Authoritative Excellence
a framework that governs our energy & focus
PEAK’s commitment to the skills, experience and expertise to Understand, Architect, Optimize/Transform & Deliver in a defined set of solution areas.
What is
Authoritative
Excellence?
Authoritative Excellence (AE) provides a framework to identify the superpowers that serve as the bedrock of our go to market strategy.
In essence, AE captures and aggregates our collective skills, experiences, competencies, resources and intellectual property to distill and discover a finite and focused group of superpowers. By engaging these superpowers PEAK has the unique ability to offer deep and specific value to our Clients as we provide consulting, services and technology solutions.
So, it’s about Superpowers?
Yes, without a doubt.
It’s about focusing on what you are exceptional at, and releasing the rest.
What are PEAK’s Superpowers?
Thanks for asking.
We’ve distilled our superpowers into the following list:
- Enterprise Network
- Enterprise Security
- Data Center Infrastructure
- Data Center & Endpoint
- Data Center Colocation
- Data Protection
- Project Management
- Maintenance & Contract Management
…to better understand the broader theater of each superpower and how these areas of Authoritative Excellence connect and integrate with our Practice Areas, Services, Technologies and Ecosystem Partners CLICK HERE
Transformation in a Time of Significant Change (BLOG)
Our CEO, Vince DeRose, discuss PEAK’s “Transformation” and the role Authoritative Excellence plays in our evolution.
AE is…
Being excellent at a small number of topical areas where we can add unique value through consulting, services and technology solutions.
AE is not…
Trying to be all things to all people. We are not a line card VAR.
AE
Governs the
Organization
- Investments
- Education & Certifications
- Sales
- Marketing
- Partnerships
AE
Empowers
Focus
- Solutions that Matter and are Relevant
- Partnerships and Relationships that Matter
- Services that Matter
- Products that Matter
- Education and Certifications that Matter
Understanding our Superpowers
- Enterprise Network
- Enterprise Security
- Data Center Infrastructure
- Data Center & Endpoint
- Data Center Colocation
- Data Protection
- Project Management
- Maintenance & Contract Management
Enterprise Network
OVERVIEW
Understand, Consult, Plan, Build, and Manage mission-critical connectivity for voice, data, cloud, and IOT applications.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Evaluate business goals and recommend solutions that help achieve those goals
- Evaluate current network architecture against operational efficiencies
- Evaluate operational procedures against operational efficiencies
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- AWS network connectivity (cloud-native and hybrid cloud)
- Cisco LAN and Campus routing and switching
- Cisco Data Center networking (storage and IP/Ethernet)
- Cisco WAN routing
- Cisco Meraki
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- AWS
- Cisco
PRODUCTS
- Cisco ASR
- CSR and ISR routing
- Cisco Catalyst switching
- Cisco Duo Security
- Cisco Umbrella
- Cisco ASA with AnyConnect VPN
- Cisco Meraki MR
- Meraki MS
- Meraki MX
Enterprise Security
OVERVIEW
Understand your business and security objectives in order to help strengthen posture through existing frameworks, policies, and best practices while enabling business functions and removing cost and complexity where possible.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- PEAK’s team will collaborate with you to identify areas of improvement for your vulnerability management, network and endpoint security posture.
- We will make recommendations regarding policies, procedures, solutions and services to enable business functions while increasing security posture and removing costs and complexity.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Installation
- Optimization
- Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- CheckPoint
- PAN
- Gigamon
- Deep Instinct
- FireEye
- Tenable
- IBM
- AWS
PRODUCTS
- Sandblast
- NGFW
- Maestro
- Panorama
- GigaVUE
- ThreatINSIGHT
- Advanced EndPoint and Mobile
- EndPoint Security
- Email Security
- Managed Threat Defense
- Nessus Pro
- Tenable.io
- Tenable.ot
Data Center Infrastructure
OVERVIEW
Understand business drivers and desired outcomes in order to Architect, Optimize, and Deliver Data Center infrastructure that leverages on prem and cloud resources for business-critical applications.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Help organizations enable rapid deployment of services and workloads with an eye toward the proper placement due to the integration and connectivity of on-prem, colocation or cloud ecosystems.
- Review business and project requirements in order to provide solutions that address the shifting priorities brought about by the complexity of Edge and IoT.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Data Center, Colocation and Cloud selection & deployment
- Capacity Planning
- Infrastructure discovery, insights & assessments
- Implementation Services
- Life Cycle Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- IBM
- Cisco
- Dell
- NetApp
- VMware
- Zerto
- Veeam
- Rubrik
- Liqid
- AWS
Data Center & Endpoint
OVERVIEW
PEAK has over 25 years of experience understanding and managing complex integrations and logistics for single- and multi-site data center, endpoint, colocation, and employee residential locations deployments.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Part / Feature Aggregation
- Staging, Integration & Testing
- BIOS / Firmware updates prior to delivery
- Supply Chain management and Administration
- Custom Documentation & As-Built Diagrams
- Racking, Cabling, Labeling, Kitting
- Packaging, Logistics and Shipping
- Custom 3PL services
- Data Center relocation
- Remote workforce depot repair services
PRODUCTS
- Modern warehouse and integration facility located in Denver, CO
- Skilled Architects, Engineers and Project Managers
- World-wide logistics partnerships
- Domestic & foreign country export and supply-chain services
Data Center Colocation
OVERVIEW
Understand and match clients’ business goals with the Colocation provider that best meets their needs. We develop a plan to combine the optimal environmental & infrastructure configuration with the best financial and risk-averse model in order to help chose the right Co-Location Partner.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Data Center Site Selection Services
- On-Premise vs. Off-Premise TCO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Relocation Services
- Planning Services
- Data Protection Services
- Migration Services
- Contract Management
- Structured Cabling
- Deployment Services
- Asset Disposition
- Data Sanitization
- Project Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- Flexential
- Equinix
- Iron Mountain
- CoreSite
- Cyxtera
- Faction
- P2P Global
PRODUCTS
- Colocation Services
- Cloud Services
- Managed Services
Data Protection
OVERVIEW
Understand business goals to help define continuity and recovery objectives. Review current posture, consult, design, implement, and manage on-prem, hybrid or cloud data protection solutions.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Identify, define, document & assess current data protection, backup, recovery and retention policies
- Design a plan for optimizing in-place solution or transforming to a plan that more fully addresses backup, recovery, retention and data sovereignty in order to enhance your overall data protection posture using on-prem, hybrid or cloud-based solutions
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Optimization
- Implementation / Installation
- Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- IBM
- Rubrik
- Veeam
- Zerto
- AWS
PRODUCTS
- IBM Spectrum Protect Suite
- Rubrik Backup & Recovery
- Veeam Backup and Replication
- Zerto Continuous Data Protection
Project Management
OVERVIEW
Our certified PMO team uses standardized PM practices and methodologies to bring value and support successful execution of projects across the IT spectrum. Every PEAK professional engagement includes PEAK Project Management
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Planning, coordination and management of the execution of projects from beginning to end
- Organizing resources and personnel
- Managing all PM related tasks including documentation, deliverables, risk management, change control, scheduling and closeout.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- ERP / EMR implementations
- New installations & decommissions
- Application migrations
- VMWare Horizon & Workspace
- One Multi-site Colocation implementations
- Process Improvement
- Logistics and complex rack elevations
METHODOLOGIES
- Waterfall
- Agile
- Scrum
- Hybrid
- Lean
- Meraki MX
Maintenance & Contract Management
OVERVIEW
Understand specific drivers, financial motivations and risk factors in order to consult on all aspects of the selection, entitlement, tracking, and renewal of any hardware, software or other contract related to IT assets.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Asset discovery
- Contract review and consolidation
- Third-party coverage options
- Internal CMDB for asset and configuration tracking
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- CheckPoint
- Cisco
- F5
- IBM
- Lenovo
- NetApp
- Red Hat
- VMware
- Veeam
- Rubrik
PRODUCTS
- Hardware Support & Maintenance
- Contracts Software
- Support & Maintenance Contracts
- Managed & Cloud Contracts
- SaaS & XaaS Contract Management
- Enterprise Network
- Enterprise Security
- Data Center Infrastructure
- Data Center & Endpoint
- Data Center Colocation
- Data Protection
- Project Management
- Maintenance & Contract Management
Enterprise Network
OVERVIEW
Understand, Consult, Plan, Build, and Manage mission-critical connectivity for voice, data, cloud, and IOT applications.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Evaluate business goals and recommend solutions that help achieve those goals
- Evaluate current network architecture against operational efficiencies
- Evaluate operational procedures against operational efficiencies
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- AWS network connectivity (cloud-native and hybrid cloud)
- Cisco LAN and Campus routing and switching
- Cisco Data Center networking (storage and IP/Ethernet)
- Cisco WAN routing
- Cisco Meraki
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- AWS
- Cisco
PRODUCTS
- Cisco ASR
- CSR and ISR routing
- Cisco Catalyst switching
- Cisco Duo Security
- Cisco Umbrella
- Cisco ASA with AnyConnect VPN
- Cisco Meraki MR
- Meraki MS
- Meraki MX
Enterprise Security
OVERVIEW
Understand your business and security objectives in order to help strengthen posture through existing frameworks, policies, and best practices while enabling business functions and removing cost and complexity where possible.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- PEAK’s team will collaborate with you to identify areas of improvement for your vulnerability management, network and endpoint security posture.
- We will make recommendations regarding policies, procedures, solutions and services to enable business functions while increasing security posture and removing costs and complexity.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Installation
- Optimization
- Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- CheckPoint
- PAN
- Gigamon
- Deep Instinct
- FireEye
- Tenable
- IBM
- AWS
PRODUCTS
- Sandblast
- NGFW
- Maestro
- Panorama
- GigaVUE
- ThreatINSIGHT
- Advanced EndPoint and Mobile
- EndPoint Security
- Email Security
- Managed Threat Defense
- Nessus Pro
- Tenable.io
- Tenable.ot
Data Center Infrastructure
OVERVIEW
Understand business drivers and desired outcomes in order to Architect, Optimize, and Deliver Data Center infrastructure that leverages on prem and cloud resources for business-critical applications.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Help organizations enable rapid deployment of services and workloads with an eye toward the proper placement due to the integration and connectivity of on-prem, colocation or cloud ecosystems.
- Review business and project requirements in order to provide solutions that address the shifting priorities brought about by the complexity of Edge and IoT.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Data Center, Colocation and Cloud selection & deployment
- Capacity Planning
- Infrastructure discovery, insights & assessments
- Implementation Services
- Life Cycle Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- IBM
- Cisco
- Dell
- NetApp
- VMware
- Zerto
- Veeam
- Rubrik
- Liqid
- AWS
Data Center & Endpoint
OVERVIEW
PEAK has over 25 years of experience understanding and managing complex integrations and logistics for single- and multi-site data center, endpoint, colocation, and employee residential locations deployments.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Part / Feature Aggregation
- Staging, Integration & Testing
- BIOS / Firmware updates prior to delivery
- Supply Chain management and Administration
- Custom Documentation & As-Built Diagrams
- Racking, Cabling, Labeling, Kitting
- Packaging, Logistics and Shipping
- Custom 3PL services
- Data Center relocation
- Remote workforce depot repair services
PRODUCTS
- Modern warehouse and integration facility located in Denver, CO
- Skilled Architects, Engineers and Project Managers
- World-wide logistics partnerships
- Domestic & foreign country export and supply-chain services
Data Center Colocation
OVERVIEW
Understand and match clients’ business goals with the Colocation provider that best meets their needs. We develop a plan to combine the optimal environmental & infrastructure configuration with the best financial and risk-averse model in order to help chose the right Co-Location Partner.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Data Center Site Selection Services
- On-Premise vs. Off-Premise TCO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Relocation Services
- Planning Services
- Data Protection Services
- Migration Services
- Contract Management
- Structured Cabling
- Deployment Services
- Asset Disposition
- Data Sanitization
- Project Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- Flexential
- Equinix
- Iron Mountain
- CoreSite
- Cyxtera
- Faction
- P2P Global
PRODUCTS
- Colocation Services
- Cloud Services
- Managed Services
Data Protection
OVERVIEW
Understand business goals to help define continuity and recovery objectives. Review current posture, consult, design, implement, and manage on-prem, hybrid or cloud data protection solutions.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Identify, define, document & assess current data protection, backup, recovery and retention policies
- Design a plan for optimizing in-place solution or transforming to a plan that more fully addresses backup, recovery, retention and data sovereignty in order to enhance your overall data protection posture using on-prem, hybrid or cloud-based solutions
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Optimization
- Implementation / Installation
- Management
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- IBM
- Rubrik
- Veeam
- Zerto
- AWS
PRODUCTS
- IBM Spectrum Protect Suite
- Rubrik Backup & Recovery
- Veeam Backup and Replication
- Zerto Continuous Data Protection
Project Management
OVERVIEW
Our certified PMO team uses standardized PM practices and methodologies to bring value and support successful execution of projects across the IT spectrum. Every PEAK professional engagement includes PEAK Project Management
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Planning, coordination and management of the execution of projects from beginning to end
- Organizing resources and personnel
- Managing all PM related tasks including documentation, deliverables, risk management, change control, scheduling and closeout.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- ERP / EMR implementations
- New installations & decommissions
- Application migrations
- VMWare Horizon & Workspace
- One Multi-site Colocation implementations
- Process Improvement
- Logistics and complex rack elevations
METHODOLOGIES
- Waterfall
- Agile
- Scrum
- Hybrid
- Lean
- Meraki MX
Maintenance & Contract Management
OVERVIEW
Understand specific drivers, financial motivations and risk factors in order to consult on all aspects of the selection, entitlement, tracking, and renewal of any hardware, software or other contract related to IT assets.
CONSULTING SERVICES
- Asset discovery
- Contract review and consolidation
- Third-party coverage options
- Internal CMDB for asset and configuration tracking
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
- CheckPoint
- Cisco
- F5
- IBM
- Lenovo
- NetApp
- Red Hat
- VMware
- Veeam
- Rubrik
PRODUCTS
- Hardware Support & Maintenance
- Contracts Software
- Support & Maintenance Contracts
- Managed & Cloud Contracts
- SaaS & XaaS Contract Management
