Server & Network Consultancy

Technical help with large or complex IT projects

Qualified IT Infrastructure experts with over 20 years experience

Every organisation needs to manage occasional IT projects where it is not economical to maintain the specialist skills required in-house.  Examples include office moves, setting up new servers or network infrastructure, or decommissioning legacy systems. 

We provide server & network consultancy on specific projects, to any size organisation,  enhancing the capabilities of your in house team, providing project management and over 20 years infrastructure experience.

Server & network consultancy services

We can offer both consultancy and technical expertise for any server or network infrastructure project including: 

CASE STUDY: skills & training provider, midlands

requirements

Moving their server to a datacentre and installation of MPLS network 

our technical SOLUTION

  • Planning & executing a move of their entire on-premise Windows server environment to a dedicated datacentre facility
  • Technically project managing installation of an MPLS site-to-site network linking the datacentre and the permanent sites, including working closely with then third party MPLS network provider on a technical & project management basis

CUSTOMER BENEFITS

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Lucid have helped us with several high profile IT infrastructure projects. Lucid are a trusted advisor to our team and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to any business looking to undertake any major infrastructure work

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Thinking differently about IT

Our team of network engineers and infrastructure consultants can deliver any server & network project, or project manage and support your internal IT team.

service details

We help and support your internal IT team on specific server & network projects. With over 20 years infrastructure experience there is no problem we haven’t already seen, or project we haven’t provided a solution for.

On demand access

Access our skills as much or as little as you need us without committing to longer term costs incurred by IT contractors. We have clients that have used us once and others that come back whenever a new project arises.

Technically qualified resource

Our operations team hold technical qualifiations from major vendors including Microsoft anf Cisco, as well as IT security and networking qualifications.

Practical experience

Our team have a wealth of experience in desgigning, supporting and running datacentre, service provider, telecommunications and cloud systems.

We’ve seen most technology systems and technical issues and have delivered effective solutions on numerous occassions.

why choose lucid?

Top reasons to choose us over our competitors.

Microsoft Qualified

Our team hold Microsoft qualifications in modern versions of Windows Server and Exchange Server, often having held those qualifications in multiple previous versions of the products dating back over a decade. We also hold qualifications in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft licensing.

Microsoft Silver Partners

We are Microsoft Silver partners, recognising our status as Microsoft 365 cloud experts, having helped hundreds of organisations move to the Microsoft 365 cloud and once there, managed their cloud infrastructure.

Cisco Select Partners

We are Cisco Select Partners with Express Security Specialisation - designing, supplying, installing and supporting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA); routing and switching (ISR and Catalyst) and Aironet wireless. Our team hold Cisco product knowledge and CCNA certifications.

Security Experts

IT infrastructure security experts, including Qualified Cyber Essentials practitioners to help you get or remain compliant. .

Working as an extension to your IT team

We act as an extension to your team, stepping forward to help you when you need us, and stepping back when you don't.

Long practical experience

Because we've been in IT for more than 20 years, we rarely encounter a piece of technology we've not seen before. No matter what your problem, we can help.

Technical details

As Microsoft Silver Partners, Cisco Select Partner and HP Partner, we have a wide range of experience accross your infrastructure including:

Microsoft server products

We work with all modern versions of Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft Infrastructure servers including Exchange Server and SQL Server. 

We can also help you migrate away from or decommission all legacy versions of those products.

Microsoft Active Directory and DNS

We resolve faults and issues with Microsoft Active Directory and DNS infrastructures across multiple sites. 

Exchange Server

We work with all modern versions of Exchange server running on-premises including in hybrid deployments, high-availability clusters including DAGs and load balanced arrays. 

We can also help you migrate away from all legacy versions of Exchange server, either to a newer version or to Microsoft 366 cloud. 

Cloud Network Infrastructure

We are Cisco Select partners with Express Security Specialisation – specialising in supporting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA); routing and switching (ISR and Catalyst) and Aironet wireless.

Other network infrastructure

We also work with HP Procurve / Aruba and Ubiquiti Unifi infrastructure.

Virtualisation

We work with Microsoft HyperV including clustering / HA and VMWare.

Microsoft 365

We work with and resolve problems with Microsoft 365 tenancies including hybrid deployments, and can help with deployment or maintenance of advanced features including Windows Autopilot, Intune / Endpoint Management, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Application Management, Conditional Access policies and more. 

Microsoft Azure

We work with all Microsoft Azure services and workloads, including advising upon and helping you execute migrations, proof of concepts and optimising Azure by deploying or migrating to cloud native services sure as Azure SQL, AAD and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

MPLS and other wide area networks

MPLS network providers manage the network up to and including their router. But integrating that into your own existing network may be more challenging, needing network engineering, Quality of Service (QoS) design and technical installation services.

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It's easy to work with us

Just complete this form and a member of our team will contact you to arrange: