IT support is not a new thing for those companies that require computer networks to reach their bottom line. However, as technology grows and changes the types of support that you find, along with the types of networks created, will also change. So for the 21st century computer network, you need to have applicable 21st century IT support for all of your various parts and pieces.

As a quick for instance, one solution for support has been to utilize cloud technologies. The cloud refers to a completely virtual network where none of the technology is on site except for the computer you're using to access the Internet. This allows you to have completely virtual support, and to have people on the other end of your connection that can diagnose your network issues. This is especially true if you are certain that your connection and all of your access information is both fine, which means that the difficulty is on the dedicated server, and that the host needs to solve the issue on your behalf as per your agreement when you begin using or renting the space on the dedicated server.

When it comes to finding and solving problems in your network though, what you really need are network diagnostics. Fortunately there are a variety of programs that have been designed specifically to find breaks and problems in a computer network. While going to the DOS command prompt and putting in a ping to a given destination is still a functional solution more often than not, there are now security suites that can ping to determine if there is a break and then go through the entire network connection and locate the break. Once you know at what point the data isn't going through, you then have a place to put the band aid on the situation.

Over and beyond these IT solutions, there are also a variety of network security programs and suites that can ensure that you stay connected and stay safe. Of course personal preference will alter, but programs like AVG anti-virus are continually updated to give networks the latest defence capabilities against viruses and unsafe programs. Additionally, while you shouldn't have more than one anti-virus program on a given network at a given time, as this can lead to confusion as to what's helpful and what's harmful in the virtual world, it never hurts to have some of the tools put out for virus elimination on CD so that, when you really need them, you can make sure your computers are clean.