Our Services

Comprehensive IT consulting focused on automation, DevOps, and infrastructure modernization. Tailored solutions for organizations of all sizes.

Core Expertise

Puppet & OpenVox Automation

We're specialists in configuration management platforms built on the Puppet ecosystem. Whether you're running Puppet Enterprise, the open-source Community edition, or migrating to the community-driven OpenVox fork, we have the deep expertise to get you there.

  • Greenfield installations — architected for scale from day one
  • Split installs & LEI — Large Environment Installation patterns
  • Compiler scaling — load-balanced compilers for 50,000+ nodes
  • Module development — custom modules, roles/profiles, Hiera data
  • OpenVox migration — smooth transition from Puppet to the community fork
  • Code Manager & GitLab integration for deployment workflows
# Puppet roles & profiles pattern
class role::webserver {
include profile::base
include profile::security
include profile::apache
include profile::monitoring
}
Fixed Price

Puppet & OpenVox Healthcheck

Is your Puppet code a well-oiled machine, or a haunted house that everyone's afraid to open? In a Healthcheck, we go through your Puppet or OpenVox codebase and the way it gets to your servers, then hand you a written report: what's healthy, what's risky, and what we'd redesign first. Remote or onsite, one fixed price, no obligation afterward.

What we look at

  • Roles & profiles — one clear role per node, or is site.pp quietly running the show?
  • Hiera data — a hierarchy you can explain in one breath, and no secrets in plain text
  • Control repo & r10k / Code Manager — branches, environments, and a pinned, current Puppetfile
  • Modules, testing & CI — in-house and Forge modules, lint, rspec-puppet, and how a change reaches production
  • The platform underneath — server, compilers, CA, PuppetDB / OpenVoxDB, agents, and run reliability
  • Where you're headed — an honest Puppet Enterprise vs. Community vs. OpenVox take, including "you're fine where you are"

What's in the report

1
One-page executive summary in plain English
2
Environment snapshot: versions, nodes, module inventory
3
Findings ranked High / Medium / Low, with evidence
4
Design recommendations with example code
5
Prioritized to-do list: quick wins, next weeks, next quarter
✓
A readout call to walk through it together

Remote

You give us read-only access to your code (or send an export) plus a short sheet about your environment. We review it, ask questions over a video call, and deliver the report.

Onsite

Same review, plus time in the room with your team: we whiteboard the architecture, walk a real change from commit to node, and talk with the people who live with the code. Some things are just easier over a whiteboard and a cup of coffee.

Remote

$1,495

Full review and written report, done remotely.

Onsite

$1,495

+ travel at cost

Same work, on your site. Flight, hotel, car rental or rideshare, and meals billed at cost, with receipts.

Onsite, All-Inclusive

$4,995

Same onsite work at one fixed price covering all travel and meals for one trip in the continental US. No expense report.

Healthcheck FAQ

What do you need from us?

Read-only access to your control repo and in-house modules (or a zip export), a one-page overview of your environment, and a technical contact. For onsite visits, dates and building access details too.

Will you change anything in our environment?

No. A Healthcheck is look-but-don't-touch. If you want help fixing what we find, that's a separate conversation, and you're free to do it yourselves with the report.

Puppet Enterprise, open-source Puppet, or OpenVox?

We review all three, and the report includes an honest recommendation on where you should be.

How big an environment does this fit?

Most small-to-mid estates. If your codebase is very large, we'll say so up front and suggest a bigger engagement instead of rushing yours.

Which onsite option should we pick?

If finance likes one number on one invoice, go all-inclusive. If you'd rather pay actual travel costs, or we're a short drive away, $1,495 + travel usually costs less.

What happens after the report?

That's up to you. Some teams take the to-do list and run with it. Others bring us back for a migration sprint, training, or CMaaS. Either way, the report is yours to keep.

Typical DevOps Engagement

1
Assessment & environment health check
2
Pain point identification & roadmap
3
CI/CD pipeline design & implementation
4
Automation & workflow optimization
✓
Knowledge transfer & team coaching
Transformation

DevOps Consulting

DevOps isn't just tools — it's a cultural shift. We help teams adopt DevOps practices that reduce friction, accelerate delivery, and improve reliability. From CI/CD pipeline architecture to workflow assessments, we meet you where you are.

  • →Environment health checks & assessments
  • →CI/CD pipeline design (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
  • →Infrastructure as Code best practices
  • →SDLC integration & workflow optimization
  • →Team coaching & culture building
Infrastructure

Linux & Infrastructure Consulting

Red Hat Linux expertise for provisioning, automation, data center migrations, and cloud deployments. On-premises or in the cloud, we build rock-solid foundations.

Provisioning & Automation

Automated provisioning workflows, kickstart/preseed configurations, and bare-metal to cloud deployments.

Data Center Migrations

Seamless migrations from on-premises to cloud, or between data centers. Planning, execution, and validation.

Security & Hardening

CIS benchmarks, security baselines, compliance automation, and continuous security posture management.

Managed Services

Configuration Management as a Service

Let us be your IT department. CMaaS provides end-to-end management of your Puppet or OpenVox infrastructure — from architecture and module development to ongoing operations and support.

What's Included

Architecture Design
Module Development
Monitoring & alerting
Patching & Upgrades
Code Reviews
Knowledge Transfer
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Your Infrastructure, Our Expertise

We integrate with your team as a seamless extension, bringing deep CM expertise without the overhead of full-time hires.

Talk about CMaaS
Education

OpenVox Training

Three instructor-led, four-day classes that take a team from its first agent to designing and migrating a production estate. Roughly half of every class is hands-on lab time.

🎓

OpenVox User

Install an agent, write safe manifests, join a server, read a report and fix a failed run. 5–12 students.

🧪

OpenVox Journeyman

Modules, testing, Hiera 5, roles and profiles, the control repo and r10k, and OpenBolt. 5–10 students.

🏗️

OpenVox Architect

Topology and sizing, compilers and the CA, OpenVoxDB, DR and multi-site, ending in a scenario studio. 5–8 students.

Class sizes get smaller at each level because there is more hands-on and scenario work. We prefer to teach on-site: regional public classes open to people from many companies, or a private class at your location (you cover instructor travel). Live remote is also available.

Regional public classes and private corporate classes both need a minimum of 5 students. A private class is taught at your location, and you cover instructor travel. Each class awards a certificate of completion. Ask us for the current range.

See the OpenVox training path →

Need a Custom Solution?

Every organization is different. Let's talk about what you need and build a solution that fits.

Book a free 15-min intro call