As Linux becomes more well known, both large consulting firms and independent consultants are starting to offer professional assistance to the Linux community.
Although Linux is relatively new, it is based on 30 years of UNIX software development tradition. Therefore, there is already a body of well-qualified consultants ready to tackle nearly any task which involves Linux and Unix.
The table below represents, as far as I know, the most extensive list yet drawn up of Linux professionals in the Vancouver area.
VanLUG makes no warranty about the qualifications of any consultant listed here. Please investigate qualifications, rate schedules, and other normal business factors before entering into a contract.
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| Firm/Link to website | Contact | Phone | Fax | Lastmod |
| Description | ||||
| West 4 Communications | John Davidson | 604 484 1346 | 20080702 | |
| Windows/Linux System Administration, Support and Networking Working with home, small and growing businesses. West 4 Communications is a full service Linux computer consulting company. On-Site and Remote system administration. Full Linux system and network setup. E-mail,Q-Mail, Sendmail, Web, Security, Firewall, VPN. Hardware and Software. Automated Backup solutions. Emergency Data Recovery. Custom Programming. We make Windows and Linux work. | ||||
| SEB Global Infotech Inc. | Steve Bougerolle | 604-261-1335 | 20080228 | |
| Software development in Linux and Unix, primarily in C, C++ and Perl. Experienced with Apache, GTK, BerkeleyDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL. Further broad experience with other systems and packages - just ask! Server building and setup. Emergency support. Over 15 years professional experience. | ||||
| EFChasm | Stephen | 604-690-6676 | 20071023 | |
| Ubuntu tech support General Linux tech support | ||||
| Munro Information Services | Marc Munro | (604) 561 5936 | 20071023 | |
| Munro Information Services specialises in database consulting with emphasis on PostgreSQL and Slony. We sepcialise in performance analysis and optimisation, data migration, data modelling and database design, replication and database change control. | ||||
| Nesbitt & Associates | Murray Nesbitt | 20061030 | ||
| Open source specialist: Linux, FreeBSD, Perl, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache, etc. Optimization of small business systems and processes. 10+ years of C/Unix experience. B.Sc in Comp Sci and certified system administrator (Solaris). | ||||
| BJPRO.NET | Boguslaw Jasinski | 778-889-3100 | 20060911 | |
| Company provides system and network administration services based on Open description:Source (Linux,Unix) and commercial solutions(Cisco,Microsoft,Novell).Company mission is to encourage description:also individuals and businesses to use Linux at home and in companies as secure and stable platform for desktop and servers. | ||||
| Polaris Instruments Ltd. | Tim Williams | (778)785-0308 | 20060512 | |
| Polaris Instruments offers a wide variety of embedded design services. We have expertise in Linux device driver design, Linux kernel internals, embedded hardware and firmware design and Linux porting. | ||||
| Pryor and Pryor Inc. | Roger Pryor | (604) 357 3039 | (604) 648-8743 | 2006-04-12 |
| Programming and support services for Linux and stand-alone platforms. Device Driver and Systems Programming for Linux. Programming and hardware design for PIC based products. Data communcation protocol programming. Real-time programming. | ||||
| Stephen Samuel | Stephen Samuel | (604)876-0426 | 20051122 | |
| 20 years of UNIX experience, 5 years of Linux experience. I provide Remote systems administration and trouble-shooting, post-intrusion cleanup etc. I specialize in the problems that seem to defy solution. I also do user support and instruction. (Note: Do not edit the email address) |
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| Open Enterprise Solutions | Johnny Stork | 604-892-5003 | 20050504 | |
| Open source software and Linux consulting services for the enterprise and small business. Linux and open source based turnkey server solutions. Linux and Windows integration, email, file servers, security, intrusion detection, database, web, groupware etc. | ||||
| Sameer Chandani | Sameer Chandani | 604-822-6268, 778-371-7564 | 604-822-5949 | 20050504 |
| LabView programming, hardware configuration and automation of test and measurement instrumentation. | ||||
| 1stDataRecovery.com | K. Ye | 1-604-681-3770 (Toll Free: 1-877-460-3670) | 1-604-681-3739 | 20050504 |
| Data Recovery service for Linux, FreeBSD, and other UNIX. Also data recovery on other OS with any Media. 16 years experiences. | ||||
| Vincent Li | Vincent Li | 20050310 | ||
| Manage Linux, Unix, Mac OS9/X, Windows98/2K/XP system. Deploy Network/Email/Web. Setup Sendmail/Postfix/Cyrus-IMAP/SpamAssassin/Clamav. Familiar with Apache, Samba, MySQL, Perl, shell. Manage network enviroment with Linux/Unix/MacOSX/Windows. Familiar with PC, PowerMac,PowerBook,iBook hardware. | ||||
| BChosting.com | Sales | 604 687 4678 | 604 687 4669 | 20040819 |
| BChosting.com offers high-capacity, high-performance Internet transit and transport, co-location, dedicated servers, managed servers, managed services and complex hosting to SME markets. BChosting.com has built a fault-tolerant, redundant network that covers parts of Canada and the United States. BChosting.com offers a 100% network uptime guarantee. BChosting.com has built its own data center in Vancouver and has partner data centers in Seattle, San Jose and Los Angeles. | ||||
| Transparen Corporation | Case Jones | 604 597 0464 | 604 597 0494 | 20040706 |
| Debian, Slackware, Redhat on-site and remote service. Custom software, e.g. for operations research (decision support tools), SOA programming, improving operational efficiency, researching patterns, improving operations effectiveness, making decisions faster, and making better decisions. | ||||
| C2C2C Network Development | Robin Miyagi | +1 604 946 1731 | 20040522 | |
| MySQL Database Programming, PHP scripting, and custom unix/linux software development. We also do network configuration and setup, linux server setup and ongoing maintenance. | ||||
| Standard Computing and Web Services | Marcus Zahorulko | 604 720 0954 | 604 720 0041 | 20040513 |
| Working with small and growing businesses. Standard Computing and Web Services is a full service Linux Computer consulting company. We can provide the bulk of the computing needs required by growing businesses. On-Site and Remote system administration. Full Linux system and network setup. E-mail,Q-Mail, Sendmail, Web, Security, Firewall, VPN. Hardware and Software. Automated Backup solutions. Emergency Data Recovery. Custom Programming. We make Windows and Linux work together. | ||||
| Flagship Systems | David Cox | 604-294-1070 x302 | 604-294-1076 | 20040323 |
| Flagship Systems is a Sophos Certified Partner. Sophos Anti-Virus provides total multi-platform protection on servers, desktops and laptops. We are committed to providing dependable and cost-effective anti-virus and anti-spam solutions for business users. Over 25 million users are already benefiting from Sophos products and first-class 24x7x365 support, Sophos has established a reputation as a trusted provider of industrial strength virus and spam protection. | ||||
| Macboy Consulting | Blake | (778)893-1770 | 20040323 | |
| Computer consulting, Many types of networking specializing in mac and pc networks, Training for mac or pc, web hosting, spam scrubber, and web site design. | ||||
| Netdigix | Nathan | 604.518.6695 | 20040323 | |
| Linux based networking solutions, Load balancing firewalls, VPNS, routing and high availability infrustructures we also do email,dns and web on redhat and debian. | ||||
| Philip Fleischer | Philip Fleischer | (604) 483 4701 | 20040323 | |
| C Programming, Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP Asterisk and VoIP, General Computer Consulting (Note I am in Powell River, phone number is long distance from lower mainland, or call fwd 83115) | ||||
| H&H Technology | Hatem AbouHassan | 604-785-0997 | 604-820-7114 | 2003-10-17 |
| On-Site/off-Site Consultation, Training, Software Development C++/Java, Network infrastructure, RDBMS Design and Implementation, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL Web development and ineternet security. Profesional services for Linux, Windows NT and Novell. | ||||
| MonsterHosting.ca - Canada Web Hosting | Gary Jones | 1-866-315-4877 | 604-315-4877 | 2003-10-14 |
| MonsterHosting.ca offers fast, reliable and affordable Canadian web hosting and reseller programs. | ||||
| Pacific Data Capture | Richard Pitt | 604-460-0003 (voice) 604-644-9265 (mobile/emergencies) |
604-465-2666 | 2003-07-26 |
| 25+ years experience with all types of computer systems including mainframe, mini, PC, SCO Unix, Linux, etc. Data migration specialist - call us for oddball problems - we love a challenge. Networking of all types, LAN, WAN, work-at-homes. Your MIS department on call. | ||||
| Shane Wegner | Shane Wegner | 604-813-5039 | 604-930-0520 | 2003-07-25 |
| Provides freelance Linux services including C, C++, PERL, and PHP programming, database development (Mysql and PostgreSQL) and system administration. E-mail or call for more information. | ||||
| Sibble Computer Consulting | Harondel J. Sibble | 604-739-3709 | 604-686-2253 (pager) | 2003-06-28 |
| We specialize in providing solutions for the home, small and medium business customer markets. Services provided range from network setup and installation, server installation and administration, VPN's and mobile computing, mail and messaging servers and hardware and software sales and support. Operating systems supported are rpm based Linux distributions, FreeBSD, and Microsoft Windows. | ||||
| Digital Storm Networks | Chris Murray | 604-861-8307 | 2003-06-24 | |
| Specializing in Linux and Open Source based solutions, we offer a wide range of services including: Network Administration, Server Administration, Intrusion Detection, Security Audits, Firewalls and Proxy Servers. We also can help with Intranets, and offer training services as well. For more info on our services and rates, please contact us. | ||||
| Gen2 Solutions | Duncan Morgan | 604 760 4030 | 2003-02-14 | |
| Gen2 Solutions provides a full line of professional services for Linux (and Windows) systems.Services include turnkey systems administration, remote and on-site technical support,consulting,web/email/DNS hosting, security,and web devlopment.Call or email to find out how we can help! | ||||
| NetOps Consulting | Christian GAL | 778-881-4404 | 2003-02-14 | |
| NetOps IT Consulting provides Linux consultations to the Vancouver, BC, CANADA area. We provide support, installation, configuration, and can even provide contract monthly support on Linux servers and workstations. | ||||
| Starfish Systems | Dan Razzell | (604) 916-7871 | 2003-02-03 | |
| Starfish Systems provides expert guidance in system management: the architecture, planning, and operation of computing infrastructure. Starfish Systems offers consulting services, and is engaged in research and development of software tools for scalable system management. We are deeply committed to building a more secure internetworked world, ensuring that our clients gain maximum freedom of choice and maximum return on infrastructure investment. | ||||
| Allegory Software, Inc. | Ron Turner | (604) 987-0617 | (604) 987-0617 | 2003-01-10 |
| Allegory Software is a wide-spectrum consultancy providing services as diverse as custom application development (in desktop, Web and embedded spaces) and system/network installation and configuration. We are experts in the use of Object Oriented tools and techniques to produce superior automated solutions on-time and on-budget. Tools and technologies used include: Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, Cocoon, XML, XSLT, MySQL, eXist, Java, C/C++, Smalltalk, Objective-C, CORBA and CVS. | ||||
| Dee-Ann LeBlanc | Dee-Ann LeBlanc | (604) 898-8433 | (604) 898-8435 | 2002-10-31 |
| Documentation, training and training materials, custom programming and scripting, installation, mentoring, and consulting. | ||||
| The IT Guys | Jason Wylie | 604.801.5555 | 2002-10-30 | |
| The IT guys are a small group of veteran administrators with advanced skills in the following areas: Unix & Unix Security Networks & Administration Lans, Wans, Routers and switches Network Intrusion Detection and Counter Measure Operations On Site or Off Site Tele-Commute available | ||||
| Liquid Matter Systems | Matthew Laird | 604-321-4406 | 2002-10-21 | |
| Unix/Windows (specializing in Linux) system administration, consulting, and network design. Web, sendmail, postfix, news, DNS, samba, MySQL, VPN, firewall installation and maintanence experience. Web site or other software development, including e-commerce services also available. | ||||
| inTEXT Communications Inc. | Glenn Graham | 604.484.2426 | 604.484.2425 | 2002-10-20 |
| Established in 1994, inTEXT Communications specializes in Unix System Administration. Operating System support includes Linux, Solaris, BSD, BSDi, SCO Unix We offer a unique, secure, state of art facility fed by a dedicated OC3 fiber. Redundant power is supplied by an 800 KVA UPS w/12 hours of battery backup. Our head office is located in Vancouver, BC with a satellite office in San Jose, CA. System Administration, Web Hosting, E-Mail, DNS, Database and Network Design. | ||||
| Dmitry Kalamkarov | Dmitry Kalamkarov | 604 986 2311 | 2002-10-07 | |
| UNIX administration (Solaris 2.7, 2.8, Linux RedHat 6.x, 7.x, HP-UX 10.20, 11.0, A/UX Apple Unix, OpenBSD), Windows (3.1x, NT4, W2K). Security administration - Checkpoint firewall (4.1, NG), Iptables, ipf, Intrusion detection systems (Snort 1.8) Network administration: Cisco routers 1750, 2600, 3600, switches 2980, 2900. Network and systems monitoring: HP OpenView NNM 6.2, MON, MRTG. Database administration - Adabas 3.1, Oracle 8i, Mysql 3.x, Microsoft SQL. Email administration - Microsoft Exchange 5.5, Sendmail 8.x, Qmail 3.01, CCMail. Name service administration - DNS (Bind 8,9). Web service administration - Apache 1.3, IIS 4,5, Tomcat 3.3. Backup/Restore - Veritas Backup Exec, Amanda, tar and cpio based scripts. Other services administration: Samba, NFS, CVS, DHCP, FTP, WINS, SSH, IM. Programming UNIX shells, C/C++, Perl, PHP, ASP, FORTRAN, Assembler, Delphi, Crystal reports, 4D, HyperCard, ThinkC. | ||||
| Technical Solutions Inc. (Techsol) | Brian Empey, P.Eng. | 604 946 8324 | 604 946 6445 | 2002-09-11 |
| Techsol's Medallion CPU modules offer combinbed hardward and software technologies directly to manufacturers of consumer products and other devices. At only 50mm square (2"x2"), Techsol's Medallion CPU modules are the smallest computer boards with Linux, LCD controller & touchscreen interface, stereo in and out, USB Host & Device, keypad scanner, I2C, serial, IrDa, GPIO, etc. Techsol's Medallion system is unique in the embedded computer world. Over time, the Medallion Single-board computer line will encompass dozens of CPUs. However, the pin-out and form-factor will remain the same. Thre will be one Medallion module that is best matched to your application. By designing with the Medallion system, you are effectively out-sourcing your CPU design and Linux porting with no up-front NRE fees! That lets your team concentrate on the hardware and software portions of your product that your customers see. The resut is that you can create a higher-quality product in a fraction of the time (and cost) of designing everything from scratch! Plus, the interchangeable modules extend produt life-cycle times. | ||||
| John Lyon | John Lyon | 604-929-8757 | 2002-05-03 | |
| Over 20 years experience in the IT field. Install and configure Red Hat and Caldera Linux for developers, ISPs, SOHO, the Enterprise. Firewalls (IPtables, Check Point), Ethernet, Cable modem, ADSL, Fibre Optic connections. Database development (MySQL, PostgreSQL), Security and Intrusion detection (VPN, SSH, Snort, Mon, Tripwire), Backup and Bare Metal Disaster Recovery (Amanda, Kickstart), Programming in Bash, sed, awk, perl, expect, tcl, PHP, C, C++, Java, XML, Web Services, VPNs. OpenSSH, Apache, SSL, Tomcat, sendmail/procmail, Spam filtering, Cisco, Solaris, OpenBSD, Windows 9x/2000/NT SysAdmin. LDAP for authentication, Address Books, Inventory (OpenLDAP). | ||||
| bogomips.com | John Paul Morrison | 604-787-7098 | 604-692-5766 | 2002-04-07 |
| bogomips.com provides consulting services tailored to your business needs. With core expertise in large scale networks, Cisco routers and switches, security, telecommunications, Windows NT and Linux/Unix, we can provide integrated solutions for any size enterprise network. Hourly or per project rates (example $299 router/$499 firewall installs) | ||||
| Reptile Consulting & Services | Charles Iliya Krempeaux | 604-REPTILE | 2002-03-28 | |
| Reptile Consulting & Services is your total solutions provider; for all your e-Business, Software, Hardware, Internet, IT, and Linux needs. We cover all your needs from beginning to end. Our staff of professionals are there to provide your business with support, training, software engineering & development, art design & production, e-marketing strategy, user interface design, and much much more. If you need an e-commerce site created, we are there for you. If you need someone to drive out to your business to fix a computer problem, we are there for you. If you need a custom software or hardware solution created, we are there for you. If you need someone to call when you have a problem, we are there for you. If you need a company web site created, we are there for you. If you just need advice, we are there for you. We are there for you, for all this, are more. Let Reptile Consulting & Services be your IT & software development department, instead of paying for your own. And therefore you will never have to burden yourself with paying for "vacations", "benifits packages", "sick days", or any of the other costs you incur when you hire & manage your own IT & software development department. Visit our website at http://www.reptile.ca/ or call us at 604-REPTILE to find out how we can serve you. | ||||
| Portfolio on the Web | Greg Webster | (604)862-5514 | 2002-03-24 | |
| Perl, PHP, MySQL, Linux installations & Systems Administration with a strong bent towards webservers, mailservers, and firewalls. After-hours training also available by an experienced instructor. | ||||
| Pringle Industries | Shawn Pringle | 2002-03-15 | ||
| Linux Administration. C++ programming MySQL, Perl Programming | ||||
| OPUS System Solutions | Nels Drugge | (604)-637-8205 | 2002-03-15 | |
| We offer custom web hosting, e-mail, DNS, online radio/production, network troubleshooting/installation, hardware repair/custom builds, online video streaming/production. An OPUS of stuff. | ||||
| Wizard IT Services | Michael Peddemors | 604-589-0037 | 604-584-0010 | 2001-11-16 |
| Commercial Support Provider for Linux. Complete administration and support for all Mission Critical needs. For Stability, Cost effectiveness and Performance, as well as flexibility and ease of use. Let us handle all of your Linux, Windows 2000, or Unix systems. We provide service and support for local and remote client administration, security analysis, and installations. In house programming team provides complete customized backend, Oracle / SQL database solutions and integration programming. | ||||
| Zoolink Communications | Jason Zral | 604-638-5465 ext.104 | 604-638-5468 | 2001-09-28 |
| Zoolink provides LINUX technical support as well Server Colocation and Web Hosting services. Colocation Managed Services are available including server load balancing, firewalls and network security, backup services, clustering, etc. In Addition, Zoolink also offers high-speed Internet connections ranging from ADSL to T-1 to Ethernet to wireless to OC-3. | ||||
| Gweep Systems | Brian Edmonds | (425) 963-8287 | 2001-07-26 | |
| Unix (including Linux) systems and network consulting. Unix (including Linux) systems and network consulting. Apache module development. Design and installation of highly available, load balanced web sites and services. Security, email, news, DNS, samba, MySQL, and PostgreSQL expertise also available, including seminars or less formal talks covering any of these areas. | ||||
| NetNation Communications Inc. | Sales | 888-277-0000 or 604-688-8946 | 604-688-8934 | 2001-07-25 |
| NetNation Communication Inc. is one of the fastest growing international Web Hosting and Application Service Providers in North America. Since inception in February 1997, we have been consistently ranked among the top 10 Web hosting companies globally for service and reliability. We have customers in more than 130 countries. We offer Domain Name Registration, Web and Ecommerce Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Collocation and Managed Services. We have a Reseller Program and offer referral fees. | ||||
| Postino Dotcom | Danny Aldham | 924-3548 | 599-3820 | 2001-06-27 |
| Postino provides Certified Internetworking for Business. Internet solutions include e-mail, web hosting, firewalls, UUCP, databases, proxy, e-commerce and security. Integration solutions include LAN/WAN integration, Unix, Linux, Win98/NT/Win2000, Novell. Configuration of servers, workstations, routers, modems, etc. Programming in Perl, PHP, and SQL. CNE, SCO Ace, MCSE. Authorized RedHat, Caldera and SCO Reseller. | ||||
| SSNI | Steve Roy | 604.631.2655 | 604.524.2565 | 2001-06-27 |
| Linux, Unix, Windows, NT, Networks, Firewalls VPN, Security, Integration Mail & Web Servers | ||||
| Parabase Technology Inc. | Peter Jungbeck | 604-502-4076 | 2000-11-15 | |
| We offer you consulting in the areas E-Commerce, process improvement, internet, security, order processing systems and more. We have experience with retailers, wholesalers, banks and manufacturing. | ||||
| Murashov Consulting | Dr. Vladimir Murashov | 604-221-9343 | 604-221-9343 | 2000-06-08 |
| Setup and maintenance of Beowulf clusters, parallel computing, Linux/Unix administration, web and database servers, programming in C/C++, OpenGL/Mesa, Perl, Fortran, HTML, SQL, PHP, LabVIEW, HP 9845B CL | ||||
| Holisticwebs.com | Ricardo Serrano | (604) 987-1797 | 2000-05-06 | |
| Create/host holistic websites for health professionals, resell computer hardware/software. Red Hat Linux Apache/SSL server, e-commerce, database management web applications. Secure, interactive CGI scripts, JavaScripts, Java, HTML. Web administration. Acupuncture. | ||||
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