The Virtualisation and Data Storage Specialists
Why choose Choosing an IT partner is not a business decision to be taken lightly. However, at Virtek we believe we have the right qualities to make us the logical choice for all of your IT server infrastructure, data storage and virtualisation requirements.
Experience Virteks’ key asset is its people; therefore we make sure that we only employ the very best. With these highly skilled and experienced people we have developed structured methodologies that allow us to deliver innovative solutions on time and to budget.
Technical Excellence We never stop investing in learning and development opportunities for our staff, and we start by employing some of the most qualified, experienced and creative individuals within the IT industry.
Quality of Service Our combination of quality standards, adherence to best practice and excellent customer service, creates a standard of service we’re proud of and our customers fully appreciate.
Accreditations In response to our proven expertise in delivering comprehensive solutions we have been awarded accreditations at the highest level from many of the leading industry vendors. These accreditations grant us access to the best possible technical support, which is invaluable when delivering complex projects.
Partnerships Our business is built upon the close working relationships that we develop with our customers. Offering them a range of value adding services, our customers view Virtek as an integral extension to their business, enabling them to move confidently forward with their IT projects, knowing they have a trusted partner with expert knowledge on both their IT environment and available technologies.
Gartner have been saying for some time how virtualisation is changing the face of IT, how it’s managed, deployed, planned and even purchased. Many of us will have experienced the radical change in IT
Virtualisation isn’t going to answer every problem on an
in the past decade – mobility, accessibility and continuity
IT department ‘to do’ list – but we believe when approached
are driving both the user experience and technology
in the right way, developed and deployed with trusted
developments. IT departments are being forced to do more
partners and tried technologies, there are true business
with less, whilst security threats aren’t diminishing, storage
benefits to be enjoyed. These benefits can extend across all
requirements grow exponentially and availability demands
sizes of organisation and all departments – be it IT staff, end
go beyond 24/7 – so is virtualisation the answer to all of this?
users and those controlling the purse strings.
We at Virtek are keen advocates of virtualisation and the business benefits it can deliver, but one size doesn’t fit all.
So if you are thinking about your infrastructure and data challenges, Virtek are experts in this field and are on hand
We’ve witnessed the storage growth, compounded by the
to help you make the right decisions through meticulous
demand for anywhere access via multiple devices, and we’ve
planning, in-house expertise and technology experience.
been able to assist many early adopters of virtualisation in their efforts to bring about control. Now we see virtualisation becoming more mainstream and like Gartner predicted, being widely adopted, for multiple reasons, and spreading to other areas of IT – such as virtualisation of the network and desktop.
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Virtualisation & Optimisation A Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) can, in theory simplify desktop management, increase security and reduce total cost of ownership, however, there are several ways to implement VDI and deciding on a platform for your organisation can be a daunting task. Virtek are accredited with the leading desktop virtualisation vendors to ensure we remain impartial when advising on deploying a solution best suited for your specific requirements.
Disaster Recovery
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Downtime is one of the biggest IT headaches and to combat this Virtek have developed strong skills and experience in the design and implementation of High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions. Working with leading technology vendors of both hardware and software, enables us to deliver a highly resilient architecture that you can depend on for fault tolerance and minimum downtime.
Data Storage
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Effective storage optimisation will significantly improve utilisation of existing storage assets and substantially reduce the financial investment required to sustain service levels and data availability.
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Virtek are experts in storage; integrating separate hardware, software, services and management systems into one complete storage solution. Working with you to specifically undertand your data and infrastructure and ensure that the designed solution fits seamlessly into your business enviroment.
Cloud
Virtualisation & Optimisation
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There have been various types of cloud computing services made available to the market. Some have been around since the inception of the internet, while others have just emerged. There are three basic categories of cloud computing, Hybrid, Private & Public, each with a different proposition for end users. Virtek offers a variety of cloud services to suit your business needs – IaaS, SaaS, Hosting & Data Backup.
Managed Services
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Virtek understand IT infrastructures and that helps us add value to yours through our managed services. We provide services from managing the entire IT infrastructure of servers and desktops through to applications, data and networking. By working with you through the planning, procurement and implementation phases we are well placed to ensure you maximise your IT investment
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“The entire project proceeded very smoothly, on time and to budget – Virtek has been an exemplary partner”
The Virtualisation and Data Storage Specialists Virtek Limited 2 Bishops Court, Lincolns Inn Lincoln Road, High Wycombe Bucks, HP12 3RE T: 08448 70 80 90 E: info@virtek.co.uk www.virtek.co.uk