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LeadThem Consulting

2012 Company Introduction

Who / What is LeadThem Consulting?

• LTC is a Full-Service Consulting firm specializing in:

– Consulting (Migrations / Project)– Staff Augmentation (Long-Term Assistance)– Recruiting (Contract-to-hire/Direct)– Training (Remotely or On-Site)– Software Reselling (Quest, STEALTHbits, etc)

LTC History• Created in 2005 by Scott Leadham when Quest Software

requested his assistance with Performance Tuning.

• Quest asked LTC to assist with every facet of their professional services business (Currently over 140 products) – This ramp across all the applications and platforms created a very

powerful consulting company that could leverage dozens of functional experts in near real-time for any specific problem a client may have.

• LTC has continued to grow quickly despite the economic conditions of late. We now have direct relationships with some of the largest companies in the world due to the fact we consistently deliver.

LTC Facts• Founded in 2005• Full-service IT consulting firm

– Microsoft – Oracle– Quest Software– Novell– Unix/Linux

• Broad US national plus international customer base with over 300 clients• Current staff of 52 consultants• Certifications/partnerships with Quest Software, Microsoft, Oracle• Authorized reseller for Quest Software, Vizioncore and STEALTHbits • LTC holds security clearances for sensitive government work

Sample Customer List• DOD• Bank of America• FBI• Anheuser-Busch• DOJ• Amgen• Blue Cross/Blue Shield• ING • Home Depot• T-mobile• IRS

• Hilton• Cincinnati Insurance• Associated Press• Hallmark• JP Morgan• Kaiser Permanente • CBC• Coach• Polycom • HD Supply• Fox Entertainment

Back to…What Exactly IS LTC?• Direct Client Consulting

– Project-based Consulting

• LTC Consulting consists of:

– Professional Services Out-sourcing:• Architect / Pre-sales and Scoping Assistance• Consulting (Senior, Mid, and Junior Levels)• Project Management (Technical, Functional, or Both)

- We wear your hat / badge / logo…

LTC Consulting Cont’d… Infrastructure Solutions and Services

• Migrations (Cross platform)– Novell NDS to MS Active Directory– Novell GroupWise to MS Exchange– Lotus Notes to MS Exchange– Oracle to SQL Server

• Migrations (Same platform)– Exchange 2003/3007 - 2010– Active Directory 2003 - 2008– SharePoint 2003/2007 - 2010– Oracle 9.2/10.1/10.2 – 11g– others

• Databases– Migrations, replications and relocations– MS SQL Server and Oracle– Performance analysis and improvement

Staff Augmentation & Recruiting• Our Staff Augmentation Services include:

– Recruiting: • Custom Search to ensure “best fit” candidate pool on your specific

requirements• Multiple Functional and Technical Interviews• Thorough background and drug testing (when needed)• Hands on Training (if specialized training is needed)• Functional Testing (if requested along with ranking)

(All to Client requirements)

– Staff Augmentation Options:• Direct Hire • Contract-to-Hire• Temporary only

LTC’s Customized Training• LTC created a state-of-the-art training center allowing students to have full

administrative rights on up to 5 servers at a time REMOTELY. This not only assists our clients but also keeps our internal consultants sharp.

• The Virtual Training Center (VTC) has allowed LTC to create customized training for our clients, and to leverage our tried and true courses that emphasize 40% lecture, 50% hands on lab work, and 10% testing.

• Currently we are the “go-to” vendor for Quest Software’s training offerings (i.e. we have created the majority of the material and tests along with hosting the training courses remotely).

• Regardless of the platform or application we can reduce overall training costs while increasing overall applicability of the material.

Software Reseller• LeadThem Consulting is first and foremost a Client

Services Company.

• When it comes to software we have partnered with the best-of-breed software companies to provide our clients with software solutions we KNOW will work.

• We can assist a client with software evaluation and selection as requested. If the selected software is from one of our partners we naturally can resell that software if needed

How Can LTC Provide Value to you?

A single partner that can provide:•Staff Augmentation•Customized Remote Training•Expert Migration Assistance (Quest, Binary Tree, STEALTHbits)

– Exchange, GroupWise, Notes, AD, NDS, Databases– Certified Quest, Microsoft, and Oracle Consultants

And lastly, to work as a trusted partner with your team to expand our overall Professional Services Offering

Why work with LeadThem Consulting?

• Proven Consulting Expertise• Rapid Response with the Right Resources• Single solution for consulting, professional

services, staff augmentation and training.• Experience working with all types of clients from

small business to the Government.• We Care and We Deliver….

Appendix

Some of the 140+ Quest Software Products that LTC provides consulting & training services on…

• Quest Migration Manager for Exchange and Active Directory• Quest Notes Migrator for Exchange• InTrust• Performance Analysis for Oracle• SharePlex• Performance Analysis for SQL• ActiveRoles Server• Quest Management Extensions (for Linux, Unix, Mac)• Quest Authentication Services• Foglight• Many, many more

A Typical Cross-Platform Migration Project

Novell Directory Services to Microsoft Active DirectoryOur project methodology consists of seven major processes.

•Discovery•Technical Design•Hardware and Software Implementation•Pilot Migration•Full Migration•Training•Post-implementation support

•Project Management throughout the migration process

A Typical Microsoft Exchange Migration Project

Microsoft Exchange 2007 to 2010Our project methodology consists of seven major processes.

•Discovery•Technical Design•Hardware and Software Implementation•Pilot Migration•Full Migration•Training•Post-implementation support

•Project Management throughout the migration process