The engagement is a structured, vendor-neutral evaluation of your Layer 2 and Layer 3 environment, scoped to fit your network and priorities.
Our engineers review configurations, device inventory, and network design to document your current state, score its overall health, and deliver a prioritized set of findings and recommendations your team can act on.
Overview
Uncover Hidden Risks
Uncover hidden risks before they become outages or security incidents
Assess Growth Readiness
Validate that your network can support growth, cloud adoption, or major application initiatives
Immediate Cost Savings
Identify immediate cost savings from right-sizing, EoL avoidance, and licensing cleanup
Benchmarked Results
Produce an objective baseline for board reporting, audits, or insurance reviews
Accurate Network Documentation
Get accurate point-in-time technical documentation of devices and network state
Operational Insights
Gain practical insights to improve how your network is managed
Common Use Cases
Leadership needs a clear read on current network state.
Loss of a key network architect or personnel requires re-discovery.
Detailed network infrastructure documentation is required.
Vendor-neutral review necessary before making strategic decisions and investments.
Deeper network analysis desired due to performance or resiliency concerns.
Core Deliverables
Network Health Check Scorecard
Network environment is scored across five critical pillars that combine into a weighted overall Network Health Score.
Technical Report, Findings, and Recommendations
Full engineering report with CLI evidence and findings register listing priority, impact, and recommendations.
Process Overview
This engagement typically takes 4-6 weeks from kickoff to final delivery and executive readout.
1
Discovery & Scoping
Kickoff call, environment questionnaire, and access provisioning so we arrive ready to work on day one.
2
Data Collection
CLI review, configuration analysis, and device inventory across your environment.
3
Analysis & Scoring
Findings development, scoring calibration, and recommendation drafting against the five-pillar model.
4
Delivery & Readout
A live executive readout covering the scorecard, technical report, and findings register.
Meet the Expert
Brandon Hayes
Senior Solutions Engineer
Brandon is a seasoned solutions architect specializing in the design and delivery of secure, scalable, cloud-ready network and security infrastructures. With deep expertise in modern connectivity and cybersecurity, he has successfully led initiatives leveraging technologies such as SD-WAN, Zero Trust architectures, and advanced cloud networking platforms to transform and future-proof IT environments.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does this engagement typically take?
Most engagements take 4–6 weeks from kickoff to the executive readout. That time covers four phases: discovery and scoping, data collection, analysis and scoring, and delivery. The exact timeline depends on the number of sites and devices in scope.
What is the cost of this engagement?
Pricing depends on the scope of your environment, including number of sites, device count, and other factors. Contact us for a scoped quote.
When should you audit and analyze your network infrastructure?
You should assess your network before a major investment or refresh, after losing a key network engineer, or when performance or resiliency problems keep coming back. It also makes sense when leadership, auditors, or insurers need an objective view of network health, or when your documentation no longer matches reality.
What are the five pillars analyzed in the Network Health Check Scorecard?
The Network Health Score weights five pillars:
Architecture & Design: Topology, redundancy, segmentation, scalability, and IP addressing design
Security Posture: Access control, authentication, VLAN hygiene, port security, and management plane protection
Operations & Visibility: Monitoring, alerting, documentation, change management, and automation maturity
Performance: Bandwidth utilization, QoS, latency, loop prevention, and traffic engineering
Lifecycle & Governance: Hardware EoL status, software patching currency, licensing, and vendor roadmap alignment
Architecture & Design: Topology, redundancy, segmentation, scalability, and IP addressing design
Security Posture: Access control, authentication, VLAN hygiene, port security, and management plane protection
Operations & Visibility: Monitoring, alerting, documentation, change management, and automation maturity
Performance: Bandwidth utilization, QoS, latency, loop prevention, and traffic engineering
Lifecycle & Governance: Hardware EoL status, software patching currency, licensing, and vendor roadmap alignment
How do we get started?
Fill out the interest form below or email info@cypresstechadvisors.com.
