Assignment on Network Infrastructure Management

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Network Infrastructure Management
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Abstract
Industrial research focuses on two companies that represent a large and small company.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers (MDL), which represents the small business, the firm uses a Virtual
Private Network, which provided a tunnel for connecting all firms' operations at a lower cost.
More importantly, it reduces the costs further since it VPN does not require the hardware or
software, but with cloud, the network works perfectly for small businesses. It helps in
maintaining profits law while ensuring that they can improve business communications and offer
security and privacy. On the other hand, Woolworths represent large companies that have a
complex network due to the integration of various business units. The firm uses a WAN
connection that helps integrate all the operations, including sales representative, human resource
management, customer relationship management, and more.
Introduction
Currently, the network infrastructure is a critical asset in most of the industries. The main
aim of business using networks is to connect with users and to enable access to various resources
like the internet and other networks connected to computers. The networks are comprised of four
main elements, which include hardware, software, a connection medium, and protocols. It can be
deduced that the network is considered the most critical resource. It helps in improving the speed
and accuracy of transactions both in small and large organizations. In the current era, network
infrastructure and management play a crucial role in helping businesses create competence and
achieving a competitive advantage. The hardware and software solutions are ready and available
on a license basis, and companies divert their critical resources to remain scalable, secure, and
flexible. There are differences in network infrastructure management in large companies and
small companies that depend on the purpose and the size of operations. Large companies have

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resources at their disposal that they can dedicate to get the best network management. They need
to store massive data, retrieve in time, and share with all parties involved. Small companies are
majorly used to carry day to day activities and manage shareholders.
Large Firm- Woolworth Groups
Woolworth Group is a large company that has more than has 200,000 employees. It is an
Australian chain supermarket and grocery store that was founded in 1924 (WoolWorths Groups
2019, n.p). It is regarded as the number one Australian food retailer that provides quality
operations of general consumers stores, supermarkets, and procurement of food, liquor, and
more. The company has been able to extend its service in New Zealand, but they have dominated
the Australian market.
The company is a trusted brand that strives to serve more than 28 million customers
across the nation (WoolWorths Groups 2019, n.p). The firm works under the purpose of creating
better experiences for a better tomorrow. Also, they work under the values to ensure they put the
customers first in all their brands. The main objectives are to ensure they have connected and
convenient ways to shop, differentiate food customer propositions, unlock value in the portfolio,
and making it better for customers and safer for stores and support. The key strategies of
operation include building capabilities for the future, creating differentiation in their range of
activities, and leveraging core platforms.
Small Company- McCarthy Durie Lawyers (MDL)
McCarthy Durie Lawyers' firm was founded in 1978. It specializes in providing legal
services and ensuring they have the right systems in place to deliver quality and efficiency to
their clients. The firm has 77 employees entrusted in the delivery of quality services in different

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legal services (McCarthy Durie Lawyers). The two firms will guide the research through
comparison on the management, use, complexity of networks and, designs of communication in
the organization.
The firm aspires to deliver quality legal work and ensuring that local firm enforces legal
education of its staff. Through the years, the firm has developed into the most significant legal
practice through its ability to provide a wide range of services in Sydney, Brisbane, and
Redlands city. The firm has nine directors who manage the conveyance services, litigation, and
commercial law services in a well-respected way. The focus is on improving the satisfaction of
customers with the best legal solutions. The business systems help in delivering quality and
efficiency among clients and foster training for the workforce. The network connections with a
specialist in all legal fields are well managed and shape quality delivery. It is a privately held
company.
Business Communications and Business Systems of Woolworth
With revenue of $59.98 billion, the firm can get the network connectivity that can help in
the operation of more than 3,000 stores. The importance of connectivity to a reliable, convenient,
and secure network is to ensure that the branches of operations are well connected and timely
sharing of necessary data. The network connectivity protocol that the firm uses is a Wide Area
Network. The significant benefits that the firm gets from using WAN are enhancing internal
communications across all the stores of Woolworth Groups. Through improved communication,
it increases productivity. WAN is always a viable solution due to the use of standard resources in
managing various branches of business across the nation and the world. Through the use of a
Wide Area Network infrastructure, that improves the management roles by ensuring that there is
timely delivery of information to all the stores (Rzym et al., 2017, p.48). Also, with its high