At Structured, proper network capacity planning starts with careful capacity measurement by monitoring and assessing the number and type of vehicles using the system. When examining network traffic, Structured breaks it down into two types:

• Background Traffic—or infrastructure traffic such as keep-alive packets between a PC and a server for mapping a drive to a network share
• Transactional/Functional Traffic—which is generated when a task is performed, such as when a bank teller enters a deposit for a customer.

We’ll also help identify the peak days for roles in each department, measure the traffic and document it. Depending on the nature of the peaks observed, the network should be able to cope with peak traffic in all departments simultaneously, or if peaks seldom overlap, there may be no need to plan for overlap.

System and Organizational Optimization

Structured’s professionals carefully calculate usage and make recommendations based on unique usage patterns, enabling businesses to:

• Save Time— capacity analysis cuts down on time wasted  looking for wrong network problems. It’s better to anticipate problems and plan proactively than to react to them..
• Avoid Lost Productivity or Opportunity— Some industries  need instantaneous transaction completion. Network delays can mean lost business or the risk of expensive regulatory non-compliance penalties.
• Remain Flexible—Business needs change over time – Structured helps you adjust your capacity needs accordingly.

Capacity planning should, within certain practical limits, help to anticipate the future. Structured can help to quantify the current state of the network and make educated predictions about how it could change.  These methods will prepare businesses for such change and provide flexibility for reacting quickly to maintain business advantages.