Open Systems Management
Blue Hill provides business-critical, high-availability Open Systems Outsourcing services.  Our highly skilled operations staff supports clients on a 24X7 basis utilizing sophisticated automation to run some of the most complex Windows environments.

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Blue Hill’s Open Systems Outsourcing solutions are customized to meet our client’s specific requirements, help manage their budget, and provide the flexibility they need to adapt to future needs:

Solutions Tailored to Your Business Dell, IBM, HP and other hardware Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server virtualization and consolidation Custom or off-the-shelf Wintel applications Exchange SQL Server, IIS, ASP.Net, .Net Framework and Enterprise Servers Firewalls VPNs Load Balancers SANs - EMC Clariion/NAS, Hitachi Tagmastore, Equallogic ISCSI

Automated Systems and Network Management 24/7 Monitoring and Management Managed services and desktop support Scalable, redundant Internet bandwidth Connection to multiple Synchronous Optical Networks (SONETs) Clustering and Data Replication Version Management Performance Management Problem and Change Management Vendor Management Offsite Tape Rotation Production Database Administration Disaster Recovery Data Backup & Recovery Capacity Planning Security Management

High-Speed Connectivity
We support all types of networks including VPN, dedicated circuits, MPLS, Frame Relay. Connectivity is served by multiple ISP carriers, including Internap and Lightower Fiber Networks. Optimum Lightpath and Lightower run fiber directly into the BHDS data center providing virtually unlimited bandwidth capabilities and high-speed Internet access.  BGP creates redundancy for maximum availability. Lightpath’s high-speed Metro Ethernet network provides direct connectivity from our fully secure, remote data center to our clients’ locations on the network throughout the New York Tri-State area. Companies operating in highly regulated industries, such as financial services, insurance, health care, pharmaceuticals and government with zero tolerance for downtime, significantly benefit from these services to run their mission-critical systems and reach their customers.

State-of-the-Art Data Center
Our specially designed data center provides the security, physical environment and networking capabilities you need to support even the most mission-critical and complex applications – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The facility features fully redundant power and environmental control systems, fire protection, and advanced surveillance monitoring capabilities.

Wintel Engineers – The Right Expertise
Blue Hill’s team of Wintel engineers are dedicated to keeping your systems up and running at peak performance utilizing our automated Problem Management and Notification system.

Customized Support Plans
Blue Hill provides cost-effective, customized Microsoft support to support our client’s entire infrastructure. Our expert engineering staff and automated Microsoft administration tools allow us to provide a comprehensive approach to managing business-critical Microsoft environments.