Windward Consulting Group Awarded United States Department of State Contract to Support Enterprise Network Management Assessment.HERNDON, Va. -- Windward wind·ward adj. 1. Of or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows. 2. Of or on the side exposed to the wind or to prevailing winds. adv. In a direction from which the wind blows; against the wind. Consulting Group, the premier operational management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects and systems engineering firm, today announced the Department of State has selected Windward to provide an assessment of the department's Enterprise Network Management system. Under the contract, Windward will conduct an analysis of the network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. problem management workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. as well as the fault, configuration and performance management toolsets. Windward will utilize commercial service provider and government best practices to help the Department of State ensure available, fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. and low-risk operation of the department's total IT environment, enabling employees to communicate rapidly and securely in a variety of conventional and innovative ways, including message text, voice, and video-conferencing. "The award of this contract is a testament to the quality of Windward's core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
Windward continues to build its direct federal customer base, which includes the Department of the Navy and National Institutes of Health. About Windward Founded in 1997, Windward Consulting Group provides strategic management consulting and systems integration services to organizations that rely on their network and systems infrastructure as a key business asset. Windward takes a fresh look at organizational objectives and develops a strategy on which to build dynamic solutions that continually increase customers' return on investment, increase efficiencies and overall reliability, as well as reduce operation costs. Windward works with a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s , global customer base consisting of Fortune 500, service providers, and governments. For more information on Windward, please visit www.windwardcg.com or email solutions@windwardcg.com. |
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