VMware & virtualisation
vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation design, upgrades, migrations and health checks for clusters of any size.
- vSphere
- VCF
- vSAN
- NSX
// IT infrastructure consulting · Australia-wide
Infrastructure that just runs.
The team at Excelerate designs, builds and looks after the platforms your business depends on: Virtualisation, Microsoft 365, and the networks behind them.
01 / services
What Excelerate looks after
Senior, hands-on expertise across the full infrastructure stack, from the hypervisor to the inbox.
Infrastructure architecture
Right-sized designs for compute, storage and networking, documented properly so your team can run them with confidence.
- Design docs
- Capacity
- Storage
Microsoft 365 & Exchange
Tenant setup, hybrid Exchange, mailbox migrations, identity and security hardening with Business Premium.
- Exchange hybrid
- Entra ID
- Intune
Networking & security
Firewalls, VPNs and secure remote access for offices, home workers and the cloud.
- Firewalls
- VPN
- Remote access
Hybrid & cloud
Clear advice on what stays on-premises and what moves to the cloud, and what it will really cost.
- Azure
- Migrations
- Cost reviews
Advisory & support
Health checks, roadmaps and responsive hands-on support when something needs fixing properly, not just patching over.
- Health checks
- Roadmaps
- Ad-hoc support
02 / approach
Assess. Design. Build. Run.
A simple, proven process with clear deliverables at every stage.
01
Assess
A review of what you have today, what it costs and where the risk sits.
02
Design
A documented target architecture, with options and trade-offs laid out plainly.
03
Build
Staged delivery with minimal disruption, tested and handed over with runbooks.
04
Run
Ongoing care, patching and improvement: as much or as little as you need.
03 / about
Hands-on expertise from someone who runs this for real.
Excelerate is led by Ryan McBride, an infrastructure architect with deep roots in the VMware and Microsoft ecosystems. Ryan is a core organiser of the Sydney VMUG community and runs his own lab, because the best designs come from people who build things themselves.
VMware vSphereVCFMicrosoft 365ExchangeEntra IDAzureActive Directory
Based in
Kiama, NSW
Serving
Australia-wide
Community
Sydney VMUG organiser
04 / contact
Got a platform that needs attention?
Tell us what you're running and where it hurts. You'll hear back within one business day.