Taking the leap towards managed services can be nerve-wracking. How can you be sure that the company that you’re entrusting with your business is as invested in your success as you are?

In many of today’s businesses, an outage of key technology platforms can mean lost business, lost market share and frustrated customers. While there are a number of outsourcing options for your technology needs, CPU, Inc has been providing superior service and reliability since 1986.

We make it a practice to recommend the best and most reliable systems, software and hardware available on the market to help your business succeed. Since we provide primary maintenance on your infrastructure, we want to ensure that you’re getting a system that will be secure and flexible enough to grow as your business does.

Here’s a few of the different technology platforms that we recommend on a regular basis:

• SQL Server: A Microsoft product created to store and manage information — a relational database management system.
• Exchange: A mail server developed by Microsoft that includes calendaring and runs only on MS Windows Server products
• VMware: Arguably the industry-leading desktop and server virtualization and cloud computing software for x86 compatible computers
• Hyper-V: A native hypervisor that can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems; previously known as Windows Server Virtualization
• SonicWall: A product of Dell, SonicWall is a security solution that allows organizations to secure systems, users and data without compromising network performance
• Cisco: Manufacturer of some of the most secure and reliable network communications devices and hardware on the market today
• EdgeMarc Routers: Application-ready routers from Edgewater Networks that are used by enterprises of all sizes to simplify customer premise configurations
• Microsoft SharePoint: A browser-based document management and collaboration platform from Microsoft, that allows centralized and secure access for users
• Microsoft .NET: A programming infrastructure utilized for building, deploying and running desktop and web applications
• Acumatica: A cloud-based ERP software with a strong mobile component and unlimited user based licensing model

CPU, Inc is an authorized reseller for Microsoft Dynamics, a line of ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) software applications. Our expertise in the line includes:

• GP: Small to midsize business ERP (formerly Great Plains Software)
• AX: Enterprise-level ERP (formerly Axapta)
• NAV: Business and supply chain management (formerly Navison)
• SL: Project-based business management software (formerly Solomon IV)

We are also well-versed in and have a deep understanding of a variety of different software applications such as VB, C#, JavaScript and HTML that are used to build or update custom business and web applications.