Server Upgrade:
An Alameda based Law Firm was running Small Business Server 2000 on a platform that was no longer supported by the hardware vendor. Globalize installed a new system running SBS 2003 and maintained all existing user accounts and file permissions. Some of the benefits of the new system included increased system stability, Windows Mobile integration, and expanded e-mail features available from Outlook 2003.

Virtualization:
A San Francisco based retailer had an aging server whose hardware was on the verge of failure. This machine was running a legacy accounting application for which the original software installation disks had been lost. Globalize installed a new server running Windows 2003 and the free VMWare server product. The legacy accounting server was then converted to a virtual machine. The benefits include: increased performance, hardware independence, and improved disaster recovery.

Health Monitoring:
An Alameda based biotechnology firm and leader in the development of gene therapy products to treat serious, chronic diseases needed to reduce IT costs. They required more productivity from their single IT administrator. Several members of the Globalize Networks team worked to implement a customized Health Monitoring system to notify their IT administrator of potential problems as they occurred. The system also logs significant events into a database and allows the administrator to search past events to aid in troubleshooting and security investigations. This system has helped the company maintain excellent server uptime with reduced effort, as well as providing an audit trail for selected security-related events. Automation can help reduce IT costs and improve performance of IT systems.

Remote Office Network Integration:
A rapidly expanding software startup based in the East Bay acquired three smaller companies within the course of one year. They needed to integrate two new remote office networks, one located on the East Coast and the other in the Midwest. The goal was to provide each office with access to network resources at all other offices and to unify all offices under one Active Directory Domain and Exchange e-mail system. The Globalize Networks team implemented a multi-stage project to accomplish these goals. Major components of the solution included site-to-site VPN, Active Directory trust relationships, Exchange site integration, and Checkpoint firewall deployment. The end result was a secure, low-cost, and rapidly deployed network topology which increased productivity and enabled everyone to do their jobs more easily.