General IT Consulting

When you’re stuck, scaling, migrating, or just need a second opinion on an IT decision. We will turn “should probably…” into a clear plan or fix.

Toasty Systems brings 15"+ years of experience across networking, security, virtualization, and Microsoft 365. We have deep roots in Cisco Routing & Switching (CCNP) and extensive experience with Ubiquiti networks (UniFi wireless, switching, and routing). I’ve worked everything from small business infrastructure to complex routed networks. You don’t have to start from scratch or learn things the expensive way.

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What we can help with

Below are common areas we typically consult on. This isn’t everything, but it covers where we may be the most useful.

Network design, performance, and troubleshooting.

  • VLAN design, segmentation, and routing strategy

  • Switching (Cisco, Ubiquiti, and mixed-vendor environments)

  • Wireless design and stability troubleshooting (coverage, roaming, interference, density)

  • Site-to-site and remove access VPN planning/troubleshooting

  • Redundancy and resiliency (dual WAN, failover, HA implementation)

Firewalls and security architecture

  • New installs, vendor migrations, and upgrade/migration planning

  • HA firewall setups and multi-site firewall standards

  • Rulebase cleanup, NAT sanity checks, and traffic flow troubleshooting

  • Secure remote work design (VPN, MFA, and device posture)

  • Practical hardening (segmentation, least privilege, best practices, and monitoring)

Virtualization, servers, and infrastructure planning

  • Virtualization architecture and cleanup (resource sizing, storage, backup strategey)

  • Migration planning and execution support (including hypervisor to hypervisor transitions)

    • Experience with Hyper-V, VMware, Proxmox, Verge.io, Azure, and other providers.

  • On-prem server hardware planning

Core Business IT

  • Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online direction, setup, and troubleshooting

  • Domains, DNS, email deliverability basics, and basic web hosting

  • Endpoint rollout strategy, patching approach, and operational baselines

  • Monitoring & Alerting strategy

Homelab / self-hosting (Seriously… if you’re a technical client or a fellow nerd)

  • Docker basics, self-hosting patterns, secure exposure (reverse proxy, TLS, authentication, etc…)

  • Network lab design (VLANs, firewalling, remote access solutions)