Navigate IT - Consultancy

Business Start-Ups
Are you just starting out in business? If you need some impartial advice as to what technology, systems, or software will best suit you then we are here to assist.
We can aid you in the development of your business plan, filling in the blank areas when it comes to technology, and offering the benefit of our experience with the daunting task of what to purchase for your specific business model.
Any systems we design or implement will provide you with the best possible foundation on which to grow your new business.

Data Archiving
Regulatory compliance is becoming more and more commonplace in daily business. Many businesses have obligations to store data for many years, but this presents its own problem in terms of storage, archiving and retrieval.
We highly recommend a product from Symantec called Enterprise Vault. This excellent product can take the strain from your Exchange Server and not only offer excellent search facilities, but also offer full data archiving for a retention period set by you, and aid in the area of compliance, giving you a full audit trail of what was sent, by whom and when. Enterprise Vault is a seriously powerful tool that will aid your business and is absolutely the best place to archive email. Allow us to demonstrate how you can benefit from Enterprise Vault.

Disaster Recovery
Does your business have a plan in place should a significant problem occur, such as a fire, a flood, theft of equipment or a significant hardware failure?
Preparing a disaster recovery plan is very important given the mission critical nature of IT systems. It is also an often-overlooked area. Insurance companies are increasingly asking about disaster recovery provision at renewal time and levels of cover are often dependant on a plan being in place.
Navigate IT can offer advice and guidance on preparing a plan, and help to construct disaster recovery toolkits for use in the event of a disaster. We will even undertake complete disaster recovery simulations, where your plan can be tested, using a test environment and your data restored to ensure integrity.
Our engineers have many years of experience of running corporate systems and networks where the unavailability of a system is not an option. We only recommend solutions that are proven in the field. We know from experience that implementation is equally as critical as the actual hardware used – even the best hardware can be handicapped if it is not installed or configured optimally. We ensure that hardware, regardless of cost, is always set up and configured to ensure the best possible performance and reliability.
IT are highly skilled in offering a full shakedown and test of your backup systems and, more importantly, data restoration. Research has shown that a high percentage of businesses that experience a significant disaster, such as the loss of a system without proper backups, never recover. Using state of the art backup software ensures your most precious asset – your data – is totally protected. We will work with you to build an understanding of what to backup and the frequency, we will also ensure we have addressed all areas, often finding data that is vital to your business but sits on a overlooked system and ensuring it is protected.

Network Design
At Navigate IT, we see the network as a key business enabler. No more so is this true than for small to medium businesses that can now tap into the benefits of network technology previously only available to larger companies.
The ability of modern networks to handle multiple tasks means your business can achieve far greater efficiencies and functionality than ever before. Using a single network to carry both your data and voice communications, commonly known as a "Converged Network", gives businesses of all sizes more flexibility in their use of technology.

Premises Moves
An office relocation, or the opening of a new site is a hugely stressful activity. You need to ensure all systems are operational for you to continue business in your new home with as little downtime as possible. There are a lot of plates to spin, and a lot of potential stumbling blocks that can cause a showstopper at the last minute.
We have completed a number of office moves, both with divisions of a main site and complete head-office relocations. Let us look after the technical side of things so you can remain focused on your business, or alternatively let us project-manage the whole move process. We are well aware of major issues that can manifest themselves when moving, and we have solutions that allow your business to keep running if there is an extraordinary issue come move day.