Hyper-V consulting
Hyper-V on Windows Server is still the right answer for many estates. We design, build and repair Hyper-V clusters, and tell you plainly when Azure Local is the better fit.
Scope of the work
- Design hosts, clusters, storage and virtual switches
- Build or rebuild clusters on current Windows Server
- Fix live migration, storage and cluster validation problems
- Set up backup, replication and patching
- Compare Hyper-V with Azure Local for your case
- A validated Hyper-V cluster or a repaired one
- A design and as-built document
- A written comparison if you are choosing a platform
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Cluster validation
A clean validation report is the starting point for any support case and any design. We run it first.
Same engine
Azure Local uses the same hypervisor. Skills and most virtual machines carry over, which keeps the migration path open.
Licensing drives the choice
Windows Server Datacenter licensing versus the Azure Local host fee often decides it. We run the numbers.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
Should we move from Hyper-V to Azure Local?
Move if you want management, updates and services through Azure and are comfortable with the subscription model. Stay if you need a perpetual license or cannot connect to Azure.
Do you support System Center Virtual Machine Manager?
Yes. We work with clusters managed by it and can help you decide whether to keep it.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service