Technical Audit
The process of keeping your hardware and server software and application
suites current is a constant effort.
Understanding the real needs of a client and creating a web site that meets
their needs may appear easy, but it isn't. It is actually similar to the process
of designing an office building. A team of professionals must determine not
only what the shell of the building is going to look like, but they must look
at the needs of the entire infrastructure: what services must be designed
and installed; how people will get in and out and utilize the space; the best
layout for the available space; and the needs and capacities for services
such as air conditioning/heating, bathrooms, meeting facilities, etc.
Unless you know exactly what it is you need your site to do today, what it
must provide for your visitors, and what it must accomplish in the future,
and whether the equipment and services available to you can handle your needs,
you may not be laying the proper foundation.
A technical audit looks at the server equipment, network infrastructure,
server software and application/database needs you have today and matches
it against your stated and probable needs for future growth. The audit points
out areas where you may need to expand capabilities and capacities today or
in the near future so as to position yourself for what you need to do next
year and the year after.
But a good technical audit doesn't stop there. It looks at your users, the
people and businesses that are coming and will be coming to your site. It
examines not only how they access your site and what services they use, but
balances that against trends to determine how they will be using your site
in the future and what function you want to add.
And when all is said and done, the audit serves as a roadmap for the development
or redevelopment of your site
A technical audit can save you time and money and insure smooth server service.
Before you update your site, and discover your hardware won’t support
it or that your target audience doesn't have the necessary capabilities to
access it…consider a technical audit.
Interact is a strategic partner with Merlin Media, providing complete technical
audit services.
Contact us for more information.
