Hybrid Infrastructure Products-Solutions-Services
Z7 Solutions is a public and private sector IT Solutions Provider. Our team specializes in Hybrid Migrations, EUC/VDI, Cyber Security, Data Protection and Business Continuity solutions. Z7 Solutions is SBA 8(a) Certified Native American Women Owned Small Business. We are an ISO certified firm and we operate in compliance with NIST 800-171 & CMMC standards. Please visit our website to find out more about our past performance and capabilities.
Z7 Solutions is a VMware Advanced Partner, along with other top industry leaders like Dell Technologies, Microsoft, and Google. See our complete list of partners and capabilities on our website.
When to engage with Z7 Solutions?
- New Technology initiatives. Research, Planning and Design stage.
- Licensing, ELAs. We save customers 15-20% on license renewals.
- Server, Storage and DR Refresh
- Block/File/Cloud data migrations.
- SAN Health Checks and Performance Optimizations
- Enterprise File Sync and Share Solutions.
- Backup as a Service Solutions.
- Health Check and Remediation Services – Get the Health Check Report with the remediation plan. We can help you clean up your environment fast and bring it up to any Compliance Guidelines. This applies to vSphere and VDI workloads including vRealize/Aria Suite.
- vSphere, Horizon, vRealize/Aria Upgrade Services.
- Improve Cybersecurity Posture, MSSP services (Pen Testing and Vulnerability Reports with detailed Remediation strategy).
- Offensive Security.
- Security and Compliance Initiatives, Security Hardening, STIGs
- Utilize Staff Augmentation Services to offload Operations workload (full or partial).
- Deliver Highly Secured, Optimized Applications to End Users on any device or VDI on any cloud.
- Migrate Entire or Part of your on-prem workload to the Cloud.
- Hyperconverged or Converged Infrastructure Deployments and Upgrades.
- User Profile Migrations.
- VDI Golden Image Benchmarking and Application Testing Automation.
- Need trusted MSP to handle existing infrastructure, including service desk and escalations.
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Storage & Virtualization SME for Engineering Company
the project
"Their experience and ability to transfer knowledge to the staff are impressive."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I was the technical lead for the end customer.
For what projects/services did your company hire Z7 Solutions?
We needed proven expert to help with technical guidance, architecture, implementation and staff training for all critical Data Center storage, compute and virtualization.
How did you select this agency and what were the deciding factors?
Z7 Solutions was recommended to us from a reputable vendor and another government entity.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
We worked on health checks and remediation of DellEMC storage, Cisco UCS, Brocade Fabric and VMware environment. We also had to rapidly train our staff to get up to speed where Z7 Solutions came in with their value to quickly adopt and respond to requirements.
Describe the recruitment process in detail.
We had a long process of selecting the right candidates but it wasn't hard to make a decision after talking to Z7 Solutions technical staff.
Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?
Expertise and contacts within the industry allowed Z7 to provide the ability to upgrade an outdated operating environment on storage array. Implementation of first Cisco UCS Mini platform was also implemented, assisting organization to provide virtualization converged infrastructure.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
Everything was on par and our engineers made a quick gain of skills necessary to continue handling daily operations of our enterprise infrastructure.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Their experience and ability to transfer knowledge to the staff are impressive.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Would like to see them locally present with an actual office in our area.
Focus
Portfolio
NYS Agency, United States Air Force, County in Florida, Solar Company in Orlando, FL, US Army
Zero-Trust VMware VDI Design and Deployment
We were engaged to help design new solutions and improve existing infrastructure and optimize performance for 9 locations across Pacific Region with the goal to initially support 10000+ users.
We worked with multiple vendors and partner firms showing customer our true value and commitment to accomplishing their mission.
Some of the major accomplishments include:
- Full design and deployment of a multi-domain prototype solution focusing on Zero-Trust Architecture and Virtual Desktop Infrastrucure (VDI). This project included work on Unclassified and Classified environments.
- Deployment and Upgrade of vRealize Operations (now VMware Aria Operations) and vRealize Log Insight (now VMware Aria Operations for Logs)
- Successful deployment of a working prototpe for multi-domain, private cloud Enterprise File Sync and Share solution and it's integration into the VDI solution as a file repository.
- Continuous staff training and mentoring. Assisting staff achieve certification goals.
- Technical advisory to the leadership. New technologies research, how do those technolgies fit and what value do they provide to the mission.
- Deep dive into Zero Trust especially in a large distributed environments utilizing Virtual Desktops.
HCI VDI Health Check and Optimization Services
- VxRail VMware Horizon environment between 2 data centers.
- vSphere and Horizon Health Check with detailed Report and Remediation Plan.
- Horizon VDI Upgrade.
- External Access Gateways Upgrade (VMware UAG)
- Identified bottlenecks and next steps to be done when budget allows.
Statewide Managed Services- Dell, VMware, MSFT
- We pushed the VDI deployment due to sudden Covid impact for the State Government client.
- All remote employees immediately after internal announcement.
- VDI Deployed in 2 sites for full redundancy. Users are statewide.
- Continious monitoring and support.
- Endpoints protected with Carbon Black.
- Horizon VDI Support and Escalations
- Dell Wyse Endpoints Management
- DellEMC PowerEdge Servers Management
- User Profiles and Applications Support and Maintenance
"Z7 was working on building out our VDI platform when COVID hit in Feb 2020 - escalating all deadlines. Z7 managed to get us through moving all users to remote environment in a few days."
Application and Golden Image Testing Automation
- Customer wanted the solution to automate golden image and applications testing before each rollout.
- Z7 Solutions identified this gap during our environment analysis.
- After successful tests, we are in process of deploying LoginVSI solution and integrating with VMware Infrastructure. This will be a huge help during our upcoming Azure Migration with this high-profile customer.
Login VSI is the industry’s first digital workspace reliability platform that increases the velocity of change and preserves the performance of applications and digital workspaces in any deployment; cloud, virtual and physical. With a single platform, your teams leverage an integrated set of validation, testing, and monitoring capabilities for use in evaluation, pre-production, and production environments.
We successfuly worked on a large scale LoginVSI pushing tests for thousands of users prior to this project so we bring plenty of expereience to the table and making this easy on our customer.
In addition, LoginVSI is one of our key-partners and they are excited that we are executing a big portion of Professional Services.
As with any other licensing and SaaS procurement, we offer very competitive pricing well under the MSRP on virtually any solution. Customers can be sure they are getting a fair price, on every transaction.
For the State and Federal customers we participate in major Contract Vehicles and make the procurement easier with our MWBE, DBE and 8(a) certifications.
Microsoft Azure Users Federation to Google Cloud
Customer acquired Google Chromebooks and wanted to provide M365 users SSO experience when logging to the Google Cloud.
- Configured Azure Enterprise Application to support Azure Authentication Federation with Google Cloud.
- Optimized Azure Active Directory and M365.
- Health Check of Azure Active Directory.
- Setup Google Chromebook access with M365 Credentials
Google Workspace for the Field Install Team
- Provided customer easy to deploy solution for the Solar Field Installation Engineers.
- Ability to collaborate in cloud while tackling solar projects of all sizes including industrial.
Reviews
the project
Google License Setup for Nonprofit Private School
"They gave you the attention, care, and accommodations needed to make it a smooth process."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the co-founder and Principal of Autism Inspired Academy. We are non-profit private school serving children on the autism spectrum.
For what projects/services did your company hire Z7 Solutions?
We hired Z solutions to assist us in acquiring Google Licenses and setting up our student Chromebooks along with the security needed for the devices to be safe.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
I researched on google and found that they were a family-owned business and had great reviews.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
Zack assisted with acquiring and setting up the google licenses and Chromebooks. We wanted to merge our current usage of Microsoft 365 with google so our students could have a single sign on. Zack spent countless hours implementing this project and figuring out all of the bugs and kinks that came with it.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
One vendor from the team worked with me.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Every device was set up as a single sign on device. The students were able to utilize their Chromebooks and their Microsoft login to access their computers and google. They then had google classroom set up where they can complete their assignments. It was a great success and something I could not have done without Z solutions.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
The workflow was amazing. They accommodated my timeframes and really were efficient and effective.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
I really felt like I was being treated like family. As a small school many companies disregard us and don't give us the time we need. They were so patient, willing to explain everything, and ensure that our students were safe and secure on their devices. They gave you the attention, care, and accommodations needed to make it a smooth process.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Honestly no!
the project
Horizon VDI for New York State Agency
"They continue to support us on system image upgrades as well us keeping us up to date technology-wise."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the Director of User Support for a NYS Agency
For what projects/services did your company hire Z7 Solutions?
Z7 was working on building out our VDI platform when COVID hit in Feb 2020 - escalating all deadlines. Z7 managed to get us through moving all users to remote environment in a few days.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
I am not involved in the selection process.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
The project called for a dedicated team of detailed planners. The project was started by another vendor when Zack and his team took over the project.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We have a dedicated project manager, but at any time sever Z7 resources can be accessible for any major project needs.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Our WMS environment is now used in every office through out NYS.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
Extremely effective. Z7 continues to be our support team and has gone above and beyond on assist us through several difficult transitions; major upgrades of hardware, software and switches. They continue to support us on system image upgrades as well us keeping us up to date technology-wise.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
I have always been impressed with the quick responses to our issues regardless of time of day and thoroughness in resolution.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
I think in the future, it would be a great idea to have Z7 onsite once a month. I would be happy to advocate for personalized office space for the team. It's the closest I can get to having them even more accessible than they currently are.
the project
VMware VDI Upgrade & Modernization for Utility Organization
"They felt like part of the team from day one and continue to offer support where they can."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the Systems Administrator at the company. We provide water, wastewater and reclaimed services to the customers.
For what projects/services did your company hire Z7 Solutions?
Z7 completed VxRail Horizon VDI Solution Health Check and Upgrade Services and Applications Modernization.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
Z7 came up in our search for a vendor that could support our VMware environment. We chose Z7 after reviewing their past projects and interviewing them.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
The Z7 team performed a health check on our VXrail environment before making any changes to the enviornment. Once the health checks were clear they upgrade all components of our VMware Horizon environment from Horizon 7 to Horizon 8.
After all upgrades were done addiitonal health checks were performed to ensure the environment was healthy and SOPs were delivered to the IT staff.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We worked with Zack, Z7's IT Solutions Intefrator and VAR, and Carl, Z7's Lead Solutions Expert.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
The environment was successfully upgrade from Horizon 7 to Horizon 8.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
Very effective. Z7 was flexible to our needs.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
They felt like part of the team from day 1 and continue to offer support where they can.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Z7 executed their work perfeclty and they did an excellent job.
the project
Storage & Virtualization SME for Engineering Company
"Their experience and ability to transfer knowledge to the staff are impressive."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I was the technical lead for the end customer.
For what projects/services did your company hire Z7 Solutions?
We needed proven expert to help with technical guidance, architecture, implementation and staff training for all critical Data Center storage, compute and virtualization.
How did you select this agency and what were the deciding factors?
Z7 Solutions was recommended to us from a reputable vendor and another government entity.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
We worked on health checks and remediation of DellEMC storage, Cisco UCS, Brocade Fabric and VMware environment. We also had to rapidly train our staff to get up to speed where Z7 Solutions came in with their value to quickly adopt and respond to requirements.
Describe the recruitment process in detail.
We had a long process of selecting the right candidates but it wasn't hard to make a decision after talking to Z7 Solutions technical staff.
Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?
Expertise and contacts within the industry allowed Z7 to provide the ability to upgrade an outdated operating environment on storage array. Implementation of first Cisco UCS Mini platform was also implemented, assisting organization to provide virtualization converged infrastructure.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
Everything was on par and our engineers made a quick gain of skills necessary to continue handling daily operations of our enterprise infrastructure.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Their experience and ability to transfer knowledge to the staff are impressive.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Would like to see them locally present with an actual office in our area.
Thanks to the expertise and contacts of the Z7 Solutions team within the industry, they were able to upgrade the client's outdated operating environment and storage array. The client was most impressed by the vendor's experience and ability to transfer knowledge to their internal staff.