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What security challenges are you facing today? with the next generation of IT services and applications?

Have you seen increased challenges in controlling, monitoring and managing the growing number of devices?

How are you providing security, monitoring and maintenance at the Network Endpoint (Laptop / Desktop / Handheld)

Is your IT organization challenged with managing a number of disparate systems?

How will you need to ensure data privacy in the future?

How are you working to maximize the efficiency of your internal administrative team?

• Do you have separate networks? If so, how many?
  
• Do you see issues increasing costs with maintaining separate networks?
  

• How dependant are you on service providers?
  
• What technology is currently in place?
  

• What is your failure cut over plan?
  
• Do you foresee new security requirements to support these new applications?
  

• Do you feel your current technology addresses all of your applications / requirements?
  
• Do you feel your technology is suitable to support the growth planned and future applications?
  

• Do you see value in having a single point of accountability in your network decisions?
  
• Do you have experience implementing multi-vendor solutions?
  

• How have previous project implementations gone… on time/delayed?
  
• What has been your experience with implementations in the past? Have you suffered from extended downtime?
  

• Where is the area of expertise within your workforce i.e TDM.
  
• Is your workforce open to learning new technologies, i.e. IP, NG SONET, MPLS
  
• What new skills need to be developed based on your new technologies?
  
• How have your people limitations limited your ability to implement new technologies?
  

• How dispersed is your workforce?
  
• Is your maintenance team in house or do you rely on contractors?
  

• Describe how you keep your workforce up to date today?
  
• How is training being delivered today?
  

Describe your experience managing across multiple technologies. Any challenges?

• How are you addressing your recruiting and training challenge?
  
• How are you transferring knowledge from seasoned workforce to new team members?
  

• Describe your goals for network continuity?
  
• What current challenges are you experiencing relative to network downtimes?
  
• What are your priorities for improving reliable communications?
  
• How would you like to improve your response to major emergency and disaster events?
  

How would you ideally manage bandwidth and capacity in your network?

• What are some of the new technologies you are evaluating?
  
• How would you ideally deploy new technologies - video, wireless, smart devices, etc.?
  

• What are your priorities for improving security?
  
• How do you assess cyber terrorism vulnerabilities?
  
• Is your visibility into real-time security events adequate?
  

• Describe the ways you need to communicate and monitor field personnel.
  
• How has video surveillance been implemented today? How would you like to see it deployed in the future?
  
• How do you get real-time data/video to your first responders?
  

How do you protect your public safety assets?

How are you protecting citizen information?