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The LANified! IT Services Sovereign IT Partner Program
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Scale Your IT Engineering Capability Without Adding Headcount
As an MSP, vCIO, or independent IT consultant in Canada, your client relationships depend on delivering reliable, cost-effective infrastructure. However, handling complex open-source deployments, such as Proxmox VE clusters, distributed Ceph storage, Samba Active Directory migrations, or specialized Linux engineering workstations, can burn through helpdesk time and stall project delivery.
LANified! IT Services acts as your specialized, Tier 3 open-source engineering partner. We handle high-complexity systems architecture, migration execution, and backend infrastructure management under standard Mountain Time business hours SLAs, allowing you to deliver advanced sovereign IT solutions while protecting your bottom line.
Choose Your Partner Track
Tier 3 Open-Source Escalation & VMware Alternatives for Canadian MSPs. Offload high-friction Proxmox, Ceph, TrueNAS, and Linux tickets without adding internal engineering overhead. We deliver specialised backend Tier 3 systems architecture through white-label subcontracting or direct referral tracks, backed by an explicit account protection guarantee.
Offload bare-metal Kubernetes, database High Availability, and cloud infrastructure management so your team can focus on shipping code. Partner with LANified! IT Services to deliver sovereign Canadian app hosting, eliminate AWS/Azure/GCP egress bill shock, and add high-margin infrastructure retainers to your software development client contracts.
Partner with a Tier 3 Linux engineering desk to bundle bare metal with pre-validated Proxmox, Ceph, and TrueNAS deployments. Zero hardware sales competition.
Sovereign Technical Execution & Infrastructure Strategy for Independent vCIOs & IT Consultants. Deliver high-margin IT roadmaps, eliminate soaring SaaS vendor lock-in, and validate enterprise architectures without carrying internal engineering overhead. We provide independent vCIOs and IT Consultants with backend open-source systems execution, VMware repatriation blueprints, and unbiased technical auditing, backed by flexible referral terms or white-label subcontracting.
Core Infrastructure Capabilities We Support
We engineer, migrate, and co-manage specialized open-source and sovereign IT stacks across Canada
| Technology Stack | Core Use Case & Value Proposition | Partner Engagement Model |
| Proxmox VE & Ceph | VMware hypervisor replacement, zero per-core licensing taxes, auto-healing HA storage pools. | Turnkey migration, PBS backup audits, PDM datacenter management. |
| Samba Active Directory | Full domain controller parity without Microsoft CAL/DAL licensing fees. | Migration from Windows AD, Entra ID (Azure AD) sync bridge setup. |
| TrueNAS SCALE & ZFS | High-performance local block, file, and S3 object storage arrays. | OpenZFS tuning, capacity planning, automated remote snapshot replication. |
| Apache Guacamole | Clientless, HTML5 browser-based remote access with MFA integration. | Deployment, Authentik/Keycloak SSO integration, user gateway management. |
| OPNsense & Networking | High-throughput open-source firewalling, CARP failover, and VPN gateways. | Multi-WAN routing, site-to-site IPSec/WireGuard tunnels, firewall rules. |
| Linux Workstation Engineering | Hardware lifecycle extension for CAD, VFX, developer, and data science workloads. | Image building, driver tuning, Windows 10 EOL hardware rescue. |
| BookStack & Knowledge Hubs | Self-hosted, secure internal documentation platforms replacing SaaS wikis. | Deployment, backup automation, role-based access configuration. |
Flexible Partnership & Revenue Models
We offer two transparent operational models designed to fit your billing preferences and client relationship structures
White-Label Subcontracting (Wholesale Model)
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How It Works: We operate entirely under your brand banner. You contract LANified! IT Services at our wholesale partner rates ($200+ CAD/hr or fixed wholesale monthly retainers), mark up our services by 25-50% to your end client, and manage the primary client relationship.
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Best For: MSPs and agencies that want to maintain a single consolidated invoice for their clients.
Direct Referral Bounties & MRR Revenue Share
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How It Works: You introduce the client directly to LANified! IT Services for specialized infrastructure projects or managed retainers. We handle contracting, invoicing, and service delivery directly with the client.
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How You Get Paid:
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For One-Time Projects: You receive a 10% cash bounty on the total project fee upon invoice settlement (e.g., $1,000 cash bounty on a $10,000 VMware-to-Proxmox migration).
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For Ongoing Managed Retainers: You receive a 10% monthly recurring commission for the first 12 months of any active managed infrastructure retainer.
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For Combined Engagements (Project + Retainer): You receive both, the 10% upfront project bounty and the 10% monthly recurring commission for the first 12 months.
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Best For: Independent vCIOs, IT consultants, and hardware vendors who want passive recurring revenue without billing or administrative overhead.
The LANified! IT Services Written Non-Compete Guarantee
LANified! IT Services explicitly guarantees that within any active partner engagement, we will never solicit, poach, or compete for your primary client accounts, Microsoft 365 licensing, or daily desktop helpdesk services.
When acting as your Tier 3 systems architecture or escalation subcontractor, we strictly handle the underlying open-source infrastructure you entrust to us. Your client ownership, seat-based billing, and primary service agreements remain 100% protected.
Sovereign Canadian Infrastructure with Local & Remote Reach
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100% Canadian Data Residency: All architecture, documentation, and remote support are executed strictly within Canada, keeping your clients compliant with PIPEDA, Law 25, and sovereign data requirements without US CLOUD Act exposure.
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Nationwide Remote Engineering: Remote Tier 3 architecture, migration execution, and retainer co-management available across all Canadian provinces and territories.
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Calgary On-Site Advantage: Physical datacenter racking, hardware deployments, and emergency on-site intervention available throughout the Calgary and surrounding Alberta area.
Standard Operating Hours & SLA Coverage
We focus on engineering resilience over reactive emergency fire-drills. Our partner support services operate on clear, predictable schedules:
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Coverage Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MT (Mountain Time), Monday through Friday (excluding Canadian statutory holidays).
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Support Framework: Standard Business Hours Tier 3 escalation, proactive patch management, and automated backup audits.
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Response SLAs: Prioritized 2-hour response window for critical, system-down partner escalations during operating hours.
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Planned Maintenance & Vacation Blocks: To maintain operational quality, any planned maintenance windows or advance-scheduled coverage pauses are communicated to partners directly with a minimum of 14 days notice, ensuring all client systems are stabilized prior to planned breaks.
Become a LANified! IT Services Partner
Ready to expand your technical service offerings, capture VMware migration opportunities, or generate recurring revenue from open-source infrastructure?
Fill out the form below to request our Partner Rate Sheet & Escalation Deck, or book an alignment call with our principal systems architect.
🔒 100% Account Protection Guaranteed: LANified! IT Services strictly operates as a Tier 3 open-source systems architecture partner. We never solicit, poach, or compete for primary MSP contracts, M365 licensing, or desktop helpdesk seats.
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