Leave Network Cabling to the IT Folks and Electricity to the Electricians

In some form recently, during the winter storms, we learned the extreme demand for electricity. It powers our overhead lighting, coffee machines, computers, charges cell phones, powers up modems, etc. Just as critical we discovered without instruments to signal or talk to one another our smart devices, cell phones & computers, do not function properly, becoming expensive notebooks and dumb-downed game consoles. What makes the ‘talking’ possible? Your network cabling. Network cabling is different than the electrical wires that give your device power. Although both are essential, both are very separate. 

Businesses are more IT-centric, cloud based and artificially intelligent (AI) advanced, causing IT to be at the top of the list of most important business tools in the toolkit. Cabling is the start to your IT map; it is the beginning the process of permitting your devices to speak to one another; whether you are sending an in-office memo, marketing a worldwide campaign, making a call, reviewing the evening security camera footage or private messaging a co-worker. 

Network cabling all starts in the server closet (that small room that buzzes day in and day out). Like your business, this space is ever-changing. When building this space, it is essential to consider wire management, temperature, orderliness, plans for expansion & modern technologies, racks (shelves created as safety shields for your servers) and server (devices that hold the grail of your business). This space is a high priority, high preforming space and should be assessed by a data or IT consultant. Your IT closet/room will need intelligent design to sustain the proper technology, the flexibility to account for growth and someone with the knowledge to decipher requirements and redundancies. Technology demands are all different based on company/user. 

ITN’s clients get firsthand evaluations to optimize conditions for technology to run effectively; we position each component with growth and efficiency in mind. Getting this completed correctly in the beginning is essential for your business moving forward. Ultimately utilizing the right IT Consultant in the beginning can save you in the long run. Each server closet and server rack are different, there is no formula to follow for IT, it is a new road map every time. What you get with an IT company, like ITN, is a data consultant with value engineering and a lengthy background in preparing businesses to utilize the tools, create the bandwidth, and establish expansion space to grow and be successful.

Sufficient cabling is the start to make all your communications run smooth. Wireless component like cell phones, tablets & laptops all rely on the wireless access point (WAP, located most times in the ceiling). That same wireless access point relies on your network cabling. Cabling can make a huge difference in processing speed (the computer’s thought process, and the reason for the hourglass), can cause wireless networks lag, they are also a culprit in why you have choppy/in-&-out phone conversations. Efficiency and data transfer speed depend on the capacity (bandwidth) of your cabling. 

We are not electricians; we are IT professionals and that is what makes us stand apart from the competition. Our sole purpose is to help you function to the highest effectiveness rate your equipment will allow. 

Let ITN help prepare for your relocation, addition, or expansion. Your IT move, your IT change is a BIG deal!  

Megan Saupp

425-977-2424