Global Data Systems delivers end-to-end Professional Services that converges the wiring infrastructure, security, and communications systems over a single network. Our approach integrates world-class engineering talent with best-practices that transform complex technology plans into business-enabling solutions.  GDS delivers the following professional services: Assessments, Planning, Design, Implementation and Operations and Project Management.

ASSESSMENT SERVICES: GDS' Assessment Services focuses on the client's critical business goals and objectives and how technology can be applied to achieve them.  We assess:

• The current state of the infrastructure
• A logical link bridging strategic objectives and the technology necessary to achieve those objectives
• Specific recommendations on what it will take to achieve goal state.

Key Deliverables:

Strategic Assessment Report and Recommendations that define:

• Business initiatives, goals and technology requirements
• Current infrastructure costing and utilization
• The risks and issues in continuing to use the existing system
• A GAP analysis illustrating the incremental investments and cost benefits between the current state and a goal state

PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES: The Planning and Design Services takes the recommendations identified in the Strategic Assessment Report into a document that defines the total solution architecture.

Key Deliverables: 

• Business goals as they relate to architecture and design
• Network map of existing IP environment
• Detailed design that applies the architecture across the client's organization
• Migration and transition plan
• Detailed equipment list for order placement
• Logical and physical network connectivity schedules
• Address and naming conventions
• Equipment configuration templates
• Blueprint of the new solution and systems
• Potential vendors providing available component technologies

IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES: Our Implementation Services generate a detailed specification based on the chosen design and vendor component technologies.  GDS engineers will implement the system level components into the production environment.

Key Deliverables:

• Stage
• Rack and Stack
• Configuration and Testing
• Performance Refinement

OPERATION AND CUT-OVER SERVICES: The Operations and Cut-over Services establish the production turnover and operational procedures to ensure that our client's technical staff can support the new system. GDS delivers the "As-built" and final documentation; makes final solution adjustments; and defines the solution reporting, monitoring, and capacity-planning functions.

Key Deliverables:

• Processes and procedures for operating the new system
• As-built system diagrams and system configurations
• Contingency plan for service outages
• Troubleshooting procedures
• Training and review for system administrators and technicians