Consulting

Who do I actually contact if I have questions on the Open Source topic?

One of the key components of integrated and sustainable Open Source lifecycle management is a competent and reliable consulting service. Once again, our Open Source Support Center is available to answer all important questions relating to the topic of Open Source.

What topics can we help you with?

Our consulting services cover a multitude of topics that are important for our customers.

These include:

  • Requirements analyses
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Design
  • Migrations of proprietary software
  • Feasibility studies
  • Architectural consulting
  • Proof of Concept (PoC)
  • Cloud vs. On Premise vs. Private Cloud
  • Horizontal and vertical scalability
  • Performance analysis and optimization
  • Orchestration and management of large Open Source environments
  • Backup and restore concepts
  • Operating concepts and operating environments
  • Basic information for risk management
  • Security and basic protection

We have been helping our customers with all their questions relating to Open Source topics since 1999. An important part of this is our absolute independence from products and manufacturers. That’s why we made the conscious decision to steer clear of product sales.

What can we do for you?

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Have we piqued your interest?

Our experts will be happy to answer your specific questions and support you in choosing the right open source solution for your project.

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Our answers to the most frequently asked questions:

Our support is focused on the actual needs of our customers. This means that we naturally offer more support than the traditional support offered by many manufacturers. But what’s important, and this applies for any software that is operated in business-critical areas, is that the operation is appropriately secured. This is where we provide technical support at the manufacturer level with guaranteed service level agreements.
All of our employees are experienced Open Source developers and administrators. We are the replacement for missing manufacturer support, and support the entire lifecycle of your Open Source software by means of our Open Source Support Center. We provide the necessary support and all the services for your entire Open Source stack under one roof.
Our service and support contracts take account of your interests, not those of investors. We deliberately use completely different contract and price models to those of countless international software manufacturers and are proud that our fair support offers are a solid and reliable basis for long-term and successful cooperation with large national and international customers. We also want to provide a model that is completely independent of the usual factors, such as the number of users, the number of CPUs/cores and servers used or similar limiting factors. We would be pleased to discuss further details with you personally. More about the operation of our Open Source Support Centers
We guarantee it! You receive the certainty that you need. We are always there for you. Around the clock, 365 days a year. You can find more information under 24x7 support.
Don’t worry! We operate without an intervening call center. You receive direct access to our Open Source specialists. You can reach our support via central dispatching by phone, ticket system, or email. You can find more information under Availability.
Our Open Source Support Center is located in the Federal Republic of Germany and all our technical specialists are employed on a permanent basis. We provide both national and international support, in German or English as required.
Our technical support covers a range of popular Open Source projects, which are often operated in business-critical applications. You can find a selection of the projects supported by our Open Source Support Center in our software overview. More information is available under Software.
Absolutely! When a technical fault occurs, the cause needs to be determined quickly and precisely, and eliminated, or at least an initial workaround needs to be found. That’s why we offer guaranteed service level agreements for availability as well as for different response times.