Our Recommended Technology Platform

There are zillions of tech gadgets and gizmos out there, making it a real brain-buster to keep up!

That’s why we focus on the tech we love and know best, aka our Recommended Technology Platform (RTP). This way, we can deliver top-notch, lightning-fast service every time.

Our mission? Get all our clients on board with as much RTP as possible. We train hard on everything in our RTP to keep your IT humming smoothly and efficiently.

And guess what? We use the same RTP gear in our own business because we practice what we preach!

TVG Consulting Technology Reccomendations

Power Requirements

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Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	CyberPower, APC, Tripp Lite	Dell, HP, Eaton	Consumer grade
Age	Less than 5 years	Less than 5 years	Greater than 5 years
Features	Network connectivity	None	No management capabilities

Firewall / Security Appliance

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Sophos, Fortinet	Fortinet, WatchGuard, Cisco	ISP provided router, Consumer grade router
Age	Less than 5 years	Less than 5 years	Greater than 5 years
Features	Active subscription	Active subscription	No IDS/IPS capabilities

Network Switching

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Ubiquiti, Meraki, Cisco, Sophos	Dell, HP, Juniper	Consumer grade
Age	Less than 5 years, 100/1000+	Less than 7 years, 100/1000+	Only supports 10/100
Features	Managed	Managed	No management capabilities

Wireless Access Point(s)

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Ubiquiti, Sophos, Meraki	Aerohive	Consumer grade
Age	Less than 5 years	Less than 5 years	Older than 5 years
Features	Remote management	Remote management	No management capabilities

Physical Server

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Dell, Lenovo, HP	IBM, Supermicro	Whitebox, end user assembled
Age	Less than 7 years	Less than 7 years	Greater than 5 years
Features	Hardware warranty	Hardware warranty	No hardware warranty

Server Operating System

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Microsoft Server 2016 or higher	Microsoft, Linux	AS400
Age	Active support	Active support	No longer supported
Licensing	SPLA, Volume, Enterprise, non-OEM	Any	Illegitimate licensing

Hypervisor

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Microsoft Hyper-V	VMware, Zen Server	Linux based hypervisor

Line of Business Application(s)

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Features	Supported version on approved OS	Supported version	Not approved on installed OS
Requirements	Software maintenance & support contract	Software maintenance & support contract	Self-developed software

Email & SPAM Filtering

Type	Approved	Supported	Unsupported
Manufacturer	Microsoft 365, Google Workplace, Sophos	Microsoft Exchange (On Premise)	All others (POP or IMAP)
Licensing	Active	Active	Not actively licensed