Services                               

Business Continuance Planning

With the current Petroleum Industry economy it is vitally important to have a Disaster Plan that covers all areas of your business.

• System design and integration
• Network design and management  
• Data backup and recovery analysis
• High integrity offsite backup technology
• Ability to operate from somewhere else if IT infrastructure is damaged
• Computer and IT training for local and replacement staff
• Strategic technology plans, working with other vendors and partners
• Business process evaluation and redesign
• Security vulnerability assessment and recommendations
• Business continuance plans

Outsourced IT

Petroleum Rx LLC, IT outsourcing can substitute and or, supplement or free up other internal IT resources.  Many times adding staff for internal IT can be cost prohibitive.  Petroleum Rx LLC, can tailor a customized approach to meet your IT budget and service needs.

Infrastructure and Designs

As equipment is added we often lose the focus on the big picture.  Your business will grow and maintaining a sound IT foundation is important.  Some things to evaluate

• Racks, cabling, patch panels and wiring closets
• Switches & routers (including gigabit over fiber or copper)
• Connectivity (Internet & frame relay WAN links, local links, etc.)
• Server platforms RAID and fault tolerant equipment for UNIX Linux,  NT, Windows
• Network based storage (SANS) and tape backup solutions with rotational storage
• Hardware NAT & firewall solutions
• Computer room design and cleanup
• WAN connecting multiple offices or locations
• WiFi, wireless connectivity for visitors and traveling staff.
• External access to email servers and other internal services by roaming users.
• Firewalls
• User Web browsing content filtering and management.

PC Workstation

PC's are often the weakest link in the enterprise.  It is important that they are maintained. 

• PC-Defender Card.   Hardware card that is installed into the PC that make windows industructable.  Great for Kiosk and high volume PC environments.
• AntiVirus.  Set up enterprise AV for PC workstations, windows, and Linux servers.  Administrate all equipment from a single location at your place or we can do it remotely for you.
• Upgrades, Swap Outs.  People and equipment change.  It is important to copy those user files and programs to new workstations as quickly and efficiently as possible.   We can do this remotely for you.
• Remote desktop support.  From our corporate location we can view an operate your staffs PC's to evaluate and perform real time repairs and updates to PC workstations.

Windows & UNIX Mixed Environment Support & Integration

If you have multiple operating systems in your environment, we can support and maintain them.  Smooth connectivity of desktops and servers of any flavor, is important for optimal staff production.   

We can setup up your windows sharing and mapping for you.  It can be difficult to understand.

Data Vaulting & Disaster Recovery/Prevention

A one phrase summary:  "Keep a copy of your data Somewhere Else!"  automatically and unattended. 

Don't be caught by surprise when a key piece of data goes missing and can't be restored.

Try to think back on your last data disaster and,  if it were possible to, just get it back at any price.  What would that price be?  It doesn't take much to realize that your data IS your company.   Disaster prevention can be comprised of:

• Local System Backups
• Correct Data storage architecture (RAID, other)
• Multiple and/or reduntant systems and technology
• Reduntant server where necessary
• Bootable recovery media
• Data organized such that restoration can be quick.
• Data organized such that Bare Metal recovery becomes a step by step process.

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Application Servers

Your Enterprise may consist of any number of servers.  Integration between them all must be flawless.  Petroleum Rx provides and supports servers such as these:

• Backup Servers.  Unattended backup on a rotational medium is essential. 
• File Servers.  PC's need to have file servers set up in windows shares.   These are easy to do and maintain.
• Summit Servers.  High end Petroleum Software system.  We sell, train and support Summit at every level.  Enjoy end of month tax preparation as an automated process.
• PDS Servers.  Replacements and upgrades.  High quality and high speed.  PDS serves the Petroleum Industry with a high functionality software solution.
• Telephone Systems.  Facet Corp phone systems provide IP based telephony from the ground up.  Remote office or roaming staff is not a problem.
• Email Servers.  As email volume and users increase it may be time to evaluate the need to bring email services in house.
• Spam Filtering.  The number one problem in the world to day for email.   Install a Barracuda box to stop spam before it reaches your inbox.
• Internet Traffic Shaping.  Stop web surfing abuse by users or groups.  Control and monitor who can do what and when on the web.  Restrict certain users to specific sites.  Control web born viruses before they reach the desktop.

Document Management

• Scanning
• Electronic Filing and transmittal
• Electronic Invoices, Statements creation

Data Vaulting

Ultimate protection with DPU and DPV

Web Designs

We have the most complete, easy to use site solution available to conduct business online.   Including strong e-commerce capabilities, as well as the ability to edit your site from anywhere in the world.   Get control of your web destiny!