Business Class Computers and Workstations (e.g. Dell Optiplex and Dell Latitude)
Business Class UTM (Unified Threat Managed) Capable Firewall (e.g. Sonicwall)
Cat5e networking or better, where applicable
For 4 hour disaster recovery, a BCDR (Backup Continuity Disaster Recovery) appliance must be deployed. If the 72 hour plan or 7 day data recovery plan is chosen, then we must have this waiver on file.
Managed Switches for best network monitoring (not required, but is beneficial)
Windows 8.1 or newer Operating System (Windows 7 End of Life is January 2020)
Solid state hard drives are highly recommended but not required (5-7x faster performance)
Active support contracts with third party software and cloud vendors
