What We Do

Virtualization refers to the act of creating a virtual environment as opposed to a physical environment. Virtualization achieves efficient resource utilization. Cost savings and improved system performance result from virtualization by reducing investments and rack space for physical hardware. By designing and implementing a virtualization strategy, Rafferty IT can create a strategy for virtualization for both your desktops and servers.

Server:

To avoid over loading your server resources, Rafferty IT will work with you to design a strategy to implement software that will allow your applications on one server to be divided onto multiple isolated virtual environments.

Additional benefits included are:

• Employees can control their own computer environments
• IT can lock down business-related functions
• Enhanced security
• Simplified IT management
• Increased Productivity
• Minimize technical downtime

Desktop:

Virtualization of desktops is now becoming the single most viable solution for desktop architecture. Gone are the days of having to apply patches and updating operating systems (OS) on individual desktops, which was a time-and labor-intensive task. Rafferty IT can alleviate that by providing a few virtual machine (VM) images of templates for VMs, that all your employees will use.

The benefits to this type of approach are:

• Deal with all of your businesses on one computer
• Save the digital operating systems like you would do with regular documents
• Isolate any issue that may occur on the hard drive
• Not stress your computer and yourself out for having to run multiple applications at the same time

No matter which virualization you need, Rafferty IT is there for your company needs.

Your server is like your home – you need to make sure that all the locks are bolted and all your family members are inside before you can even think of settling down for the night. By thinking this way, you can relate it to how you should feel about your network security.

Rafferty IT will make it tough for hackers and phishers to get into your system at any time. Our solutions include password management, firewalls, antivirus and spam programs – a layered approach to protect your network and data.

What does this means for you?

• Unauthorized access, misuse and malfunctions are caught before they can do damage to your data.
• Virus software is updated regularly to prevent malicious code from entering your environment.
• By authorizing various levels of access, you can control who sees what within your company.
• Facilitation of network security protects information that is shared between computers on the network.

Rafferty IT will take on that role to help you keep track of all of this, so that you can continue to focus your attention on your company.

Many businesses are turning to customized network design to boost company growth. Rafferty IT experts can help design it all: using IP, TCP, and UPD protocols; hubs, switches and routers; subnet masks, routing, LANs, WANs, VLANS, and VPNs. The benefits utilizing these services include an increase in efficiency and time, an increase in production and performance, and reduced maintenance and energy costs.

The key principles of good network design are:

• Scalability – your network can grow or shrink as needed
• Robust firewall protection – so your network isn’t hackable
• Customizable – one size does not fit all

Rafferty IT can handle all of your design needs.

We can make your data secure, available, accessible all the while protecting any data loss. As your business grows, your amount of data grows with you. Without a recovery and backup method in place, it can make you more susceptible to data loss or corruption when disaster strikes.

Rafferty IT is knowledgeable and experienced in Direct Attached Storage (DAS), Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS). We will design and install data backup, recovery, and archiving solutions to ensure that your data is always protected.

• Software-as-a-Service (Saas): Delivery model that uses a thin client via a web server where software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted.
• Cloud storage: Storing your files remotely rather than locally will boast an array of advantages including usability, bandwidth, accessibility, disaster recovery and cost savings.

You cannot be very sure when or how a problem will strike and try to ruin everything you have worked hard for. Consult Rafferty IT today to get more ideas on how you can protect your company’s exclusive information.