Server Installation

Servers are a "bet the farm" decision

Today's businesses run on dependable, high-speed servers. Slow or inconsistent servers can drain your productivity, and server outages can bring business to a costly standstill. Server installation, configuration, and support are essential for managing your critical data and making it readily available to your important business applications. Are your servers up to the challenge?

Since 1988, the technicians at NPI have been developing and installing rock-solid servers that meet the most stringent business needs. Our highly refined methods result in stable, lightning-fast networks that have the headroom to grow with your business. We have fine-tuned our specialized design, configuration, and deployment methodology for various kinds of server implementations, including file and print servers, mail servers, database servers, and application servers. And our detailed planning process makes the transition to a new server as seamless as possible.

Removing the worry and risk from server installs

Whether you're upgrading your software, migrating to a new operating system, or moving to a new hardware platform, NPI's professionals can provide the assistance you need to get up and running smoothly and efficiently. We always follow the best practices of our industry, so your configuration is state-of-the-art and easy to maintain. Whether we're training your staff about the details of network administration, setting up a print queue, or preparing a login script, our services reflect the highest standards of the profession.

When NPI installs your server, you benefit from:

  • Excellence in hardware and operating system installation and configuration. We use the finest available products along with highly skilled technicians.
  • Flexible installation options that are best suited for your needs. When there are important decisions to make during the installation that affect your business, we consult with you to make sure that every detail is customized for your situation.
  • Confidence that your installation is done according to the manufacturer's recommendations. It will always be handled by a product-certified specialist.
  • Extensive manufacturer support. We have been named Microsoft and Novell gold solution providers.
  • Security best practices. We are continually improving our server installation process to reflect industry best practices.

A staged approach

Our process starts with a full understanding of your business needs and proceeds through well-defined stages of planning, configuration, testing, deployment, tuning, follow-up, and training. Your project implementation plan specifies the coordination of all the activities and components needed to make your network a reality. A project leader is assigned to work closely with you to refine every detail and to lead a team composed of your internal staff and the NPI-certified engineers assigned to your project. The end result is a server that meets the needs of your business both today and well into the future.

  • Our installation service starts with validating the hardware components and setting up the device from the motherboard on up.
  • We work with the hardware manufacturer to apply the latest firmware updates. We know SCSI and SATA communications inside and out, so you can be confident that your drive subsystem will be optimized.
  • We install the operating system precisely, following the software manufacturer's standards right down the line.
  • We complete the install with the latest patches, and stress-test your new system in our lab. We test every server until it is performing to the highest standards of the industry before installing it on your network.
  • We continue with delivery, placement in your rack, and connection to your communications system. We then confirm that all is operational, and we thoroughly test all systems.
  • We provide instruction to your staff on system procedures and backup techniques.
  • Finally, we always provide detailed documentation and an installation record, so you'll be ready to administer the server going forward.

Our expertise

NPI has been designing and developing networks and building servers since 1988. We are the premier computer networking company in the region, working with all kinds of businesses-from those with single-server networks to those with complex multiserver enterprise environments. Our technicians have deep experience with the installation and migration of the major server operating systems, Microsoft and Novell. While making emergency service calls every day to businesses with networks that are underpowered, unprotected, or incorrectly configured, we have refined our procedures to anticipate problems, maintaining and monitoring networks for optimal, reliable performance. We recommend only "best-of-breed" products and strive to stay on top of this ever-changing technical environment.