Network connected devices at Penn State are being probed daily for vulnerabilities. By securing your local area network (LAN) behind a firewall, you make it harder for would-be attackers to invade your network. The Information Technology Services (ITS) Firewall Service will provide you with cost-effective, practical, real-world protection and prevention for your LAN, securing the network from external attacks and internal abuses.

Firewalls filter incoming traffic, and according to a set of rules, hide University workstations from would-be attackers, and prevent internal users from University network misuse.

Firewall configurations can be as simple as a layer of protection for workstations on a LAN or as advanced as a barrier that safeguards both workstations and production servers. Only your department can determine the appropriate level of protection needed.

ITS encourages departments with LANs that support production servers (sometimes called enterprise servers) and local workstations to consider the relocation of the production servers to a different backbone interface. This will allow differentiated filter restrictions to be assigned to the enterprise server(s).

VIRTUALIZATION

This is one of the path breaking technology in IT history that has transformed the way computing happens and addresses the growing environmental concerns as well. Virtualization is a foundation for cloud computing and adoption rate across industry segments is very high.

Virtualization as a solution is offered by various global technology leaders and is deployed in the following areas :

We, at Arrow PC Network provide these solutions in all the above areas. Our approach towards virtualization is a comprehensive plan for the entire IT Setup and execution can be implemented in phases as per the need of the organization. This helps organizations to leverage and benefit from this technology in totality and reduces overall operational cost and provides for a better IT infrastructure management.

  • Server Virtualization
  • Desktop Virtualization
  • Application Virtualization
  • Storage Virtualization
  • Network Virtualization

VIDEO CONFRENCING

Maybe the World’s Most Perfect Technology is the Technology that gets out of the Way.

“The most important consideration for any video conferencing deployment is how easy the technology is to use”, says Frost & Sullivan in this report. And with that comes an increase in user adoption and growth in business applications that drive efficiency and productivity. Done right, video conferencing becomes a business critical communications tool that can offer significant benefits to an organisation, and provide a seamless and consistent user experience every time. But all video collaboration solutions are not alike.

Frost & Sullivan advise that video systems should be easy to use, simply by a touch of the button; integrate with existing unified communications platforms; require little to no management support; and be conducted in a secure environment.

In this report, The Role of the User Experience in Video Conferencing, you’ll learn more about the video conferencing decision making process and practical recommendations for identifying and working with technology providers to ensure you get the best solution for your users.