The document discusses an IT assessment that evaluates an organization's network infrastructure, security, disaster recovery, and budget. It explains that an assessment helps plan for future upgrades, new technologies, improved processes, and potential staff or technology changes. The assessment is meant to coach and advise an organization, not threaten IT staff. Consultants will provide recommendations and expertise from other similar organizations without acting as stock brokers. The assessment also tests network security, backups, compliance, and reviews how well the existing IT systems support the organization.

1. Thrive. Grow. Achieve.
De-Mystifying the
IT Assessment
Nate Solloway
March 25, 2014

2. WHAT’S ON TAP?
• What we do
• Why do an IT Assessment?
• Is this a threat to my IT Staff?
• Network Infrastructure
• Network Security
• Disaster Recovery
• What’s New?
• Are You Being Served?
• IT Budget Review
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3. WHY DO AN ASSESSMENT?
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4. WHY? PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
• IS IT TIME FOR UPGRADES?
• PREPARING FOR AN RFP
• TIME TO INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY
• IMPROVE BUSINESS PROCESSES
• CHECKING ON EXISTING PRACTICES
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5. WHY? WAS THERE A PROBLEM?
• WAS THERE A SERVER OUTAGE?
• AN AUDIT IS COMING UP
• STAFF NEED ASSESSING OR THERE IS POTENTIAL LOSS OF STAFF
• RECURRING ISSUES
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6. • STAFF
• TECHNOLOGY
• INFRASTUCTURE
• PLANNING FOR A MOVE?
• SOFTWARE , AMS
• IT PLANNING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS
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7. WHAT ABOUT MY IT STAFF?
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8. COACHES NOT ADVERSARIES
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9. AN ASSET MANAGER, NOT A STOCK
BROKER
• CONSULTANTS ARE PART OF YOUR TEAM
• EXPERIENCES FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS
• TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS
• IN-HOUSE OR THE CLOUD?
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10. DOES YOUR NETWORK LOOK LIKE THIS?
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11. OR THIS?
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12. NETWORK SECURITY
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13. • UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
• CONCERNS WITH IN-HOUSE STAFF
• EXTERNAL THREATS
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14. VULNERABILITY TESTING VS
PENETRATION TESTING
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
WHITE BOX TESTING
GREY BOX TESTING
BLACK BOX TESTING
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15. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TESTED
YOUR BACKUPS?
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17. ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
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19. IT BUDGET REVIEW
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20. QUESTIONS?
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21. THANK YOU!
Seth Zarny – Partner
szarny@raffa.com
301.279.6500
Nate Solloway – Manager
nsolloway@raffa.com
202.955.8417
Evette Collins – Account Executive
ecollins@raffa.com
202.955.6708