| Description: | The Optimising & Securing your Communication Network Invesment briefing is delivered in association with Knowledge Ireland. The strategic half day briefing considers the opportunities presented by network technologies and services in the modern age.
One goal of the briefing is to de-mystify the complex discipline of network design. Options for cost-effective broadband access are examined, as well as operational and service factors.
The briefing includes a review of the evolution of wide area networking in the Irish market, culminating in the emergence of IP-centric carrier MPLS networks. This leads into an overview of the business case for implementing next-generation business networks, covering key business drivers such as reduced cost and improved return on capital.
The session then continues with a best practice guide for the specification, selection and management of services, focussed on an application-based Service Level Agreement model. This is to ensure the network has the flexibility and agility to respond to the future business needs of the organisation, while delivering cost efficiency and performance improvement.
The event concludes with a discussion of the future trends for service-oriented architectures over distance networks.
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| Audience | This briefing is suitable for Senior Managers and Directors involved in the strategic planning of communications initiatives within their organisations who need an appreciation of the operational as well as cost issues presented by new networking technologies.
It will also appeal to those department managers charged with researching and planning initiatives as well as those eager to keep abreast of the development of new service architectures. |
| Objectives | On completion of this briefing, delegates will:
- Understand the business motivation and business drivers for business networks of the near future.
- Be familiar with the key concepts and issues involved in designing and operating a multi-site, IP-centric network
- Know how to assess, plan and operate new network services.
- Understand the essential human dimension vis a vis training in operating and co-managing a strategically-sourced network.
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