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Our Services

Comprehensive open source solutions designed to reduce costs and improve performance

🔧 Open Source Implementation

Linux server and data centre solutions with disaster recovery, high availability, and powerful tested solutions. Examples include implementations with MySQL Galera, Ceph, Clustering, Kubernetes, and many other products and technologies tailored to your enterprise needs to maximise your uptime and stability.

📊 Technology Consulting

Expert guidance on IT business strategic planning, technology selection, architecture design, and digital transformation strategies for enterprise environments.

🚀 DevOps & Automation

CI/CD pipeline setup using GitHub webhooks, infrastructure automation with Ansible, and n8n workflow automation for containerized environments.

🛡️ 24/7 SOC Monitoring

Round-the-clock Security Operations Center with SIEM and EDR monitoring, vulnerability assessment, and regulatory compliance management.

☁️ Private Cloud Infrastructure

Apex HyperConverge solutions with Ceph storage, high availability clustering, and installation at your co-location or our dedicated facility.

🌐 Public Cloud Support

Cost optimization consulting for AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure with bill consolidation and network protection implementation.

🔄 Cloud Migration

Seamless P2V and V2V migrations from any hypervisor with cost-effective data migration solutions to reduce public cloud egress costs.

📈 Performance Optimization

Application debugging, SQL slow query analysis, and software bottleneck identification for critical business applications.

🔒 Network Security & Support

Enterprise security solutions with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto expertise including BGP/OSPF routing and identity provider integration.

🤖 AI BOX - LLM Hosting

Dedicated LLM hosting with OpenAI-compatible API endpoints and custom model training for your specific business needs and requirements.

💻 VM Hosting

Reliable virtual machine hosting on our private cloud environment with scalable specifications tailored to your performance requirements.

Open Source Implementation

Experience with Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and various other Unix-based platforms. We provide auto-provisioning installations using Ubuntu MAAS (Metal as a Service) which enables rapid bare-metal server provisioning and deployment at scale through automated network discovery, hardware inventory, and OS installation.

Cost-Effective Enterprise Replacements:

  • Replace Microsoft SQL Enterprise with MySQL Galera Cluster - a cost-effective, high-availability database cluster solution
  • Replace VMware vSphere with KVM/QEMU and OpenStack for virtualization infrastructure
  • Replace Microsoft Exchange with Zimbra or Postfix/Dovecot mail server solutions
  • Replace Windows Server with enterprise Linux distributions for web and application hosting
  • Replace Oracle Database with PostgreSQL for enterprise-grade relational database needs
  • Replace Microsoft Office 365 with NextCloud and LibreOffice Online collaborative platforms

Our team has extensive experience with numerous other open source technologies including web servers (Apache, Nginx), monitoring solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix), configuration management (Ansible, Puppet), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm), and many specialized tools across various domains. We help enterprises significantly reduce licensing costs while maintaining or improving functionality and performance.

Private Cloud Infrastructure

Installation at your co-location or our dedicated facility using Apex HyperConverge - our hyper-converged infrastructure solution. Built on Ceph block storage providing bare metal hyperconverged solutions across physical servers with shared storage amongst internal drives. Meshing using DAC cables for storage network, optimized for small environments like 4 physical servers using quad NICs. Our cluster software is completely free and open source.

Apex HyperConverge Features:

  • High-availability clustering with automatic failover
  • Distributed storage with Ceph integration
  • Live migration capabilities
  • Web-based management interface
  • Backup and disaster recovery solutions
  • Complete open source stack - no licensing fees

Public Cloud Support

Offering consulting on public clouds with cost optimization and bill consolidation services. We help optimize public cloud savings by installing private network virtual firewalls and network protection solutions.

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Google Cloud

Amazon AWS

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Microsoft Azure

24/7 SOC Facility Monitoring

Protect your business with our 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) service, leveraging advanced open-source technology to monitor SIEM and EDR events at an affordable price.

Key Features

Why Choose Us?

Affordable, scalable security powered by open-source solutions.

Cloud Migration

Seamlessly transition your servers to a secure, self-hosted private cloud or a public cloud platform. Our flexible, cost-effective data migration services support physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) migrations from any hypervisor, in any direction, minimizing public cloud egress costs and ensuring a smooth, efficient process tailored to your needs.

AI BOX - LLM Hosting & Training

Deploy and host your own Large Language Models (LLMs) with our AI BOX solution. Our dedicated VM hosting environment provides OpenAI-compatible API endpoints for seamless integration with existing applications, plus custom model training capabilities for your specific business requirements.

Key Features:

Perfect for organizations requiring AI capabilities while maintaining data sovereignty, regulatory compliance, or simply wanting to reduce ongoing AI service costs. Our AI BOX solution eliminates expensive OpenAI credit costs by providing your own dedicated LLM infrastructure. Our team handles the complete setup, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of your AI infrastructure.

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Llama Models

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Mistral AI

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Custom Training

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API Compatible

About Apex Networks

Apex Networks is a long-standing, leading open source consulting company that has been in service since 2005, specializing in enterprise-grade open source solutions, Linux consulting, technology strategy, and digital transformation. We help organizations harness the power of open source technologies to drive innovation, reduce costs, and accelerate business growth while maintaining security and compliance standards.


Our team of certified open source experts, Linux specialists, architects, and consultants brings decades of experience in implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions using the world's most trusted open source technologies and frameworks.

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👤 Contact Person

Mark Bojara

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📍 Location

Gauteng, South Africa

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