Virtualization Services

Virtual infrastructure aligned to business growth.

Reduce server sprawl with virtualization planning backed by 500+ Thriveon best practices.

Improve infrastructure stability with proactive audits shown to reduce issues by over 90%.

Control IT spend through lifecycle planning that can help reduce technology costs by up to 20%.

Simplify support with detailed virtualization documentation for faster, more consistent resolution.

Strengthen continuity with backup and recovery planning supported by 24×7 IT management.

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Our Clients

Infrastructure Decisions That Support Growth

See how strategic IT planning helps clients reduce risk, increase efficiency, and cut costs.

Thriveon has been working with us and guiding us along the way…We enjoy having more than a client-vendor relationship. We view it as a partnership. We rely on Thriveon heavily, and they’ve always been there for us. Their support for us has been unwavering.

Kevin Sellheim

CEO and Administrator, Sleepy Eye Medical Center

Since partnering with Thriveon, we’ve experienced a significant improvement in our IT operations. Their team’s expertise, responsiveness and professionalism have helped us overcome complex challenges and optimize our IT environment for better performance and reliability. We highly recommend Thriveon to any business seeking to enhance their IT infrastructure and capabilities.

Angel C. Mason

Director of Resources, Special Operations Warrior Foundation

Thriveon is one of the best things that happened to us this year. We started out retaining their services to obtain a more reliable and effective data backup solution, but their services to us evolved into a partnership where they are providing not only backup, but also disaster recovery, enhanced security, regular system and hardware monitoring and maintenance, and day-to-day speedy, reliable, professional and knowledgeable support services for all our IT needs (which Thriveon offers through their unlimited support program). Thriveon encourages support requests from all our staff members, for all of our IT questions, big or small, including questions regarding Microsoft Office and our other applications and software programs. Their engineers are friendly and really approachable.

Steve Franta

Managing Partner, The Legal Professionals

Thriveon has been an outstanding business alliance for our company. At certain times, we are high maintenance. It is wonderful to know that no matter what our demand, they are always there to help. In our industry, managing data and compliance are the cornerstone to ensuring privacy for our clients. Their reliability and dedication to network management lets us know we are protected. This has led to not only improvements in productivity but also peace of mind.

Dale Carlson

Managing Partner, Carlson Highland

Thriveon has provided the strategic planning and foresight that had been lacking in our IT environment. Our IT investments have transformed from reactive to proactive, putting us on the right track to improve our infrastructure, reduce our downtime and plan for future improvements. They’ve been an invaluable business partner and resource.

Liza Kukla

Controller, Schell's

With the change to the modern workplace, we can now access our files from any location at any time with just an internet connection. Our documents are at our fingertips whether working from home, at a client site or sitting in an airport.

Ann Bolin

Director of Accounting and Administration, Blue Rose Capital Advisors

I have to say that in the course of our relationship, I have always felt that we were in good hands. I sensed a competency and a capacity we hadn’t had before from the get-go.

DOD Manufacturer

Thriveon truly focuses on the customer service side of the business. They impress us often with their support. And Thriveon is the first IT company that we found would prevent problems before they happen, rather than react to them after they happened.

John K.

GM, Kozy Heat Fireplaces

Thriveon helped us replace a struggling IT setup with a clear technology strategy that improved efficiency, strengthened security, reduced unnecessary costs, and gave us the confidence to scale our construction business more effectively.

Ben Stealy

Operations, Horwitz

Virtualization Results That Improve IT Performance

Fractional CIO Rectifies SOC II Security and Compliance Measures

Distribution Company Reduces IT Costs, Modernizes Systems and Moves Beyond Reactive IT

Fractional CIO Builds Stronger Field-to-Office Alert System for Logistics Firm

Fractional CIO Modernizes an IT Infrastructure and Secures a Financial Consulting Firm from an Attack

Fractional CIO Reduces IT Costs by $200K for Consulting Firm

Law Firm Replaces Internal IT with Fractional CIO to Modernize IT Environment

Virtualization Services Built for Stability and Scale

Strategic infrastructure modernization

Virtualization Plan

Plan infrastructure with clarity

Virtualization planning starts with a clear view of your current infrastructure, application dependencies, hardware lifecycle, storage capacity, backup requirements, and business priorities. Thriveon evaluates where virtualization can reduce complexity, improve scalability, and support a more predictable IT budget.

Your roadmap connects technical changes to business outcomes, so leadership can see cost, timing, risk, and expected value before making infrastructure decisions.

Server Consolidation

Reduce hardware complexity

Server consolidation helps reduce physical hardware, simplify management, and improve the use of existing technology investments. Thriveon designs virtual server environments around workload requirements, security expectations, licensing considerations, and supportability.

The outcome is a cleaner server footprint that can lower operational friction, improve recovery options, and give your team a more stable platform for critical applications.

Project Deployment

Deliver projects with control

Virtualization projects are managed through a documented process that includes defined scope, success metrics, stakeholder communication, vendor coordination, and weekly status tracking. This structure helps prevent misaligned expectations and avoid common project issues such as scope creep or poor handoff.

After implementation, documentation and support processes are updated so the new environment can be maintained with confidence.

Backup Alignment

Improve recovery readiness

Virtual infrastructure must support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity goals. Thriveon reviews recovery needs, data protection requirements, retention expectations, and application priorities to help align virtualization with continuity planning.

This gives leadership a more practical view of recovery readiness and helps ensure critical workloads are protected by documented processes, not informal assumptions.

Proactive Management

Keep systems aligned

A virtual environment is only valuable if it remains secure, stable, and aligned to standards. Thriveon applies proactive IT management to monitor infrastructure health, review configuration, patch systems during appropriate maintenance windows, and identify risk before it becomes operational disruption.

Ongoing management supports fewer recurring issues, stronger security posture, and better visibility into infrastructure performance.

Documentation

Make support more reliable

Accurate documentation makes virtualization easier to support, audit, and improve. Thriveon maintains detailed information covering virtual infrastructure, access, firmware, applications, remote access, server dependencies, and lifecycle details.

This documentation reduces reliance on tribal knowledge, supports faster issue resolution, and helps leadership make informed decisions about upgrades, refreshes, cloud transitions, and long-term infrastructure investments.

Our Elite Partners

Measurable IT Results Start With Better Infrastructure

90%

Reduction In IT Tickets

98%

Client Satisfaction Score

70%

First-Touch Resolution Rate

Build a More Scalable Infrastructure Foundation

Virtualization should do more than reduce the number of physical servers. It should make your infrastructure easier to manage, easier to secure, and easier to scale as your business grows.

Thriveon approaches virtualization as part of a broader IT operating model. Your server environment, storage, backups, licensing, security controls, and application requirements are reviewed together, then aligned to a documented roadmap and budget. That gives leadership clearer visibility into cost, risk, and timing before changes are made.

The result is a more stable foundation for critical applications, improved recovery planning, and fewer infrastructure surprises that interrupt productivity.

Reduce Complexity Without Losing Control

A strong virtualization strategy connects technical decisions to measurable business outcomes. Thriveon uses a standards-based process to evaluate what should be virtualized, what should be refreshed, and what should be retired.

Server consolidation to reduce hardware dependency and complexity
Virtual environment design aligned to application performance needs
Backup and disaster recovery planning for critical workloads
Lifecycle planning for hosts, storage, warranties, and versions
Documentation for virtualization, firmware, access, and support workflows

This creates a cleaner, more accountable infrastructure model that supports growth without adding unnecessary management overhead.

Virtualization Guided by Executive IT Strategy

Virtualization projects often fail when goals, vendors, users, and support teams are not aligned. Thriveon brings project management discipline to the process with clear statements of work, defined success metrics, weekly status tracking, and risk identification.

That structure helps reduce scope creep, limit disruption, and ensure your environment is ready for ongoing support after implementation. Your Fractional CIO can also connect virtualization decisions to broader priorities such as cloud adoption, cybersecurity readiness, business application performance, and multi-year budgeting.

You get more than a technical deployment. You get infrastructure decisions that reduce risk, increase efficiency, and cut costs over time.

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Gain clarity on infrastructure cost, risk, and scalability

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in virtualization services for mid-sized businesses?

Virtualization services provide a complete strategy for consolidating your servers, centralizing infrastructure management, and aligning your environment to your specific business goals. This includes evaluating what should be virtualized, designing the virtual environment for performance and security, planning backups and disaster recovery, and documenting every configuration for ongoing support. The approach also covers host and storage lifecycle planning, warranty management, and ensuring all changes support operational growth and compliance needs.

What measurable business outcomes can virtualization services deliver?

Virtualization services are designed to deliver tangible business results, such as:

Reducing recurring IT issues and infrastructure downtime by over 90% through proactive audits
Lowering technology costs by up to 20% with lifecycle planning and reduced hardware dependency
Improving operational efficiency by streamlining support and eliminating server sprawl
Enhancing business continuity with robust backup and recovery strategies

How does the virtualization services process work from assessment to implementation?

The process begins with a thorough assessment of your current infrastructure, applications, and business requirements. You receive a documented roadmap outlining recommended virtualizations, refreshes, and retirements, all aligned with your strategic goals and budget. Implementation follows a standards-based methodology, with proactive audits, detailed documentation, and regular reviews to ensure continuous improvement and ongoing alignment to your business objectives.

How are virtualization projects priced and how long do they typically take?

Virtualization projects are priced transparently based on the number of users and the specific scope of your infrastructure needs, allowing for predictable budgeting. Most mid-sized companies see projects completed within a structured timeline, often ranging from several weeks to a few months depending on complexity. You receive a clear project plan, defined milestones, and regular updates, so you can anticipate costs and minimize operational disruption.

What makes this approach to virtualization services different from other providers?

This approach uses a Fractional CIO leadership model, integrating executive-level IT strategy with proactive management and cybersecurity from the start. Every virtualization project follows over 500 documented best practices and is mapped to your long-term business goals, not just technical requirements. You benefit from a single, integrated solution, covering audits, documentation, compliance, and support, eliminating vendor sprawl and ensuring measurable business value from every technology investment.