LaKe - Solution Design

Infrastructure Design + Security Solutions	Back to Top
We build and troubleshoot the backbone of your information technology infrastructure. This includes design, implementation, testing and troubleshooting for LAN and WAN solutions, both wired and wireless. Expanding network infrastructures not only offer new opportunities, they also introduce new risks. Intruders, Spammers, Viruses, Theft of Information and Sabotage are only a few of the risks your data infrastructure is exposed to. Nobody can afford to have an insecure network and to expose their data to these risks. We offer solutions for all budgets to reliably secure your systems and to maintain security through continuous monitoring and sophisticated alert systems. Independent of your existing platform we provide the following services: Physical Security Firewall Design and Configuration DMZ Design and Implementation Complete Virus Protection SPAM protection Intrusion Detection Systems Internet Access Security and Control End-to-end data encryption Identification / Authentication Solutions Auditing and Monitoring Security Analysis and Testing Some of the products and applications we support in this area are: Cisco Symantec MacAfee Novell eDirectory Novell BorderManager Novell Security Manager powered by Astaro Novell Identity Manager Novell Secure Login Squid Firestarter Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server Contact us for more information and detailed discussions on your security and infrastructure needs.
Platform Integration and Consolidation	Back to Top
Information Technology departments today are under pressure as never before. While being asked to deliver more and better services they face drastic cuts in budgets at the same time. Also, the services delivered become increasingly complex and geographically dispersed. Integration and Consolidation of existing hardware, applications and services offers opportunities to simplify and optimize an organization's IT infrastructure, resulting in significant savings of time, resources and money. With our cross-platform expertise and experience we are the ideal partner to talk to when it comes to integration and consolidation. We take a critical look at your servers, storage systems, databases, applications, networks, and management processes to determine if and where integration and consolidation opportunities exist. Interested? Contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com
Platform Migration	Back to Top
Is your current system outdated? Are you feeling not really happy in running all your business critical services depending on the platforms of a single vendor? Do you think a licensing audit will be a really costly thing for you? Are your IT operating cost too high or growing to fast? Interested in Linux and Open Source? If you answer any of the above questions with "YES", you should consider a migration or a partial migration. We can assist and guide you in designing, planning and executing the migration your operating systems, your databases, your applications and your information to a secure and reliable new platform with complete freedom to choose the technologies that are best for you. Depending on the migration strategy and objectives, some of the benefits of migration are: Lower management and administrative costs Increase in end-user and IT staff productivity A more reliable, secure and scalable foundation for file, print, and web services A more flexible architecture for integrating vendor-independent applications and technologies Interested? Contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com
Disaster Protection and Recovery	Back to Top
Approximately 80% of all data infrastructures do not have an adequate backup and recovery solution. While everybody knows that loss of data can have catastrophic consequences for an organization, many seem to take the protection of their data rather lightly and they underestimate the probability of possible causes of data loss. No matter how small the chance of a catastrophic events, organizations can not afford to ignore it. A comprehensive, professional and fully documented Disaster Protection and Recovery Plan ( DPRP ) is simply a necessity that one day might decide whether the organization will survive or be put out of business. LaKe Consult will assist you in the following areas: Evaluation and testing of your current DPRP Design and Implementation of a DPRP Regular testing and updating of DPRP Training and testing of staff responsible for data protection and recovery Emergency drill exercises If you wish want us to take a look at your DPRP, or if you think you are not sufficiently protected, contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com
Business Continuance	Back to Top
No matter how it occurs, server downtime is both expensive and disruptive. Server downs, inaccessible data, unavailable applications and stopped services cause interruptions in the work of your employees and leave them unproductive. Have you ever calculated how much you loose when your email system is unavailable? How much it costs when your employees cannot produce invoices, orders, receive payments? What it will cost you if you can't reach your remote offices? LaKe can provide you with a detailed analysis of your current infrastructure and your business critical applications and services and then compare the results with your business continuance needs. Once we realize a gap, we can design a comprehensive business continuance scheme for you to ensure that your applications and services keep running and your employees stay productive, no matter what. Contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com
Communication and Collaboration	Back to Top
Every organization needs to stay in contact. With employees, clients, suppliers, partners, relative, friends, etc. Every organization needs to receive, send and exchange information. Internal and external information on new products, trends, news, developments, competitors, partners, events, etc. Communication is crucial for any business. Getting the right information to the right people at the right time without compromising security is a competitive advantage. And It goes beyond email. Effective collaboration requires secure access to team calendaring, scheduling, messaging, document management, contact management, web presence and much more. We can help you to have the information you need readily available wherever and whenever you need it, while employing the technologies and applications according to your preferences and needs. Contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com
Database Design & Administration	Back to Top
If you are running any mission critical applications with a Microsoft SQL Server, a MySQL server or a PostgreSQL server database, LaKe is the right contact for the administration, maintenance and monitoring of these databases. We offer the following database services: Database Design Database Server Installation and Configuration Database and Server Maintenance Backup and Recovery Monitoring Services Don't let a database crash interrupt your business. LaKe can cover your with a preventive maintenance and monitoring plan. Contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com
Financial and Accounting Solutions	Back to Top
LaKe Consult Ltd. is authorised reseller for Quasar Accounting solutions. Quasar is a platform independent, flexible business accounting package ( check for more info on our Open Source solutions page ) and suitable for a variety or organizations and businesses. Quasar combines the rock-solid stability and security of Linux on the backend with an easy to use graphical user interface running on Windows or Linux. LaKe Consult Ltd. also supports Compiere, an Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management software ( check for more info on our Open Source solutions page ). In collaboration with our partners, we also provide support for Sage Pastel Partner and for Sage Pastel Evolution, both closed source, commercial accounting packages running exclusively on Windows. For all the above accounting solutions we support you with Needs Analysis and Evaluation System Design and Implementation Training Maintenance and Support Agreements. Contact us on solutions@lake-consult.com