Nick,
What exactly are you interested in outsourcing? There are a couple of
things that you can outsource with regard to a wireless network. 1)
Site survey for location of the APs. 2) If you do your in-house
cabling, you can outsource a cabling contractor who has experience with
wireless deployments to do the installs. 3) You can outsource the
management of the system. I am sure you can probably find a company
that you can lease the equipment from. So the outsourcing possibilities
are nearly endless. You first need to define what your organization is
capable of doing on its own and what your company needs to outsource.
I strongly suggest for you to make sure to do all your homework on
possible vendors. Check references that the company may have. You
would be much better off with a company who is up and coming because
they tend to 1) have better prices and 2) be hungrier than their larger
competitors. But this is a matter of personal preference. Last but not
least, (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT) with any company that you decide to
outsource be sure that you have a very capable project manager that is
going to ride them for deliverables and milestones. If you lack this,
you are going to get a half @$$ job that you are not going to be happy.
You do not want the outsourcing company to dictate what you can and
cannot do. Just make sure you get your money's worth.
Thanks.
Jorge Bodden
Network Analyst
New York Hospital/Columbia University
Urrea, Nick wrote:
We are interested in outsourcing our wireless network.
Any suggestions?
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Nicholas Urrea
IT Department
UC Hastings College of the Law
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