OVERVIEW:

Today’s market can be summed up largely in one word: cost One of the key areas to target for improved cost management—and performance—is literally at the reach of CIOs’ fingertips: the network.
Unforeseen innovations are rapidly changing the face of the network technology market. From virtualization to social networks to cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS), the network is revolutionizing how people communicate and, ultimately, how organizations can operate with greater efficiency and agility.

Reconciling the daily conflicting pressures while driving the organization toward achieving high performance is a tough task for the CIO. The good news is that a hybrid of existing and new technologies can help the CIO deliver on every count—by tackling business-critical issues while boosting return on investment and keeping a tight rein on costs. In effect, it’s about taking better advantage of existing technologies and introducing new ones only as required.

NETWORK ASSESSMENT:

Silverlake's Network Assessment Offering helps organizations determine which solutions produce the best overall effect in terms of improving service levels, enabling new application services and lowering costs.

The offering leverages an Silverlake-developed framework and a set of tools and templates that allow rapid and thorough execution of a network assessment project.

NETWORK SECURITY OFFERINGS:

It has become necessary to grant network access to the "extended enterprise" that encompasses suppliers, partners and customers.
Silverlake uses its Next Generation Secure Network model to design flexible, tailor-made solutions that provide secure anytime, anywhere access to the network.