Small Business IT Outsourcing
Why Outsourcing Makes Business Sense



Onsite Service Available in San Antonio, Bexar County, New Braunfels, Hill Country, South San Antonio, 
Small businesses in the San Antonio area take advantage of IT outsourcing to control costs and boost productivity. IT outsourcing provides a small company with reliable and affordable access to expert consultants without incurring the cost of adding more support people to the in-house IT staff. Intelligent IT outsourcing keeps your company's management focused on your business and at the same time offers a high level of network support and security.

Once widely thought of as an expensive service alternative for large enterprises with big IT budgets, IT outsourcing is now a money-saving alternative for businesses of virtually any size. New technology from Microsoft, Cisco and other vendors make it cost-effective and safe for small businesses to outsource network management and support services third-party experts for a fraction of the cost of doing everything in-house. Surveys show that the top reasons for small businesses to outsource IT services are:


Improve management focus
Reduce and control operating expenses
Free internal resources for business-specific tasks
Provide reliable access a broad range of IT experts
Add expertise not available from in-house IT staff
San Antonio Tech has supported small business networks for years and has developed highly efficient, non-traditional IT outsourcing programs that address the special needs of small businesses. By leveraging techniques such as proactive monitoring, remote management and support, and automated security protection and correction, San Antonio Tech can save you money and increase the business value of your information system.

San Antonio Tech offers a variety of IT outsourcing services for small businesses in the San Antonio area:

Microsoft Exchange Consultants
San Antonio Tech's Microsoft-certified consulting staff have eighteen years of experience architecting, deploying, and troubleshooting email environments for both small companies and Fortune 100 enterprises. San Antonio Tech's experience and field-proven methods can help you successfully implement a fast, seamless migration to Microsoft Exchange. San Antonio Tech takes care of critical details such as coordinating domain names transition so that both local and mobile users make a seamless transition from POP3 email.


Outsourcing Packages
By making sure that the appropriate equipment service contracts are in force and that your network has secure high-speed remote access, San Antonio Tech's IT outsourcing packages set the foundation for quick resolution of hardware issues plus fast and affordable technical support thanks to advanced monitoring and troubleshooting. San Antonio Tech can save you costs by helping you create rules-based scripts that allow Microsoft Operations Manager take complex corrective actions which would otherwise require the manual intervention of consulting staff. When you need troubleshooting expertise from San Antonio Tech's certified professionals, you will receive priority attention.



Project Management
San Antonio Tech's Project Management experts are focused on providing clients with assistance for major migrations in the course of their information technology systems' evolution to Microsoft's standards-based architecture. San Antonio Tech has extensive experience providing project planning services, project management, documentation, and procurement coordination, and San Antonio Tech's proven methodologies for upgrades and migrations ensure the least impact to your business.





JoSon Consulting Internet Connection Support
Few small businesses have the in-house experience required to work effectively with multiple ISPs, coordinate the required documentation steps with Internet numbering authority organizations, and be able to implement advanced routing protocols such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP). San Antonio Tech's network infrastructure experts and Cisco CCIE-certified consultants can help you utilize the latest connectivity solutions to implement affordable fault-tolerant ISP connections.



MRP Support Services
San Antonio Tech supports ERP solutions through software staff members, who can support Microsoft Business Solutions, applications from other suppliers, and legacy applications that provide financials, Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing Resource Planning, project accounting, supply chain management, plus management systems for HR, marketing and sales, retail, and distribution.



UNIX and Windows Integration Support Consultant
San Antonio Tech can help you deploy Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX (SFU) to achieve integration between Windows and Linux/UNIX/Solaris networks. SFU provides interoperability between Windows 2003 and various flavors of UNIX and Linux including Solaris 7 and 8, HP-UX 11i, AIX 5L 5.2, and Red Hat Linux 8.0. SFU allows you to share Windows folders over NFS and seamless password management in native Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environments. SFU's Interix subsystem includes a complete set of UNIX tools and shells, support for a single rooted file system, and a software development kit for migrating applications.



SQL Server Consulting
The complexity and integration demands of SQL Server 2005 requires an IT professional with hands-on expertise and broad experience in architecting and building data-driven end-to-end business IT solutions. The experience of San Antonio Tech's Microsoft-certified technical team members, with an average of over 10 years of background in Microsoft integration, assures you success in designing, deploying and managing successful Microsoft SQL Server 2000 solutions that are closely integrated with the Microsoft .NET platform.



Microsoft SharePoint Experts
San Antonio Tech's Microsoft-certified consulting staff can help you evaluate the business case for implementing SharePoint Portal Server 2003, provide configuration and deployment assistance, optimize your network infrastructure, help integrate your standard and custom application software to operate with Microsoft SharePoint, develop a company-wide security plan that includes portal technology, and deliver troubleshooting and Help Desk support services.



Load Balancing for High Availability Consulting
In situations where a single server or cluster can’t provide the performance needed for a critical applications, load balancing of multiple servers offers a path that not only enhances speed but, as a extra feature, provides fault tolerance by working around offline servers in a load-balanced array. San Antonio Tech is experienced with a diverse range of load balancing implementations covering server balancing, application balancing, and LAN/WAN network infrastructure bonding.



Network Security Support Services
Managing and deploying virus protection, detection and defense along with the recovery of critical systems requires an on-going effort that entails a variety of tools, procedures, and policies. San Antonio Tech's CISSP and CISA-certified staff can help you at any level in your efforts to protect your information system, from security audits to creating a complete security strategy. San Antonio Tech offers cost effective hourly or contract service to help businesses set up and maintain secure networks based on Microsoft Windows and Cisco advanced solutions.



JoSon Consulting  Support
San Antonio Tech's Microsoft and Cisco-certified consulting personnel consulting staff can help you craft a sensible, fault-tolerant network that meets critical issues covering a broad range of infrastructure technologies and processes including JoSon Consulting ISP links, server clustering, server load balancing, Data Center deployments, multi-location connectivity, and disaster recovery.





White Paper: Why Outsource?
San Antonio Tech has produced a white paper that summarizes the benefits a small business can derive from outsourcing IT services. To view this this document and find out how outsourcing can save you money and enhance productivity, click Small Business IT Outsourcing White Paper.