Linux server consulting
Mixed estates need someone fluent in both worlds. We build, harden and automate Linux servers and connect them to the directory and to Azure.
Scope of the work
- Standard server builds and hardening
- Patching and configuration automation
- Containers, web servers and databases
- Integration with Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID sign-in
- Performance and reliability troubleshooting
- Documented, repeatable server builds
- An automation repository
- A patching calendar
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Automation first
A server configured by hand drifts. Configuration lives in source control.
Identity
Central sign-in removes shared accounts and local passwords.
Logs somewhere else
Logs that live only on the server are lost with the server.
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.
Do you do Linux work that is unrelated to Azure Local?
Yes. Linux consulting is available on its own at the same hourly rate.
Which automation tools do you use?
We work with what you have. Where there is nothing, we propose a simple, widely used tool and record the decision.
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