Standard Support Plan

• Unlimited Remote Support (8am-5pm)
• On site support (2 times a month included based on tickets not hours)
• Network Monitoring
• Proactive approach process
• Security and Patch Management

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Extended Support Plan

• Unlimited Remote Support (24/7)
• Unlimited On Site support
• Support on Holidays
• Network Monitoring
• Proactive approach process
• Security and Patch Management

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How can virtualizing help?

Imagine taking those 5 machines and putting them all into one server (also known as the host). That’s exactly what virtualization means. Now most likely you will have to buy a new server with more memory and better CPU to condense all your servers into, but this still saves you money in the long run and space. The software to virtualize most of the time is free, or you can pay money for certain feature. So why pay for it? Read below.

Now that I’ve read everything that’s good about virtualization, what’s bad about it?

It’s simple single point of failure. Imagine the host getting fried during a storm or electrical spike. Yup those five servers all went down at the same time. In a non virtualized scenario, yeah maybe one server got fried, but the rest are still running though. However virtualization has ways to protect you from this single point of failure, but that’s where you have to pay to get these features. I won’t explaining all the costs associated because each vendor that different features and prices, but if you need need help in sorting out all this call us.

If you need help with virtualization or would like us to visit your practice for an assessment, call us at 832.260.0550

Servers that are not suited for a virtualize environment

1. Servers that require too much I/O on the drive – any servers that do a lot of I/O work. Basically any server that hits the hard drive constantly is NOT a good candidate to put in a virtual environment. The reasoning behind is because on the host you will be sharing resources that will create a bottleneck for the VM (Virtual Machine) which needs to do a lot of I/O work at all time. The rule of thumb is for Exchange and SQL may not be a good candidates for virtualizing but with a few exemption depending on the size of your enterprise’s exchange and sql.

2. Servers that use too much CPU (High Demand Processor Utilization) – I’m not referring to servers that hits high CPU utilization every now and then;  I’m talking about servers that stays above 30-60% CPU utilization throughout the whole operation.

What’s a good candidate to virtualize?

This all depends on the “host” you buy (the host is the physical machine where you will install and run all your VMs in) but based on our experience, we have virtualized everything from citrix servers, terminal servers, exchange (but not the mailbox server but instead the client access server role), and many other scenarios. If your server doesn’t use too much I/O or CPU then it is safe to virtualize. Like I said previously it all depends on the size of your organization and the resources  currently currently being utilized on the storage drive, memory, and processor.

Now, more than ever, your organization requires cost-effective and flexible communication tools. With Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 you can achieve new levels of reliability and performance with features that simplify your administration, help protect your communications, and delight your users by meeting their demands for greater mobility.

Microsoft Exchange Server, the cornerstone of Microsoft’s Unified Communications solution, is a flexible and reliable messaging platform that can help you lower your messaging costs by 50-80%, increase productivity with anywhere access to business communications, and safeguard your business with protection and compliance capabilities that help you manage risk.

HOSTED PRICING: $8.95 per user per month

• Web Design – Anyone can create a website however to create a website that leaves a trail in your visitors mind takes some skills in mixing marketing and technology. Netexceed Group has our own dedicated web design team that makes sure your site looks great and functional.

• E-Commerce – Sell your product online easily. We’ll help you implement a e-commerce solution that allows you to sit back and relax, and have sales come in.

• Web Hosting – We also offer hosting packages that sit on our same network infrastructure as our backup services do so you know your website will be up and working 24/7. We do offer free hosting for the first year for our web design customers.

• Web Application Development – We can build you customized web application for your business or to allow you to interact with your customers more easily. We’ve taken many paper trail process, and converted them into a web application system that’s allowed business to save thousands of man hours.

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – What is a website if no one can find you or if you don’t even show up on the first top 10 of a search engine query? We offer SEO services that will put your site on fist page top ten of search engine results page like in google.com, ask.com, bing.com and etc using proven techniques such organic keywords and PPC (pay-per-click) campaigns. Basic SEO services is a value added service that is included with our web design and development package. We also offer advance SEO services that link your site to other sites, and much more. Call us for more information.

• Social Media Marketing Strategies – Facebook is all you hear these days from everyone. Social media was once used only to connect with families and friends however in todays marketplace, businesses use it to market and advertise their products and services. Check any major business and you’ll find out that they have a facebook, myspace, and etc pages scattered all over the web. We’ll help you create, connect, collect, and convert through a social network platform of your choice.

• Intranet and Web Backoffice – Simplify your work flow and collaborate better. Build a secure intranet and web backoffice to share files, access private company information, and access your emails

Virtualization technologies that we can help you with.

• VMWare ESX – Vmware considered the cadillac of virtualization. It’s a good virtualization solution especially for those critical servers. Multiple layer of redundancy, third part tools, and tried and tested. It’s the best solution out there. However the only problem is the pricing, though it is the cadillac of virtualization it’s also priced likewise. However it’s a good solution depending on your needs.

• Citrix XenServer – A late comer to the game, however a good solution also. It’s a good virtualization solution, but it’s new. So there aren’t many third party tools, and very few people know how to use and run it. However we have engineers who trained in Xenserver so don’t worry. The disadvantage is since it’s new not too many options are available, but has some good redundancy options (but for a cost).

• Microsoft HyperV – Great for people who are new to virtualization. It’s a good solution built by Microsoft, however because it runs on Windows (unlike the above two which run on linux) the attack surface is much greater. If your host machines is compromised then all the virtual machines that run on the host will also be compromised. We recommend this for non-mission critical systems.

There are many other solutions out there also, but how do you know which one you need or should use. Call for a free estimated, and we’ll build you a solution that fits your wallet and gives you a peace of mind.

Backup Features:

• Automated – Every backup job is custom configured by our engineers to make it fully automated, and unobtrusive to you and your network.
• Backup stored in two places (optional) – Your backups can be stored at both of our data centers, or just one. We allow you to custom configure your backup the way you want for a price that’s unbeatable.
• Data centers geographically separated – The Netexceed network has multiple data centers that it uses which are geographically separated so even if a natural disaster strikes your data is available at our secondary location.
• Monitored by an Engineer – If you purchase a backup software, or get a backup service provider chances are they will install a software on your machine, and forget it. Netexceed backups are verified and tested manually by one of our engineers to insure the data you need is being backed up properly.
• Same datacenter used by big businesses – We utilize the same data centers some of the big name in business use. So you get the same service but at the much cheaper price.