IT INFRASTRUCTURE.

Running head: IT INFRASTRUCTURE
IT Infrastructure
Subtopic: Creating an overall IT Infrastructure proposal for AusEd.
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Project Description.................................................................................................................3
Purpose of the Project............................................................................................................4
Assumptions...........................................................................................................................5
Networking Devices...............................................................................................................6
Logical Diagram.....................................................................................................................8
Justification for using the above hardware...........................................................................10
Growing AusEd to be a sustainable economy......................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
For setting up a network structure in any organization, it is important to establish the
idea of the IT infrastructures in all the possible ways for setting up a network design. There
are few concepts that needs to be understood for establishing the knowledge for feasibly
working with the networking devices and the concepts can be explained in this particular
report. It is essential to understand the goal behind the implementation plan and the set goals
of the project before understanding the criteria of the application of those ideas. Any
organization that is required to implement the development of a network design is expected to
be previously known to the person who would be in charge to make it easy for the
organization and the person to develop a mutual understanding and comprehend the
requirements of the implementation. In the similar way, the organization of AusEd is in dire
necessity of establishing a network setup which would be providing with effective security
while its accession and even while transferring and sharing data, information and resources.
The organization of AusEd is said to have a total amount of about 2000 hosts. They have
recently faced a loss in the network system that was pre-existing in the organization. This is
why they are currently looking for a new networking system that would have the ability to
provide services to all the hosts having no breakdowns and complaints. It is required that the
IT manager needs to know the total number of hosts available for the proposed connection
system. It would be easier to determine the number of the hosts when the number of
workstations are identified and the number of people to be served are understood before the
implementation of the project. This helps in understanding the type of equipment need for the
implementation plan.
There is another major concern before the starting of the project. This is regarded the
cost estimation plan for the organization of AusEd, who want to implement the new network
set up as the proposed plan of network upgradation. It is required that to make the project
implementation plan absolutely successful, it is essential to understand and consider all the
terms of issues as well. These issue considerations can be pointed out as the security of the
network that the organization requires, the flexibility and the scalability of the system if it is
required to add further devices in near future. Other security concerns may include the
security of the devices with the utilization of the Firewalls and the Virtual Private Networks
or VPNs.

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Project Description
The organization of AusEd already has an existing network system, however; the
previous experiences of mishaps have made the organization to think about establishing a
new network system according to the setup of to the requirements of the organization. The
primary requirement of the organization is to set up a network system that would not
eliminate the previously existing network, maintain it, and make sure it still functions like
before using an exclusive MYOB software (Tanenbaum, 2016). There are also other areas
that are required to look about the areas of improving the relation of the organization with
their customers and has an intention of implementing the Sugar CRM Software along with
the Microsoft Exchange Server for sending and receiving of emails. The project will thus
provide a diagram that would explain all the required system that has been followed for the
implementation plan. The primary key of this particular assignment is to formulate a proper
concept of the implementation plan that would have a clear vision and analysis of the design
behind the network system. The organization of AusEd has over 2000 hosts as a collective
idea gathered from all the departments of sales, marketing, admin, course delivery divisions,
and all the others (Francik et al., 2018). This is because the organization would require an
evaluation that would have the details about the locations of the networks and would also
help in the selection of the most appropriate model for designing the proposed network
system. The devices that are required to be utilized for this purpose of designing a network
system for the organization of AusEd would include the likes of printers, scanners, personal
computers, photocopiers, and even laptops.
The utilization of the Wide Area Network in this particular case would be a much
wider concept to adapt to since the organization of AusEd has its branches all over the
country and it is required that all these branches stay connected to the headquarters. This
would be described in details with the help of a logical diagram (Majchrzak, Markus &
Wareham, 2016). The institution is resided in the student premise where a Wireless Internet
access is required to let the student access the network within the close proximity of the
school premises and would not have to leave the school premises. Therefore, keeping all
these constraints in mind, the logical design is created including the required personal
computers, servers, security devices, and the firewalls, VPNs and others.