Occasionally our Client Solutions Managers receive calls from clients concerned that their internet connection feels slow and sluggish. One of the first questions the CSM will ask is if the business is running any web or cloud applications. The downside of many of the popular business web apps including Skype, Dropbox, Windows file sharing and online backup is they can consume a lot of bandwidth and bog down the overall network. Additionally, many businesses are suprised to learn that streaming music or videos with Pandora and YouTube will bottleneck bandwidth impacting the connectivity and productivity of the entire business.
A review of the bandwidth usage of these applications can be an eye-opening experience and often provokes an inventory of which apps are out of line with the day-to-day needs of the business. A company policy prohibiting the use of non-essential applications can be time consuming and difficult to enforce and often our clients ask if we have a solution to help manage network traffic and usage policies.
The Launch Pad’s RevITup™ WebSentry offers a hosted solution providing complete visibility and control over web content, web applications and web threats. Offering bandwidth optimization to throttle applications like internet radio and videos and website filtering to monitor staff web browsing, the WebSentry provides a window identifying users who are hogging bandwidth or spending more time surfing the web than actually doing their work. WebSentry’s policy management feature set lets businesses control who, what, when and how the organizations uses the Internet. Our RevITup™ WebSentry is a hosted solution, meaning there is nothing to buy; just a low monthly fee, and it is managed by our team 24/7. An expert Client Solutions Manager will build your key reports and have them delivered to your inbox daily.
Seeing what your employees are actually doing and gaining visibility on Internet usage is a critical step to securing your network and shaping your bandwidth to support critical applications. For more information about RevITup™ WebSentry, contact Megan Meisner at mmeisner@launchpadonline.com or 813 920 0788 x210 or read more about the WebSentry on our website.
