Optimus Network Operations Center (“NOC”)

The Optimus NOC enables our clients to reduce costs and complexity typically associated with network security while improving security posture and easing the compliance burden. We leverage our security expertise to empower a client’s  IT  department, allowing clients to focus on core business activities without distraction.

Optimus  will keep your business up and running at optimum capacity,  continuously,  efficiently, and always up-to-date.  We will manage our client’s- selected security devices, ensuring appropriate configuration and the ongoing identification and patching of vulnerabilities –  all while staying up-to-date with relevant software upgrades and backups.

NOC  Services

The Optimus NOC will improve the performance, availability, resiliency, and visibility of its client network and IT services. The NOC facilitates a comprehensive line of data collection and monitoring tools that can be used alone or as a part of one of our managed services packages. These tools allow for analysis, availability monitoring, and MACD services, as well as incident, vendor, alert, problem and change management.

Optimus NOC  services  include  a  wide  range  of  offerings:

• Phone Systems  as  a  Service
• Video Conferencing
• Physical Security
• Network Security
• Network Management
• Desktop Support
• Microsoft Management
• Backup  Storage  as  a  Service
• ResearchData
• Contract Management
• Load Balancing

DoD  (Department  of  Defense)  Secure  Enclave

The  United  States Department of Defense  (DoD) is implementing new information security standards for research contracted to third parties.  As  described  in  the  Defense Federal  Acquisition  Regulation  Supplement  (DFARS),  research  utilizing or developing Controlled Defense  Information  (CDI) is subject to the standards outlined by the  National Institute of Standards and Technology  Special  Publication  800-171  (NIST  SP  800-171).

Optimus  has the expertise to comply with these standards for contracts with the DFARS  standards.  We consult with these organizations to ensure compliance and prepare for likely, even broader regulations   regarding the safeguarding of  Controlled  Unclassified  Information  (CUI).

Optimus is  one of the only providers able to implement a Secure  Computing Enclave that meets the security standards established by the  Research  Security  Office  (RSO).

A  Secure  Computing  Enclave  includes  the  following  core  design  principles:

• Security:  SCE traffic should be segmented and secured to safeguard information related to federal research according to government standards.
• Agility:  The  SCE architecture should be agile enough to adapt  to the fluid nature of changing organizational  and regulatory requirements.
• Performance: Computing resources should be appropriate for researcher requirements and add additional functionality if possible,  while still being operable by minimal staff.
• Availability: Computing resources should be selected and maintained in a manner that will create high  levels of availability to  better assist researchers in conducting their work.

NaaS  (Networking  as  a  Service)

Optimus also offers Networking as a Service  (Naas), which affords companies greater flexibility and even performance gains in their network infrastructure.  NaaS provides a  solution for companies seeking to operate and managing their networks and run  IT  more efficiently through an on-demand provisioning model.

With our on-demand purchasing, companies can be more cost-conscious and pay only for the networking services they need.  Optimus’s NaaS can also  help companies that want greater flexibility in provisioning without  having  to rearchitect networks or  redo contracts from the ground up.  NaaS offers Return on Investment  (“ROI”),  enabling clients to trade Capex for Opex and refocus personnel’s time and effort on other  priorities.

As well, Optimus offers additional tools that enable proof of compliance and standards performance to secure  a client’s business and its data.  The  following  is  an  overview  of  the  standards applicable  to  its  NOC:

• Solutions  Architects
• Project  Managers
• VMware,  Cisco,  Arista,  Citrix,  F5,  Palo  Alto
•  Storage  as  a  Service  (SaaS)
• Printing  as  a  Service  (PaaS)
• Staging  Equipment  as  a  Service
• Video  as  a  Service  (VaaS)
• Video  Support
• AV  Support
• WAN  as  a  Service
• Digital  Signage