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A financial services organisation runs on its network. Every customer transaction, branch connection, hybrid working session and critical application depends on it performing reliably, securely and at speed. But the network you built a few years ago may not be the network you need today - or the one that supports where you're heading next.

More banks, insurers and financial services firms are investing in cloud services, AI initiatives and wider digital transformation. Before committing budget to those ambitions, it's worth checking whether your existing network can actually support them.

A network that can't scale, isn't secure enough, or lacks visibility will hold back even the best-planned strategy - and any downtime carries real financial and regulatory risk.

That's why we built a free interactive network assessment specifically for financial services. It takes just a few minutes and asks nine straightforward questions about how your network operates today.

An instant, ungated score

Covering performance and visibility, application prioritisation, security and access controls, resilience and uptime, scalability, and support for hybrid and multi-site working.

Practical recommendations

Tailored to your results, so you can see where the opportunities are and where the risks might be hiding.

Your network is central to your next phase of growth - it's important to know where you stand. Take the assessment today: you'll score one point for every "Yes" answer and see how your network measures up.

Free interactive assessment

Discover whether your LAN and WiFi can support secure, high-performance financial operations

Answer nine quick questions about how your LAN and WiFi network operates today. You'll get an instant score covering performance, security, resilience and scalability, plus practical recommendations based on your results.

  • 9 questions
  • 2 minutes
  • Instant results

It's never too late to improve your score

Whether you're at the start of your journey or looking to build on progress already made, small, targeted improvements can have a significant impact on your organisation's resilience, security, performance, and ability to support future growth.

The most successful organisations take a continuous improvement approach, regularly reviewing their technology landscape, identifying gaps, and prioritising the areas that will deliver the greatest business value. By understanding where you are today, you can create a practical roadmap for strengthening your infrastructure, supporting new ways of working, and preparing for future demands such as AI adoption, cyber security, and digital transformation.

We're here to support you at every stage. Our specialists work closely with organisations to assess current environments, share industry best practice, and provide guidance that helps turn insights into actionable improvements. Whether you need strategic advice, technical expertise, or help building a business case, we can help you take the next step with confidence.

What impact is AI having on your network?

Financial services organisations are exploring how AI can help employees work more efficiently, improve customer experiences and make better use of growing volumes of data.

As Microsoft Copilot, Claude and other AI-powered applications become part of everyday work, they place new demands on the network - and most teams still have limited visibility of what that traffic is doing.

For IT, infrastructure and security teams, this creates an important question:

You may have limited visibility of:

  • How much AI-related traffic is moving across your network
  • Which approved and unapproved AI services employees are accessing
  • Whether AI usage is affecting application performance or the user experience
  • How AI traffic interacts with your existing security controls
  • Whether your infrastructure can support wider adoption across branches, offices and remote teams

In this webinar, we’ll explore:

  • How AI applications are changing network traffic and usage patterns
  • Why greater visibility can help you maintain control as adoption grows
  • Where performance, security and operational risks may emerge
  • How network insight can support a more considered approach to AI adoption

Discover how AI-driven network operations can help you:

  • Identify and resolve issues before they affect employees or customers
  • Automate troubleshooting and speed up root-cause analysis
  • Improve visibility across users, devices, applications and locations
  • Reduce the operational effort involved in managing complex networks
  • Create a more consistent digital experience across your organisation

AI is more than another application to support. It’s changing how your network is used, monitored and secured.

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of the network considerations that should form part of your AI plans, and the practical steps that can help you prepare for wider adoption.

If AI usage doubled tomorrow, would your network be ready?

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