Whatever the size of your organization, a business-class network is within your reach. By understanding and taking some simple steps, you can implement a network infrastructure that provides your company with significant and substantive benefits. From empowering your employees to greatly improving customer service, networking technology can have a lasting impact on your business. This guide examines the critical issues of networking, how it works, and how it can help you achieve a competitive edge. Topics include: • The basics: What is a network and how does it work? • What are routers and switches and what is their role in the network? • How does a network help you control your costs? • How does a network improve your operational efficiency? • How does a network help provide complete security for your information? From increasing efficiency to decreasing costs to boosting customer satisfaction, every small and medium-sized business (SMB) faces unique challenges. Let’s start by understanding how networks are put together, and then examine how they address your business needs. Moving Data Around: Routers and Switches….The award-winning Cisco routing, Cisco switching, Cisco security, unified communications, wireless, and networked storage products stand on their own individual merits, but are also designed to provide an exponential increase in benefits when integrated and deployed together….

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