Is your network cabling up to speed? Is that a question you’ve even considered? Network cabling, like all technology, needs to be kept up-to-date.
Experts recommend that a cell phone upgrade should be done every 2-3 years. Laptops should be upgraded every 3-5 years. If you wait longer than these recommended times, you’ll notice a drop in performance.
The same is true for your network cabling.
Ideally, it should be evaluated every 3-5 years.
The funny thing about network cabling is that people forget about it. You might install switches that run at a faster speed but not consider whether or not the network cabling you have can support that speed. Your network will only be as fast as that backbone cabling, no matter what speed your switches or devices say they can handle. Your network’s performance is only as good as its backbone.
Proactively reviewing your network cabling to find out if it is up to speed, and planning in advance to upgrade it when necessary is a strategy some of our customers have adopted, and we wholeheartedly support this approach.
Recent upgrades at the Fay School were scheduled across two budget cycles and two school years. This strategy allowed the work to be planned before it became urgent. Read the full case study here.
Planning in advance for upgrades to your network cabling allows you to budget in advance, schedule the work when it is convenient and avoid emergencies when something fails.
Large projects can be phased to make them more efficient and cost-effective. A biotech company collaborated with KTS across a three-year project; by planning, phasing and scheduling the work in advance, disruptions and delays were limited. Read the case study here.
When you plan in advance for upgrades you know you need, you save yourself the headache that an emergency inevitably brings.
If it’s been a while since you’ve evaluated your network cabling or if you know you need upgrading, let us help get you up to speed. Contact us. KTS can assist you in planning and phasing the work to fit your timeline and your budget cycles, making it convenient, not emergent. With proper planning, budgeting, scheduling and collaboration anything is possible!
