INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORKING
The proper functioning and security of a network is based on its design and installation.
It is essential to have the correct configuration in desktop computers, but even more important are network devices, such as switches, routers and servers, since these provide us with connectivity and the link to the rest of the world.
These network devices without the correct and adequate configuration can give us connection problems, as well as network vulnerability; allowing external agents to enter it, being able to see, modify and even delete files.
BENEFITS
Fault tolerance
The Internet is expected to always be available to the millions of users who rely on that service. To achieve this requires a network architecture developed to be fault tolerant.
Scalability
A scalable network can rapidly expand to support new users and applications without affecting the performance of the service delivered to current users.
Quality of Service (QoS)
Networks need mechanisms to manage congested network traffic. Bandwidth is the measure of the data transmission capacity of the network.
Security
The network infrastructure, services, and data contained in network-connected devices are very important business and personal assets. If the integrity of those resources is compromised, this could have serious consequences.