๐Ÿ’ป Technology


Introduction

This page is the command center for telecom and IT services. Each Roman-numeral section below is a category. Each item under it is a service with a link and a short description. Acronyms are spelled out on first use. SolveForce partners with major providers and can often match or improve current pricing while adding performance, security, and reliability.


I. Connectivity & Telecom

๐ŸŒ Fiber Internet (DIA)

Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) over optical fiber provides symmetric upload and download speeds with contracted service-level agreements and Ethernet handoffs. It is suited for cloud applications, unified communications, data centers, and low-latency workloads. Speed tiers range from 100 Mbps to 1 Tbps depending on the address and provider. See the Fiber Internet page for details.

๐ŸŒ Ethernet Services

Carrier and metro Ethernet over fiber, including Ethernet Private Line and any-to-any designs. These services support private transport, peering, and data-center interconnect at rates from 100 Mbps to 1 Tbps.

๐Ÿ“ก Fixed Wireless

Licensed microwave or mmWave links for rapid turn-up, rural coverage, or path diversity. These can serve as primary or backup connectivity and pair with SD-WAN. See the Fixed Wireless page.

๐Ÿ”Œ Coax (DOCSIS)

Cable broadband using the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS). It is a cost-effective access option for many small and branch locations and pairs with cellular failover.

๐Ÿ“ž DSL

Digital Subscriber Line over copper. Suitable for light traffic, alarms, or interim connectivity while other options are built.

๐Ÿ“ž T1 / T3

Dedicated legacy circuits with guaranteed bandwidth. Still used for voice signaling, alarms, or special-purpose continuity.

โ˜Ž๏ธ POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)

Analog lines required for elevators, life-safety panels, and legacy devices. Modernization paths are available where regulations allow.

๐Ÿ“ž PRI (Primary Rate Interface)

Digital ISDN trunking for PBX systems. Many organizations migrate these to SIP trunking over time.

๐Ÿ“ž SIP Trunking

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) voice over IP with elastic call paths, number management, and E911 support. Integrates with unified communications and contact-center platforms. See the SIP Trunking page.

๐Ÿ”— MPLS

Multiprotocol Label Switching private networks with class-of-service controls for predictable latency and jitter across multiple sites. See the MPLS page.

๐Ÿ”— VPLS

Virtual Private LAN Service extends Layer-2 Ethernet securely between sites while preserving LAN behavior across the wide area network.

๐Ÿ”’ VPN

Virtual Private Network for site-to-site or remote access using modern cryptography. Can serve as an on-ramp to Zero Trust designs. See the VPN page.

โ†”๏ธ Point-to-Point

Dedicated private fiber or Ethernet circuits between two endpoints. Used for replication, data ingestion, or backhaul with deterministic throughput.

๐ŸŒ International Data

Global circuits and regional carrier coordination with unified service levels and consolidated billing.

๐Ÿ“ถ 3G / 4G / 5G / 6G Wireless

Mobile broadband for primary or secondary access, SD-WAN failover, out-of-band management, and IoT backhaul.

๐Ÿ“ž Hosted Voice (VoIP)

Cloud telephony with auto-attendants, call flows, softphones, and analytics. Integrates with contact-center and CRM platforms. See the Hosted Voice page.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Messaging (SMS / MMS / Chat)

API-driven messaging for alerts, two-factor authentication, and customer engagement.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Call Recording

Compliance capture with retention, legal hold, and searchable archives for audits and training.



II. Networks & Data Centers

๐Ÿ–ง Network Services

End-to-end design and documentation for Local Area Networks (LAN), Wireless LAN (WLAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), Storage Area Networks (SAN), and related overlays. Planned and deployed as a single coherent fabric with operational runbooks.

๐ŸŒ Network as a Service (NaaS)

Subscription networking that bundles hardware, software, SD-WAN, policy, telemetry, and lifecycle operations. Includes alignment with SASE and Zero Trust, elastic bandwidth, and centralized orchestration.

๐ŸงŠ Data Centers & Colocation

Carrier-dense facilities with rack or cage space, diverse power, cooling, cross-connects, and cloud on-ramps (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Interconnect). Services include design, migrations, remote hands, structured cabling, and resilience testing. See the Colocation page.

๐Ÿ’พ Virtual Private Servers (VPS)

Customizable compute instances with selectable operating systems, CPU, memory, and storage. Supports attachable networks, snapshots, and policy isolation.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Circuit Monitoring

Live visibility into utilization, latency, jitter, and packet loss across providers. Includes threshold alerts, incident correlation, and service-level verification.


III. Cloud & Data Services

โ˜๏ธ Public Cloud

Elastic compute, storage, and platform services on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Includes landing zones, guardrails, and identity baselines. See the Cloud overview.

๐Ÿ” Private Cloud

Dedicated or hosted environments for data sovereignty, isolation, and custom control planes. Supports policy-as-code and compliance alignment.

๐Ÿ”„ Hybrid Cloud

Unified identity, networking, and policy across public and private environments with consistent guardrails and observability.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Managed Cloud

Ongoing operations including patching, backup, disaster recovery runbooks, performance tuning, and cost governance (FinOps).

๐Ÿ”— Direct Connect / Interconnect

Private on-ramps such as AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, and Google Interconnect for low-latency links and predictable egress costs.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Cloud Security

Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption, posture management, secrets handling, and policy enforcement mapped to relevant frameworks.

๐Ÿ”’ Storage Encryption

At-rest encryption using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), key hierarchies, and Key Management as a Service (KMaaS) integrations.

๐Ÿ”„ Cloud Backup

Immutable backups with lifecycle policies, tiering, and tested restore procedures.

๐ŸŒ Cloud DR (DRaaS)

Disaster Recovery as a Service with replication, orchestrated failover, and defined Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives (RTO/RPO).

๐Ÿ“‚ Cloud Storage

Object, block, and file storage tiers with lifecycle transitions, caching, and content governance.

๐Ÿข Virtual Data Centers

Software-defined compute, network, and storage with policy templates, multi-tenant segmentation, and development or test sandboxes.

๐ŸชŸ Microsoft Office 365 Licenses

Rightsizing Microsoft 365 plans, security add-ons, archiving, retention, and eDiscovery for compliance.

โ˜๏ธ Cloud Migration

Discovery, dependency mapping, landing zones, cutovers, and post-move performance and cost optimization.

๐Ÿš€ Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Edge caching, image optimization, and global acceleration for web applications and media.

๐Ÿ—„๏ธ Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Managed relational and NoSQL engines with high availability, backups, scaling, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

๐Ÿ“Š Data Warehouse as a Service (DWaaS)

Columnar analytics with Massively Parallel Processing (MPP), SQL interfaces, and Business Intelligence (BI) connectors.

๐ŸŒŠ Data Lake as a Service (DLaaS)

Schema-on-read repositories for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Supports batch and stream ingestion and machine learning pipelines.

๐Ÿ”„ Extract, Transform, Load as a Service (ETLaaS)

Batch and stream pipelines with connectors, data quality controls, and orchestration. Includes ELT variants for flexible processing.

๐Ÿ’น Financial Operations as a Service (FinOps)

Tagging, showback, chargeback, rightsizing, savings plans, forecasting, and executive scorecards for cloud cost management.


IV. Security & Compliance

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Virtual CISO

Chief Information Security Officer as a Service. Provides program leadership, roadmap, metrics, and board reporting without full-time overhead.

๐Ÿ”’ Cyber Consulting

Architecture, policy, and gap remediation across people, process, and technology. Includes risk registers and control mapping.

๐Ÿ” Vulnerability Assessments

Authenticated scans, configuration reviews, prioritized remediation, and retesting.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Penetration Testing

External, internal, web application, wireless, and social engineering assessments. Findings are evidence-based and risk-ranked.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Managed Firewall

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) policy management, updates, threat feeds, and 24ร—7 response. Includes change windows and audit trails.

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Endpoint Protection

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR). Includes hardening baselines and containment playbooks.

๐Ÿ›‘ Zero-Trust Framework

Identity-centric access, microsegmentation, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), posture checks, and continuous verification. See the Zero Trust Networks page.

๐Ÿ” Data Protection

Data Loss Prevention (DLP), tokenization, discovery and classification, and encryption with Key Management as a Service (KMaaS).

๐ŸŽฃ Phishing Simulation

Campaigns, targeted training, click-through tracking, and program analytics.

๐Ÿ†” Identity as a Service (IDaaS)

Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), directory synchronization, lifecycle management, and Just-In-Time (JIT) access.

๐Ÿ”‘ Key Management as a Service (KMaaS)

FIPS-validated keys, rotation and revocation, Hardware Security Module (HSM) options, and audit reporting.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS)

24ร—7 telemetry ingestion, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), and Incident Response (IR).

๐Ÿ”’ Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS)

Cloud-delivered controls including Next-Generation Firewall, intrusion prevention, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation.

๐Ÿ“œ Compliance

Framework alignment for HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, FedRAMP, NIST, GDPR, and CCPA. Includes evidence pipelines and audit support.


V. Collaboration & Communication

๐Ÿ“ฒ UCaaS โ€” Unified Communications as a Service

Calling, meetings, and messaging with global dial plans, devices, governance, and analytics.

๐ŸŽง CCaaS โ€” Contact Center as a Service

Omnichannel contact center (voice, chat, email, SMS) with Workforce Optimization (WFO), analytics, and AI-assisted agents.

๐Ÿ“ž CPaaS โ€” Communications Platform as a Service

APIs and SDKs to embed voice, SMS, video, and chat into applications. Supports two-factor authentication, call flows, and notifications.

๐Ÿ“† Meeting Services

Scheduling, webinars, and cross-platform bridges.

๐Ÿ“น Video Conferencing

High-definition video, recording, layout controls, and webinars across Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex.

๐Ÿ“ File Sharing

Versioning, external collaboration, journaling, and eDiscovery support.

๐Ÿ“ง Hosted Email

Secure mail with anti-spam, archiving, retention, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP).

๐Ÿ’ฌ Instant Messaging

Persistent chat with presence, channels, and governance controls.


VI. Devices & Monitoring

๐Ÿ“ฑ Devices

Endpoints, phones, gateways, and related hardware selected and configured for the environment. Includes lifecycle management and standardization.

๐Ÿ“Š Monitoring

Infrastructure and application monitoring with alerting, dashboards, and integration into operational runbooks.


VII. AI, IoT & Emerging

๐Ÿค– SolveForce AI

Applied intelligence that operates within defined constraints and integrates with connectivity, cloud, and security controls. See the SolveForce AI page.

๐Ÿ“ก Internet of Things (IoT)

Device connectivity, edge processing, and data paths for sensors, equipment, and operational technology. Includes security and management considerations.


VIII. Managed IT & FinOps/TEM

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Managed IT

Ongoing operations including patch management, monitoring, help desk, and vendor coordination. Reduces internal overhead while maintaining control.

๐Ÿ’น FinOps / TEM

Technology Expense Management and cloud financial operations. Includes invoice review, optimization, and reporting.


IX. Field & Physical

๐Ÿ”ง Field Services

On-site installation, cabling, equipment placement, and troubleshooting. Coordinated with remote operations and documentation.

๐Ÿข Physical Security

Access control, surveillance, and environmental monitoring for facilities and network equipment locations.


X. Operations & Monitoring

๐Ÿ“ˆ Operations

Day-to-day management of connectivity, cloud, security, and voice services. Includes change control, incident response, and reporting.

๐Ÿ“Š Circuit Monitoring

Continuous visibility into circuit performance across providers. Supports service-level verification and proactive response.


Next Steps

Call (888) 765-8301 or email contact@solveforce.com to discuss any of the services above. Availability and design depend on the specific locations and requirements.

Key terms in plain language

Open a term for a concise explanation of language used on this page.

Broadband

A general term for always-on, high-speed Internet access. Broadband can be delivered over fiber, cable, DSL, fixed wireless, cellular, or satellite networks.

Fiber Internet

Internet delivered through strands of glass using light. Fiber commonly supports high capacity, low latency, and strong upload performance, but availability must be confirmed for the exact address.

Bandwidth

The amount of data a connection can carry in a given time, usually measured in Mbps or Gbps. More bandwidth supports more users, devices, and simultaneous applications.

Latency

The time it takes data to travel between two points. Lower latency improves voice, video meetings, cloud applications, gaming, and other real-time services.

Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)

A business-grade Internet connection with capacity dedicated to the customer rather than shared in the same way as typical consumer broadband. It often includes symmetrical speeds and an SLA.

SD-WAN

Software-defined wide area networking. It manages multiple connections and chooses paths based on application needs, performance, and policy to improve resilience and control.

MPLS

Multiprotocol Label Switching, a private-network technology that directs traffic along managed paths. Organizations use it for predictable connectivity between locations.

VPN

A virtual private network creates an encrypted connection across another network, commonly allowing remote users or offices to access private resources securely.