Technology inventory
Computers, laptops, servers, virtual machines, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, phones, storage and other important devices.
IT & Communications Health Review
Understand what your business has, what it depends on and what needs attention.
A Health Review gives an owner or management team a reliable starting point. David examines the technology, suppliers and working arrangements already in place, documents what can be verified and turns the findings into a prioritised plan.
The business problem
Important systems often grow without anyone retaining the complete picture.
A server may be maintained by one supplier, Microsoft 365 by another and the telephone system by somebody else. Passwords, contracts, backups and renewal dates can sit with different people, while nobody can confidently explain what would happen if a key service failed.
The review is designed for a business that needs clarity before changing provider, renewing equipment, responding to an insurance question or deciding what to improve first.
What Oblyx covers
What the review covers
Cloud and identity
Microsoft 365 users, licences, MFA, shared mailboxes, access arrangements, administrators, joiners, leavers and remote working.
Networks and connectivity
Broadband, Wi-Fi, switching, addressing, visible network separation, remote access and the equipment on which connectivity depends.
Backup and recovery
What is backed up, where copies are held, recent results, restore confidence, capacity and obvious dependencies that could prevent recovery.
Communications
Business numbers, call routing, desk phones, cloud calling, key suppliers and what happens when power or connectivity is interrupted.
Suppliers and ownership
Who provides each service, who can administer it, contract or renewal information and gaps where responsibility is unclear.
A practical workflow
Discover, document and turn evidence into an achievable plan.
The review is a structured piece of work rather than an open-ended sales visit.
- DiscoverCollect available documentation and inspect the systems, services and suppliers the business relies on.
- DocumentBuild a useful inventory and a simple picture of important connections, owners and dependencies.
- ProtectReview access, backups, remote work and visible security or continuity gaps.
- CoordinateClarify which supplier or person is responsible for each area and identify missing ownership.
- ImproveOrder findings by business impact, urgency, cost and sensible sequencing.
- ManageAgree what David, the business and existing providers should do next, with ongoing support only where useful.
A realistic example
Example: a professional firm preparing for a supplier change
The review may confirm that Microsoft 365 is well protected but reveal that the only backup repository is in the same building as the server, the broadband account belongs to a former employee and nobody has tested how the phone system behaves during an outage. The output separates immediate ownership issues from planned resilience improvements.
Hub, Edge and the human service
Where Hub and Edge help
David currently carries out the review, validates evidence and produces the working record and priorities. Oblyx Hub supports the customer, supplier and follow-up picture.
Edge is developing as the on-site discovery and monitoring layer. Where appropriate, it can support visibility at the network boundary, but automated discovery never replaces confirmation by the business and its suppliers.
Who it is for
Useful when the business needs a dependable baseline
- A professional firm with important systems but no internal IT manager
- A business inheriting an undocumented network or changing support provider
- An owner concerned about backups, access, resilience or supplier accountability
- A team planning growth, relocation, remote working or technology investment
Available now and developing
The assessment, documentation and prioritised review are available now. Deeper automated Edge discovery and continuous estate modelling are developing capabilities and will only be described as available when appropriate to the engagement.
Speak directly with David
Request an IT & Communications Health Review
A short message is enough to begin. David will reply personally and can work alongside the providers already involved.