Scenario
Rise Above has hired you as an IT consultant for implementing their Windows network infrastructure. Rise Above is a vitamin supplement company, and they are currently hiring staff, establishing two locations, and have a need to get their internal IT services configured. They do not yet have an IT staff, but when they do, the IT staff will take over all aspects of IT administration. You are required to supply Rise Above with a solution which describes the implementation and configuration of their core IT services. Cost is not a significant concern – Rise Above wishes to implement the “right” solution to fit their needs now and for the next 2-3 years.
There are several details about Rise Above which will have an impact on your choices:
• Rise Above will start with 50 employees, in the following departments:
o Executives (5 employees) – manage and run the company
o Accounts and Sales Department (10 employees) – perform market research and maintain accounts
o Creative, Media and Production Department (21 employees) – advertising
o Human Resources and Finances (2 employees) – perform HR and financial duties
o IT (6 employees) – manage IT for the company
o Rise Above will have two sites, one in Hopeulikit, GA and one in Pitsfield, MA. Most staff will be located in Hopeulikit, GA, with at least 1 person from each of the departments above located in Pitsfield, MA.
• Networking equipment is already in place for both sites. A secure tunnel (using IPSec) will be established between the two sites so that inter-site traffic will be securely tunneled over the Internet. You may make whatever other assumptions you wish about intra-and inter-site connectivity.
• Security mechanisms (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection) will be handled separately, and there is no need to describe them.
• Some departments will want their data to remain private from other departments (e.g., Finances personnel will not want Production staff to see the company’s financial details).
Sample Solution