Independent Network Strategy & Infrastructure Advisory
Infrastructure and network strategy for organizations that depend on reliable connectivity.
When networks perform, you can too.
We design reliable, observable and scalable networks built to deliver real impact to the people who rely on them every day.
Carrier Service Providers
Productization and technology strategy for fiber, transport, and telephony services.
Increase revenue, reduce delivery times, improve customer satisfaction, and align sales, marketing, engineering, delivery, and go-to-market execution.
Higher Education
Network and systems strategy for distributed and large campus environments.
Assess network & Wi-Fi performance and security, develop modernization roadmaps, and provide practical guidance to deliver reliable service to students, faculty, and staff.
Managed Service Providers
Service design and enablement for managed offerings including SD-WAN, Wi-Fi security, identity, and access control.
Build frameworks for deployment, monitoring, and proof-of-value analytics.
Small to Medium Enterprises
Multi-site office and cloud connectivity strategy for organizations of all sizes.
Assess performance and security, develop
modernization roadmaps, deliver business applications reliably, and ensure business continuity.
Engineering-led network strategy
Connected Engineering combines product management, service provider engineering, and distributed network architecture experience to help organizations design infrastructure that scales.
- Architecture design for complex network environments
- Observability and telemetry strategies
- Platform design for managed services
- Network automation and operational tooling
- Infrastructure modernization guidance
Experience & Scale
We’ve designed and led network solution development and product service initiatives with impressive scale. Some of our service product initiatives included:
- 30,000+ access switches
- 180,000+ wireless access points
- 14 million peak client devices
- Multi-campus networks
- Service provider infrastructure environments
- 17,000 user UC and telephony services
- Provider scale private cloud platforms
- SDN & SD-WAN product development
- Network observablity solutions
How engagements work
1.
Assessment
Evaluate existing infrastructure, operational processes, and goals
2.
Architecture
Design scalable a solution aligned with organizational needs.
3.
Delivery Guidance
Support implementation teams and validate outcomes.
Connected Engineering delivers.
- Faster troubleshooting and observablity
- Reliable Wi-Fi connectivity in high density environments
- Scalable SD-WAN and campus network architectures
- Successful launch of new managed services
- Reduced operational complexity
- Faster go-to-market time-frames
- Reduced churn, improved customer satisfaction, and faster customer RoI
About
Connected Engineering
Connected Engineering was founded by Quinton Parke-Thomas, a network infrastructure product leader with over 15 years experience designing and operating large distributed networks across higher education and service provider environments.
“Networks are the foundation of how we live, work, and connect. When the infrastructure is reliable, people are free to focus on what really matters.”
– Quinton Parke-Thomas, Founder & Principal Consultant
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If you’re planning a new deployment, modernizing or scaling infrastructure, or improving reliability, let’s discuss how Connected Engineering can help.