ZLan Systems is a leading Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, delivering core infrastructure consulting; deployment; health checks; and 2nd day support helping you maximize the capabilities of each product. Our expertise from Enterprise to Small / Medium-sized businesses enables us to educate, train and implement appropriate solutions, while leveraging our Project Management and System Deployment methodologies.

Let us provide you the answer to your next IT Project through any of these methods:

• Planning
• Custom Design and Design Validation
• Deployment
• Integration and Migration
• Support and Troubleshooting Analysis
• 2nd Day Support
• Training
• and more!

Improve business continuity by leveraging one of the fastest growing trends in the industry...Virtualization. If you are not leveraging virtualization today you could be paying more for your infrastructure then needed. ZLan is staffed with 100% VMware certified engineers that can audit your environment and demonstrate concise cost savings opportunities. ZLan engineers have delivered countless deployments, upgrades and support for small to medium organizations throughout the Chicago land area.

Clustering provides failover and increased availability of applications by combining servers into a ‘unit’ that provides redundancy in the event of system downtime. ZLan can analyze your environment or specific applications, providing recommendations or designing solutions to improve uptime, meet and exceed OLA\SLA or balance network and application requests.

Active Directory is the core component to any Microsoft Windows server-based network. Directory services provide the means to manage key aspects of your Windows environment including users, computers, printers and policies. ZLan can provide support and solution deliveries on a number of Microsoft LDAP platforms, including AD LDS, Federation Services and Active Directory Rights Management Services.

A messaging and collaborative software product that consists of electronic mail, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information; and support for data storage. ZLan engineers are experts in delivering Exchange Solutions, from migrations and consolidations to new rollouts.

A line of comprehensive security products that provide unified virus and spyware protection, simplified administration, and critical visibility and control. ZLan delivers security and vulnerability management using standards, best practices and industry leading tools such as Microsoft Forefront. Forefront’s integration into your core infrastructure can reduce the time needed to monitor and manage your organization, reducing risk and simplifying administrative tasks.

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is an integrated suite of server products that improves organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search; accelerating shared business processes; and facilitating information-sharing across boundaries for better business insight. From Enterprise and SMB infrastructure deployments, to integration into your office sub-systems, ZLan can deliver it all. Custom content management solutions, deep enterprise indexing, searching and workflow can drive your business into the collaboration age.

A set of management tools that can help capture and aggregate knowledge about your infrastructure, policies, processes and best practices to help build manageable systems and automate operations in order to reduce costs, improve application availability and enhance service delivery. System Center is comprised of multiple tools for your enterprise, from Configuration, Operations, Data Protection and Virtual Manager to System Center Essentials designed for the Small/Medium space. Additional products include Capacity Planner, Mobile Device Manager and Service Manager. ZLan can overhaul your organization and deliver such services to help streamline incident management, deployment services and operational administration, saving you time and money.

Allows you to choose how the communication and collaboration software is delivered, and managed and maintained by uniting your existing communications systems and tools. With Microsoft Unified communications technologies, the computers on your network gain the functionality of advanced VoIP phones. Users can click to call any contact in their address book. A simple phone call can become a conference call or a video conference, on the fly. ZLan can integrate multiple varieties of solutions and options that enhance your collaboration capabilities and integrate business process to improve efficiencies.

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server provides the same tools and features found in a large organization to the small to medium-sized business market. Small Business Server includes key components such as Exchange, SharePoint, VPN Access, Outlook Web Access, WSUS and more. ZLan manages and supports organizations of many sizes. The Small Business Server allows companies of any vertical the flexibility to provide enterprise services at a fraction of the price and infrastructure footprint. ZLan's experienced engineers can suggest the right product for your company.

A relational model database that provides management, protection and reliability of company data. From complicated administration and troubleshooting, to SQL clustering and Reporting Services, ZLan’s experienced engineers can solve your issues or deploy a new solution when and how you need it. Leveraging Microsoft SQL Server can reduce costs and deliver value when designed appropriately.

Manage the entire lifecycle of user identities and their associated credentials. Identity management provides identity synchronization, certificate and password management, and user provisioning in a single solution that works across Microsoft Windows and other organizational systems. ZLan can reduce the cost to your organization through deployment and integration of Microsoft’s Identity solutions and complete integration with directory services, email and your HR systems.