Bead Bar Network Recommendation

Bead Bar Network Recommendation

Introduction
    Since Bead Bar’s company is growing so widely, they are going to need a network which will be installed in the central office.   A server in the central office will allow each studio, franchise, and the Bead Bar ob Board to communicate efficiently with each other.   The network will also provide every location with up to date inventory information from all the other locations as well as transaction history and future orders that are to be completed.   This network will also allow the company to advance themselves from the paper records by storing them electronically.   This will significantly drop the human errors and will also be able to be accessed virtually anywhere.
Background
    Bead Bar is a company that was founded in 1998 which allows customers to make custom jewelry with beads.   Bead Bar has three divisions which need to be in contact with one another on a daily basis as well as receive update on other locations inventory.   Outlined in this report are suggestions so that Bead Bar can move from a paper based record keeping to an electronic version.   A network will help the employees as well as their employers by making it easier to update, change, and access information stored at any of the other locations.   A network will also allow Bead Bar to reach thousands if not millions of potential customers with little or no effort by opening up their very own website.   This will also allow current customers to place orders from the comfort of their own homes.
Recommendation Overview
    Since Bead Bar has some many locations around the United States as well as the Bead Bar on Board, which moves constantly since it is located on a ship, I recommend a wide area network (WAN) so that all the physical locations will be able to communicate with one another.   As for the Bead Bar on Board I suggest a satellite that is directly linked to the Bead Bar central office.   I also recommend that at each stop, loading or unloading of passengers, the...