Linux & Unix specialists

    Linux & Unix Support for Wisconsin Businesses

    Expert support for the Linux and Unix systems quietly running your business — servers, appliances, databases, and dev environments.

    20+ years experienceWest Bend, WINo long-term contracts

    The Linux gap most MSPs leave behind

    Most Wisconsin MSPs are Windows shops. They'll happily manage your Active Directory and Microsoft 365 — and politely back away from the Linux server quietly running your web app, database, ERP backend, or security appliance.

    We don't. Linux and Unix have been part of our practice for two decades. Whether it's a single Ubuntu VM, a fleet of RHEL database servers, or a legacy Solaris box no one wants to touch — we support it with the same discipline we bring to Windows.

    Distributions and platforms we work with

    Modern Linux, enterprise Unix, and everything in between.

    Ubuntu
    Red Hat (RHEL)
    Debian
    CentOS / Rocky / AlmaLinux
    SUSE Linux
    Oracle Linux
    FreeBSD
    Solaris / AIX / HP-UX
    Raspberry Pi & embedded

    What's included

    Day-one operations through long-term roadmap.

    Patching & kernel updates

    Scheduled patch windows with rollback plans.

    Hardening & CIS benchmarks

    Lock down systems to industry standards.

    24/7 monitoring & alerting

    Proactive alerts before users notice.

    Backup & disaster recovery

    Snapshots, off-site copies, tested restores.

    User & SSH key management

    Centralized identity, MFA, audit trails.

    Web stack (Apache, Nginx, PHP, Node)

    Tuning, TLS, reverse proxies.

    Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB)

    Backups, replication, performance.

    Containers (Docker, Podman, K8s)

    Builds, registries, orchestration basics.

    Cloud Linux (AWS, Azure, GCP)

    Provisioning, IAM, cost control.

    Linux workloads we support every day

    Web & application servers
    Database servers
    File & Samba servers
    Firewalls & security appliances
    ERP / line-of-business backends
    Dev & CI/CD runners
    IoT & edge devices
    Network monitoring & log servers

    Windows and Linux, supported by one team

    Most of our clients run mixed environments. We integrate Linux with Active Directory, Microsoft 365, identity providers, monitoring, and ticketing — so you get one team, one queue, and consistent procedures across every platform.

    Hardened, monitored, and audit-ready

    Linux done right means security baked in from the kernel up.

    CIS benchmarks and hardening baselines
    SSH key management with MFA
    EDR for Linux endpoints and servers
    Centralized log shipping and SIEM
    Vulnerability scanning and patch SLAs
    Compliance evidence (CMMC, HIPAA, PCI)

    Linux support is the right fit if you have…

    Businesses running 1+ Linux server

    Dev & engineering teams

    Companies with security or networking appliances

    Organizations migrating off legacy Unix

    Need a hand with your Linux environment?

    30-minute conversation. No sales pressure. A real Linux engineer on the other end.

    Frequently asked questions