Service Pillars

The professionals at House of Brick are on top of the latest developments in hardware, software applications, networking and data security. We can provide comprehensive Consulting Services and act as mentors to your IT staff, or can take on the daily operations through our Managed Services program. Whether your needs are immediate and temporary or forward-thinking and long-term, the House of Brick team stands ready to provide the Business Continuity and disaster recovery services essential to keep your business running.

Consulting From timely advice and mentoring to developing concrete solutions and implementation, the House of Brick team is ready to put it's knowledge to work for you. Whether you run Oracle database/applications, Microsoft SQL Server, or are using a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) infrastructure, leveraging every dollar of your IT budget means more today than ever before. Projects demand flexibility to adjust to changing needs yet stay on schedule. Getting it done on time – and getting it right the first time – requires teamwork and years of innovative experience, not the kind of “learn as we go” training that can send a project spiraling out of control. You need the consultants at House of Brick standing in your corner, helping to guide the process and evaluate the outcome. Our consulting services include: System Performance Evaluation Business Application Development Virtualizing Applications Data Architecture High Availability Network Architecture Security Optimizing Performance and Stability High Praise for the Value of HoB Consulting Services Over the past several years, I have been involved with numerous consultants engaged to assist Indiana University with various IT issues and projects. In my estimation, the recent engagement with House of Brick has been the most successful in terms of actually achieving results, and making concrete recommendations that make sense and prove their merit in our environment. Michael Egolf Manager of Enterprise Systems & Sr. Consultant University Information Technology Services Indiana University

Managed Services We maximize value through on-site and remote systems management, including physical and virtual application hosting utilizing our expertise in VMware virtualization. The professionals at House of Brick Technologies know how to manage critical systems and budgets. We work with you to build a plan of service that is tailored to your needs and specifications. Whether on-site or at a remote location, we broaden your capabilities through seamless day-to-day operational support, as well as downed system triage and data recovery. Our Services Include: Cloud Computing On-Site Administration Remote Administration Automated Network and Server Monitoring Virtual Application Hosting Enterprise Email, Intranet and Organizational Website

Business Continuity Remote data backup and recoverability, coupled with the know-how to ensure the cohesion necessary for successful operations, make security the cornerstone at House of Brick. Rainy days are easy to plan for. Disasters are not. The team at House of Brick knows the elements necessary to ensure your business stays in business no matter what occurs. We are here every day, maintaining your data so that when, not if, a disaster occurs, your business has the backup needed to keep functioning – as though nothing happened at all. Our Services Include: Secure Remote Data Backup Disaster Recovery Hosted Disaster Recovery Solutions Operational Continuity Physical Personnel Relocation Facilities Risk Assessments