How can we help? IT remains a priority in support of our First Responders and must continue to run consistently, securely, reliably and in a recoverable manner. Over the last several days, we have become the primary resource for Public Safety clients by providing world-class support services in: Remote Managed Services, Emergency Services, Design Services and/or Infrastructure Acquisition Services. After all, we are the Adaptable Data Center® Company!
Below are a few recent examples of how we have helped our clients:
- 911 Call Center supports multiple municipalities through a consolidated architecture which ensures essential resource allocation fortified with verified data backup and restoration.
- Sheriff’s Department contracts Solutions-II to remotely manage mission-critical CAD/RMS infrastructure & network while reducing costs 45% and providing superior support.
- State Police department chooses Solutions-II for 24-hour monitoring; proactively avoiding issues that could negatively impact first responders across the state…..Smarter, Safer, Better!
Allow us to focus on your IT needs so you can focus on the safety of our communities, your family and yourself. We are here for you, whatever the IT Public Safety emergency – even if you just need some advice. Our priority is to give you the best choices based on nearly 30 years of assisting Public Safety Clients like you.
For more information, we recently released blog 1 of a 3 part series called "Dealing with Uncertainty - IT Optimization Strategies." The second in the series focuses on short-term and long-term strategies. It's an interesting blog series discussing the key areas of IT Optimization as organizations work toward a "new normal."
Partner Updates
(Updated 5/28/20)
Sophos has these offers to help us with the COVID-19 Impact & Recovery:
- Free personal PC and Mac protection for all Sophos customers
- Free virtual XG Firewall for 90 days
- Security Guidance while your employees are working remotely (practical tips)
- Best Practices & Recommended Settings for Sophos Products
Need help with anything mentioned? Need help with site-to-site or remote-access VPN configuration and deployment? Contact Solutions II.
(Updated 5/26/20)
Trend Micro has these offers to help us with the COVID-19 Impact & Recovery:
- Free Security Assessment Service
- 30-day Trial of Trend Micro Maximum Security
- Free Phishing Simulation Tool Use
- Free Online Security Scan – HouseCall
Contact Solutions II for details.
(Updated 5/22/20)
Palo Alto has these offers to help us with the COVID-19 Impact & Recovery:
- Free Deployment Services for New Customers of Prisma Access
- Already a Prisma Access Customer? Free additional licensing for any spikes of remote users for 90 days
- Free Trial of GlobalProtect
- One Year for Free Hosting & a No-Cost Accelerated Onboarding Package for Cortex XSOAR
Contact Solutions II for help with any of the Palo Alto offers.
(Updated 5/8/20)
IBM has these offers to help you through the COVID-19 impact:
- IBM Power Healthcare and Life Sciences Clients:
- Existing Power 9, Power 8 and Power 7+/795 – Activate all inactive processors / memory for 30 days through CoD Trial for Enterprise IBM Servers. Repeat as necessary.
- Activate Live Partition Mobility (LPM) - Assist with Workload balancing and preventive maintenance) – ongoing.
- Existing Installed S914, S922 and S924 servers - Double your Memory and or I/O for quickly remove bottlenecks and faster response – valid through 30 June 2020
- IBM Power Clients (outside Healthcare and Life Sciences):
- Any new purchase of S914, S922 and S924 servers - Double your Memory and or I/O – shipment before 30 June 2020
- All IBM Storage Clients:
- Cyber Resilience Assessment – First of 3 phase overview
- CSA (Client Storage Assessment) Study – Free
- Spectrum Insights Pro – Free for 90 days
- Spectrum Scale – Free for 90 days
- Spectrum Discover – Free for 90 days
- Spectrum Protect Plus – Free for 90 days
- Flash Systems Customers – Extended trial of Storage Insights Pro with purchase of FS 5100,7200 or 9200 through November 2020
- Support/TSS – Premium support 36 months, first 6 months free
- For Flash FS5100 & FS7200 sales - WSU's discounted 50%, Year 4 MA discounted 50%; For Flash FS9200 hard bundle sales, Year 4 MA discounted 50% - Pending Announcement
- There are many more offerings around IBM Power, Software, Financial assistance, Mainframes, Workloads and Maintenance assistance.
- If your situation is outside of the above listed items, please still use the contact Solutions II to discuss your situation and environment.
