Network Architecture Review

Naturally, the top priority for any organisation is to keep critical workloads running. Time and money is often invested in ‘keeping the lights on’ which can have a detrimental impact on future development and transformation plans.

The skills needed to run a transformation programme or cloud-based development are very different to those needed for day-to-day management. This can lead to a conundrum over whether to buy vs build.

We can offer first hand experience which will help you to make key decisions such as this.

If you're worried that your network security posture could be more robust, you are not alone.

Our network security architecture review identifies vulnerabilities, optimises defences, and ensures proper segmentation and access controls across your entire estate.

We assess your security against NHS Digital, PSN, and other UK compliance standards.

Network skills are running short, and a lack of people in the discipline can prevent organisations from achieving their goals, or even planning them in the first place.

Our architecture assessment session will allow you to lean on our expertise and get you started on the journey.

Whether you’re already working in the cloud, or migrating on-prem workloads for the first time, you need a strong digital foundation to support the network.

Hybrid, multicloud and supercloud approaches are all possible. We can help you figure out which strategy will work best for your organisation's network performance.

We can help ensure network compliance through our Architecture Review by assessing configurations against regulatory standards, identifying gaps, and recommending necessary adjustments to meet compliance requirements.

A Network Architecture Review is a structured analysis of your network infrastructure, including your WAN estate, clouds, data centres and other endpoints. It assesses routing and security policies between locations to build a picture of how your network is built, how well it performs, and how secure it is.

A Network Architecture Review can be crucial to understanding the ways that your network is holding back your daily operations, your scope to innovate, or both!

It provides a fresh, unbiased set of eyes, to identify risks and opportunities, resulting in a set of clear actions for continued improvement.

Our network security architecture review examines:

• Security device configurations and policies

• Network segmentation and access controls

• Compliance against UK standards (HSCN, PSN, ISO 27001)

• Vulnerability assessments and threat analysis

• Cloud security architecture evaluation

You need a network architecture review when facing:

• Merger or acquisition complexities

• Large-scale transformation projects

• Security concerns or compliance requirements

• Network performance issues

• Skills gaps in your IT team

• Cloud migration planning

We recommend conducting some kind of review annually, but if your business is growing and changing quickly, it may be wise to do this more often.

Triggers may include:

• Staff turnover in IT teams

• Upcoming transformation projects

• New compliance requirements

• Security incidents or breaches

High-level review: 1-2 hours of your team's time 

Comprehensive assessment: Multiple sessions over several days 

Complex enterprise networks: We can embed technical experts for agreed periods

Yes. As the only UK NaaS provider with HSCN and PSN access, we specialise in public sector network architecture reviews. We ensure compliance with NHS Digital standards, PSN requirements, and other UK regulatory frameworks.

Absolutely. We assess hybrid cloud, multicloud, and on-premises network architectures. Our experts evaluate connectivity between cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), data centres, and branch offices.