LeadThem Consulting
2012 Company Introduction
Who / What is LeadThem Consulting?
• LTC is a Full-Service Consulting firm
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Consulting
Staff Augmentation
Recruiting
Training
Software Reselling
(Migrations / Project)
(Long-Term Assistance)
(Contract-to-hire/Direct)
(Remotely or On-Site)
(Quest, STEALTHbits, etc)
LTC History
• Created in 2005 by Scott Leadham when Quest Software
requested his assistance with Performance Tuning.
• Quest asked LTC to assist with every facet of their professional
services business (Currently over 140 products)
– This ramp across all the applications and platforms created a very
powerful consulting company that could leverage dozens of functional
experts in near real-time for any specific problem a client may have.
• LTC has continued to grow quickly despite the economic
conditions of late. We now have direct relationships with some
of the largest companies in the world due to the fact we
consistently deliver.
LTC Facts
• Founded in 2005
• Full-service IT consulting firm
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Microsoft
Oracle
Quest Software
Novell
Unix/Linux
Broad US national plus international customer base with over 300 clients
Current staff of 52 consultants
Certifications/partnerships with Quest Software, Microsoft, Oracle
Authorized reseller for Quest Software, Vizioncore and STEALTHbits
LTC holds security clearances for sensitive government work
Sample Customer List
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DOD
Bank of America
FBI
Anheuser-Busch
DOJ
Amgen
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
ING
Home Depot
T-mobile
IRS
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Hilton
Cincinnati Insurance
Associated Press
Hallmark
JP Morgan
Kaiser Permanente
CBC
Coach
Polycom
HD Supply
Fox Entertainment
Back to…What Exactly IS LTC?
• Direct Client Consulting
– Project-based Consulting
• LTC Consulting consists of:
– Professional Services Out-sourcing:
• Architect / Pre-sales and Scoping Assistance
• Consulting (Senior, Mid, and Junior Levels)
• Project Management (Technical, Functional, or Both)
- We wear your hat / badge / logo…
LTC Consulting Cont’d…
Infrastructure Solutions and Services
• Migrations (Cross platform)
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Novell NDS to MS Active Directory
Novell GroupWise to MS Exchange
Lotus Notes to MS Exchange
Oracle to SQL Server
• Migrations (Same platform)
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Exchange 2003/3007 - 2010
Active Directory 2003 - 2008
SharePoint 2003/2007 - 2010
Oracle 9.2/10.1/10.2 – 11g
others
• Databases
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Migrations, replications and relocations
MS SQL Server and Oracle
Performance analysis and improvement
Staff Augmentation & Recruiting
• Our Staff Augmentation Services include:
– Recruiting:
• Custom Search to ensure “best fit” candidate pool on your specific
requirements
• Multiple Functional and Technical Interviews
• Thorough background and drug testing (when needed)
• Hands on Training (if specialized training is needed)
• Functional Testing (if requested along with ranking)
(All to Client requirements)
– Staff Augmentation Options:
• Direct Hire
• Contract-to-Hire
• Temporary only
LTC’s Customized Training
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LTC created a state-of-the-art training center allowing students to have full
administrative rights on up to 5 servers at a time REMOTELY. This not
only assists our clients but also keeps our internal consultants sharp.
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The Virtual Training Center (VTC) has allowed LTC to create customized
training for our clients, and to leverage our tried and true courses that
emphasize 40% lecture, 50% hands on lab work, and 10% testing.
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Currently we are the “go-to” vendor for Quest Software’s training
offerings (i.e. we have created the majority of the material and tests along
with hosting the training courses remotely).
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Regardless of the platform or application we can reduce overall training
costs while increasing overall applicability of the material.
Software Reseller
• LeadThem Consulting is first and foremost a Client
Services Company.
• When it comes to software we have partnered with the
best-of-breed software companies to provide our clients
with software solutions we KNOW will work.
• We can assist a client with software evaluation and
selection as requested. If the selected software is from one
of our partners we naturally can resell that software if
needed
How Can LTC Provide Value to you?
A single partner that can provide:
•Staff Augmentation
•Customized Remote Training
•Expert Migration Assistance (Quest, Binary Tree, STEALTHbits)
– Exchange, GroupWise, Notes, AD, NDS, Databases
– Certified Quest, Microsoft, and Oracle Consultants
And lastly, to work as a trusted partner with your team
to expand our overall Professional Services Offering
Why work with LeadThem Consulting?
• Proven Consulting Expertise
• Rapid Response with the Right Resources
• Single solution for consulting, professional
services, staff augmentation and training.
• Experience working with all types of clients from
small business to the Government.
• We Care and We Deliver….
Appendix
Some of the 140+ Quest Software Products
that LTC provides consulting & training services on…
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Quest Migration Manager for Exchange and Active Directory
Quest Notes Migrator for Exchange
InTrust
Performance Analysis for Oracle
SharePlex
Performance Analysis for SQL
ActiveRoles Server
Quest Management Extensions (for Linux, Unix, Mac)
Quest Authentication Services
Foglight
Many, many more
A Typical Cross-Platform Migration Project
Novell Directory Services to Microsoft Active Directory
Our project methodology consists of seven major processes.
•Discovery
•Technical Design
•Hardware and Software Implementation
•Pilot Migration
•Full Migration
•Training
•Post-implementation support
•Project Management throughout the migration process
A Typical Microsoft Exchange Migration Project
Microsoft Exchange 2007 to 2010
Our project methodology consists of seven major processes.
•Discovery
•Technical Design
•Hardware and Software Implementation
•Pilot Migration
•Full Migration
•Training
•Post-implementation support
•Project Management throughout the migration process