Free
IT Health Check |
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Answer the questions below and we
will get back to you with our recommendations having analysed your answers: |
| Contact Details: |
| Name: |
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| Company: |
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| Email Address: |
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| Contact Telephone: |
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| Address: |
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| Internet Connection: |
| How do you Connect to the Internet ? |
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| Do you have a fixed IP Address ? |
Yes |
No |
| If you have broadband do you know the
contention ration ? |
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| How many computers share to your Internet
connection ? |
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| IT & Network
Security: |
| Type of Network: ? |
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| How Many Computers are connected to
your Local Area Network (LAN): ? |
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| Do you have a Hardware Firewall ?: |
Yes |
No |
| If you have a firewall is it configured
properly: ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do Users have to enter their own unique
Username & Password to access computers: ? |
Yes |
No |
Do passwords meet minimum complexity
standards: ?
(i.e. Minimum of 7 characters long and includes upper case,lower case
and numeric characters) |
Yes |
No |
| Can you deny access to certain folders
and documents to keep sensitive information from unauthorised network
users ? |
Yes |
No |
| Can members of the public gain physical
access to any of your computers: ? |
Yes |
No |
| Virus, Adware
& Spyware Protection: |
| Is Anti-Virus Software Installed on
all Computers ?: |
Yes |
No |
| Is your Anti-Virus software regularly
and automatically updated with the latest virus patterns ? |
Yes |
No |
| Does your Anti-Virus software automatically
perform regular scans of all computers to detect viruses in addtion to
running in the background to detect viruses attempting to infect systems
? |
Yes |
No |
| Do staff know what action to take if
a virus is detected on their system ? |
Yes |
No |
| Is someone of sufficient IT competance
responsible for checking Anti-Virus software is up to date, that scans
are regularly performed and viruses that are detected are not ignored
or left to infect other machines ? |
Yes |
No |
| Are Emails Anti-Virus scanned by your
ISP to remove infected files before they ever reach your network ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do you have a download policy to prevent
viruses, adware, spyware and unecessary use of bandwidth: ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do you prevent users from installing
uncertified software on business systems: ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do you use a firewall and software such
as Net Nanny to block users from viewing certain web sites, such as known
porn or download sites associated with spyware and viruses: ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do all Staff know how to Safely Open
Email Attachments: ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do all Staff know how to Safely access
files on USB/Pen drives, Memory Cards and Digital Cameras which are swapped
between different computers: ? |
Yes |
No |
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| Data Backups: |
| Do You Have a Rock Solid Backup Policy
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Yes |
No |
| Are Backups Scheduled to Run Automatically
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Yes |
No |
| Are you alerted if a Backup Fails |
Yes |
No |
| Do You Backup Data to a Remote Server
Off Site ?: |
Yes |
No |
| Are Copies of Backup Media Stored Off
Site ?: |
Yes |
No |
| Do You Use
to provide real time backups to multiple disks?: |
Yes |
No |
| Business Software
& Applications: |
Do you use a server running a server
operating system ?
(e.g. Windows Server 2003 or Linux) |
Yes |
No |
| Do have an Intranet/Extranet to seamlessly
centralise and share your data sources and business applications with
those who need them ? |
Yes |
No |
| Are all your business applications networked
for use by all who need them? |
Yes |
No |
| Do your business practices involve any
unnecessary duplication of information, form filling or paper chasing. |
Yes |
No |
| Email & the
Web |
| Can staff securely access their email,
desktop, business tools or data from outside the office ? |
Yes |
No |
| Do you have a company web site ? |
Yes |
No |
| Does your web site get found by it's
target audience ? |
Yes |
No |
| Is your web site well represented for
relevant key phrases on search engines ? |
Yes |
No |
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| What
would you like to do with computers ?: |
| I want to Network Computers
Together ?: |
Yes |
No |
| Remote Access:
I want to securly gain access to my computer remotely from anywhere in the world
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Yes |
No |
Setup Roaming Profiles
(Hot Desktopping): Roaming Profiles allow a users to access
their own desktop and emails etc, regardless of which computer they log
into on the network. This means you need less computers than staff as
staff can log on to any available computer. |
Yes |
No |
Tell me the benefits of
RAID: RAID is a method of simultaneously saving & retrieving data from multiple
low cost disk drives in real time. In the event of a disk failure NO data
is lost and there's zero down time as the system can continue to function
on the remaining drive/drives. |
Yes |
No |
| Web
& Software Development: |
| Search Engine Applications: |
Yes |
No |
| Database Applications: |
Yes |
No |
| Web Development: |
Yes |
No |
| Bespoke Software Development: |
Yes |
No |
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