[Discuss] Website and Server support

[dsr at randomstring.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Tue, Jul 03, 2012 at 11:25:21AM -0400, Dave Berry wrote:
> Does anyone know of companies that offer linux server and website
> support?  Basically my company has a small ops team and we are looking
> at companies to backfill when those 2 people are on vacation or 'hit
> by a bus'.  Ideally the service would include support at the app level
> too.  Our servers are remotely hosted by a colo company and they will
> monitor the most basic issues(power/ssh access) but we are looking for
> someone to be able to answer on call pages and troubleshoot database
> or app issues.

There are companies which do that, but let me caution you: do
not outsource your core competency. This may be a sign that you
need a third person.

-dsr-