Spearhead Technologies

Based in Chichester on the South Coast of England, Spearhead Technologies has grown to become the leading provider of visual configuration management solutions which can effectively map and manage entire networks for corporate business, Government departments and the Ministry of Defence in the UK.

 Spearheads solution stores your existing network configurations in an organised fashion.  Linking together existing networking and IT asset information repositories from individual spreadsheets and databases maintained throughout your infrastructure by people with knowledge of some part of the network.  This gives you automated, up-to-date network visualisation in a virtual Configuration Management Database

WHAT WE DO

Market leaders in the field of documentation solutions, Spearhead supply to corporate businesses, Government and the MOD who have reaped the considerable benefits and savings that a single repository of accurate and accessible visual documentation and configuration management data has brought them.

·         Ability to overlay financial, capacity and fault information over the network topology.

·         Allowing cost of services to be embedded within structured documentation.

·         Visual fault impact to service information, leading to pro-active fault management.

HOW WE DO IT

Historically IT Asset/Configuration Management has been the recording of assets in a documented format with little or no real change control process to back it up, relevant data about each device, value of operation or how it impacts the network should it fail.

Hardware provides the medium for information to be shared, however applications, customer traffic and data flow are business critical, downtime can be costly and ability to identify risk, associated costs and plan contingencies in order to manage your network downtime on an informed basis.

OUR PROCESS

Experience has shown that in order to undertake a successful Network Asset Management project, companies need help & advice. We have found that the most cost effective long term solution is for Spearhead to provide a total package, leveraging all this disparate information into a single virtual CMDB repository and visualise it.

But why do you need to visualise it?

Quite simply, you cannot manage what you cannot see. Because we visualise the underlying data what you see is not just a collection of diagrams but a living breathing representation of your organisation, showing all the relationships, vertical & horizontal across the infrastructure and the business, allowing you at a glance to examine the complex web of your network and the business it supports.

Spearhead can help you get started, advise on the structure of your project, help gather data and give you a head start. Once you are underway you have the comfort of knowing that at any point you can call on us to guide you when you need it most.

If you would like to know more about a Spearhead solution tailored to your business or to discuss your individual requirements call our specialists on 01243 513699 or email enquiries@speartec.com

 “A living, breathing representation of your company”

Article Date: 13th November 2008

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