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Real Estate Technology - Facility
and Technology Infrastructure Audit
Relocating or upgrading your facility provides an
opportunity to enhance your facility design resulting in a more productive workplace.
Proper design for facility and infrastructure systems prevents reactive problems,
reduces support costs and enhances system "up time". Few CEO and CFO's are
ever told the facts - when was the last time you risk your job because someone caused
a problem - the technician cut the wrong cable, the documentation was out of date,
the server room overheated and we lost the database server.
A well kept secret in the technology arena is that
over 50 % of technology problems can be traced to improper facility design and maintenance.
In part, the IT department does not want to go back to facility and tell then they
did not account for the requirements in the initial plan. With today's high
density equipment, although rack space can be consolidated, significant additional
power and cooling must be planned and provided for the technology spaces your
company. Failure to do so can result in costly and time consuming problems.
Network and equipment failures often are caused by overheated communications rooms,
improper venting and cooling and other facility related problems.
That’s why relocating or renovating your offices provides
the perfect opportunity to enhance systems--electrical, signal cabling, HVAC (heating,
ventilating and air conditioning), space design, etc.--to improve your technology
performance, solve or prevent problems, and create a more efficient, productive
workplace. But every step must be planned, managed, and executed properly.
Let us help you insure a well design and properly implemented environment to properly
maintain the enormous investment your company has made in its technology and telecommunications
equipment.
Paradise
Communications experienced consultants specialize in developing robust network architectures
to meet client expectations and future demands in today's dynamic marketplace. Our
multi-protocol, multi-vendor expertise spans the broadest range of technologies,
giving our consultants and engineers the high-level skills and vendor certifications
needed to handle today's specialized networks.
Paradise Communications provides expert facility design
and project management services for new space, relocations or retrofits to existing
facilities.
Our experienced consultants supervise the complex
process of properly designing facility systems.
The result is better planning and design from the
beginning all the way to project completion, on time and within budget. This proven
expertise means more effective operation, increased reliability, and vastly improved
flexibility for future growth and expansion of technology systems.
COST EFFECTIVE
Facilities design by Paradise Communications is cost
effective both in the short and long term. Because over 50% of technology problems
can be traced to improper facility design, expert planning solves problems before
they occur. Understanding and adhering to equipment specifications is also essential
to prevent voiding warranties and disrupting service contracts.
Long-term, proper planning eliminates or reduces the
need for costly retrofits as changes in technology occur over time.
FACILITY DESIGN SERVICES
The successful completion of your relocation or facilities
redesign will require a variety of specialized services. Paradise Communications
can provide the services in whole or in part to meet your specific requirements.
NEW OR EXISTING SPACE DESIGN SERVICES
- Space and Technology Utilization
- Specialty Rooms and Areas, Computer Rooms, Word
- Processing Centers, Copy Centers, Accounting Areas,
etc.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES
- Bid Documents and Evaluations
- CAD (Computer Aided Design) Documentation
- Contractor Selection
- System Documentation
- Electrical Disturbance Monitoring
- Power Design Review and Testing Supervision
- Grounding
- On-Site Project Management
- Specialty Rooms and Areas
- Technical Specifications
- Uninterrupted, Conditioned, Dedicated, and Isolated
Power
SIGNAL AND CABLE SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES
- Bid Documents and Evaluations
- CAD (Computer Aided Design) Documentation
- Contractor Selection
- System Documentation
- Network Cabling Compliance Testing
- SystimaxTM Network/Data Cabling (1gb/sec)
- Network Topology Design
- On-Site Project Management
- Technical Specifications
- Specialty Rooms and Areas
- Integrated voice, data, video and teleconferencing
systems
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
(HVAC) SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES - THROUGH OUR NETWORK
OF HVAC ENGINEERS
- Bid Documents and Evaluations
- CAD (Computer Aided Design) Facility and IT
- Contractor Selection
- Cooling and Humidity Control
- System Documentation
- Fire Suppression
- Heat Generation Planning
- On-Site Project Management
- Signal and Alarm Control
- Specialty Rooms and Areas
- Technical Specifications
ADDITIONAL FACILITY DESIGN SERVICES
SPACE ANALYSIS
Thorough analysis of your businesses short and long-term
requirements is the first step in any relocation. This allows for proper allocation
of space for the new location compared to existing space.
Review of growth factors for personnel, technologies,
and office systems is essential.
Proper analysis prevents the need for change orders
which cause lost time, increased construction costs, delays in occupancy, disruption
to client services, damage to new space, opportunities for theft, and loss of controlled
coordination.
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
We work closely with architects to ensure that technology
specifications and drawing design is accurate and appropriate. We verify and compare
your requirements to the drawings (prints). The drawings can be corrected, approved,
and submitted to contractors for bid -- eliminating needless changes later. Contractor
bids are then evaluated and contractor selections made.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Paradise Communications manages and coordinates activities
with Architects, Engineers, Construction Managers, General Contractors, Subcontractors
and Building Personnel.
Schedules are established for all work. Project meetings
are attended as needed to ensure the space is constructed as designed.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION As work is completed, our technical specialists will
inspect all work and target items needing correction prior to occupancy. A final
inspection will also be conducted, along with a thorough review of all documentation.
ADDITIONAL PRE-MOVE ASSISTANCE As your business prepares to move, our technical specialists
and consultants will assist you in planning for equipment moving, deliveries, insurance,
coordination, inspections, and related matters.
Technology Audits and Consulting Services, Design
and Project Management, Network Engineering Services and Service and Support are
Paradise Communications ’s key areas of expertise.
We conduct comprehensive system Audits to help clients
proactively manage technology change. The Audit results include detailed recommendations
to increase system stability, optimize performance, and anticipate growth. We provide
specific functions designed to supplement your IT Department instead of taking over
all responsibilities. Because we are not affiliated with particular vendors or suppliers,
we are able to design and recommend objective, cost-effective technology solutions.
Paradise Communications has skilled and experienced
technology consultants and engineers available to assist you in managing your firm’s
technology change.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
TECHNOLOGY AUDITING
- Comprehensive Technology Audit
- Document Management Audit
- Knowledge Management Audit
- Information Systems Organization Overview Audit
- Network Security Audit
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
- Maximizing professional productivity resulting in
lowering your costs
- Administrative Applications
- Cost Accounting and Recovery
- Mail Services
- Communications Devices
- Desktop Management
- Database and Imaging Technology
- Electronic Collaborative Tools
- Facilities Design and Management
- Engineering Services
- Infrastructure Overview
- Signal Cable Design
- Firewalls
- Internet, Extranet and Intranet Services
- Integrated Imaging
- LAN/WAN Management
- Project Management
- Technology Systems Design
- Telecommunications
SERVICE AND SUPPORT
- Staff augmentation on a temporary or permanent basis
- Desktop and Client Server Management and Optimization
- Network Management
- Help-Desks
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