Latest insights, analysis, and practical guidance from ONYX IT specialists
Buying servers, network gear, firewalls and licenses right isn't about vendor lock-in — it's a competitive, accountable choice. What a multi-vendor integrator changes, with ONYX's real vendor experience.
A server room isn't a spare closet — it's infrastructure that has to be engineered. Power, cooling, structured cabling, physical security and capacity planning, plus lessons from real ONYX projects.
Enterprise network security is more than a firewall — it is firewall, VLAN segmentation, VPN and high availability working as one system. Explained through real ONYX projects.
For multi-branch companies, cloud migration centralizes servers, mail and identity and connects branches securely with site-to-site VPN. Explained through ONYX's MobilGroup project.
Opening a new office or branch means standing up IT from scratch — network, Wi-Fi, domain, PCs and printers, internet and firewall — with one team. Based on ONYX's real projects, here is what it actually takes.
No matter how powerful your servers, firewall or cloud are, they all run on top of the cabling infrastructure and a properly designed wireless network. Here is what good SCS and full Wi-Fi coverage actually take.
A backup isn't a copied file — it's a system built for disaster recovery and business continuity. The 3-2-1 backup rule, RTO/RPO as concepts, and how ONYX builds resilient setups around centralized servers.
Correct camera placement, NVR and storage planning, tying CCTV into the network, and access control — how ONYX delivers physical security as an integral part of the corporate IT project.
One corporate account per employee, central email, Teams and SharePoint, single sign-on and multi-factor authentication. Why scattered free email accounts and unmanaged identities are a real risk — and how ONYX puts them in order.
What outsourced IT support really covers for small and mid-sized companies, why managed IT beats hiring piecemeal, and how ONYX supports the multi-vendor environments it builds.
Running a desktop as a server has an expiry date. A practical guide to when a real corporate server becomes necessary, how to choose between Dell PowerEdge, HPE and Lenovo, what virtualization and server consolidation actually deliver, and the built-in redundancy that makes a server a server.
A unified number plan across offices and branches, extensions, IVR and call routing — a practical guide to moving from analog telephony to a corporate IP phone system.
From the moment a guest walks in, they expect fast Wi-Fi, a safe environment and a smooth check-in. ONYX builds the whole hotel stack — network, cameras, turnstiles and support — with one team. The Şuşa Hotel project shows exactly how.
Building reliable IT on a temporary, harsh, fast-changing construction site — a quick-deploy site office network, a small server room, structured cabling, perimeter CCTV, and connecting the site back to head office. Grounded in the real Technicon project.
Banks, credit organizations, insurers and fintech need stronger-than-average IT: next-gen firewall, tight security policies, network segmentation, controlled access and high availability. Explained through ONYX's real Fortinet project for a Baku credit organization.
Large-scale networks, high availability and strict segmentation — the core demands of IT for government. We explain them through our real deployment at the Cüdo Federation.
Onyx Firewall, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, or Huawei? How to choose the right corporate firewall by company size, number of sites and management model — ONYX supplies and configures them all.
What to look at when choosing switches, routers and access points: a practical guide by company size, central management, budget and scale — and how ONYX supplies, configures and supports every brand.
A perimeter firewall stops only part of the attacks. Every PC, laptop and server needs protection too — from antivirus to modern EDR, central management and ransomware defence.
Email is the number one way attackers get into a company. We explain how phishing, business email compromise and spoofing work, and how layered defences — spam filtering, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, MFA and staff awareness — fit together.
A server room or network is only as reliable as the power feeding it. The real cost of an outage or a power spike, what proper protection includes, and how ONYX builds power protection into its server-room projects.
End-of-support operating systems, out-of-warranty servers and legacy firewalls are a silent risk. ONYX's staged refresh approach, with a real Cisco ASA to Fortinet migration as the example of doing it right.
Proactive monitoring sees the problem before users do. How ONYX monitors the multi-vendor environments it builds, and why it beats reactive break-fix.
Site-to-site VPN connects offices; remote-access VPN connects a person's laptop. Why "just give them the password" is dangerous, and how ONYX builds remote access with firewalls, MFA and identity.
A new hire should start day one with a ready PC and accounts, access should change when their role changes, and every login must be closed the same day they leave. Here is how centralized identity — Active Directory and Microsoft 365 — turns this into a controlled process.
A printer on every desk looks cheap, but it costs more in consumables, security and maintenance than people think. What a properly set-up print environment looks like, and how ONYX supplies and integrates printers as part of the office build.