improving service-delivery efficiency and effectiveness by
increasing availability,resource capacity, and performance
3. Improving the availability, reliability, stability of the
network and the applications running on it
4. Managing and resolving problems affecting the system and
keeping softwareapplications current
For this project we have decided to go with System Development
Life Cycle approach Methodology
Because it is efficient.
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