Recommended Technology Platform

To ensure we can fulfill our service obligations, you must maintain the minimum hardware and software standards outlined below. These standards will be updated periodically to reflect evolving technologies. Support for items that do not meet these minimum standards will be provided at our discretion and may not be covered under your service agreement.

Servers

Dell, HP, Supermicro, or Lenovo servers with the following specifications:

• Redundant PSU
• Warranty: Current
• CPU: Intel Xeon or AMD EPYC
• RAM: 32 GB
• OS: Windows Server 2019+
• Storage: RAID5 or similar
• Dell iDRAC, HP iLO or similar

Computers

Business or Enterprise models with the following characteristics:

• Make
  • Dell (Pro, Pro Max, OptiPlex, Latitude, Vostro, Precision)
  • Microsoft Surface for Business
  • HP (EliteBook, Z by HP, Firerfly, Dragonfly)
  • Lenovo (ThinkPad, ThinkCentre)
  • Apple (Mac Pro, MacBook Pro)
• OS: Windows 10 Pro or MacOS 13
• Warranty: Current
• CPU: Intel i5 8th Gen
• RAM: 16 GB
• Storage: 256 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
• TPM Chip

Accessories

• Power Backup: Eaton, CyberPower, TrippLite, APC
  • Must have network interface card for management

Firewalls / Routers

• FortiGate
• Cisco Meraki
• Ubiquiti (Models vary)
• Mikrotik
• pfSense

Switches

• Cisco Meraki
• Ubiquiti Unifi
• FortiSwitch

WiFi APs

• Cisco Meraki
• Ubiquiti
• FortiAP
• Ruckus

Email, Productivity Platforms

• Microsoft Office 365 (preferred)
• Google Workplace

Cloud Platforms

• Azure
• AWS

Storage

• Synology
• Dell
• HP
• 45Drives