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IT Server Consulting

Commissioning and decommissioning of servers with OS hardening for a New York legal firm — including hardware refresh strategy and security baseline implementation.

Industry

Legal

Services

Tech Consulting / Project

Location

New York, US

Duration

2 weeks

Tech Stack

Windows Server · OS Hardening

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Business Problem

The legal firm's database server was running on hardware that was end-of-warranty (EOW) and end-of-sale/life (EOSL). Sensitive client legal data was at risk from hardware failure. There was no hardening baseline in place, no documented decommission process, and no DR plan for server failure.

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Our Solution

We delivered a full server consulting engagement — hardware refresh recommendation, new server commissioning with OS hardening to CIS benchmarks, safe data migration, and a documented decommission procedure for the legacy hardware. ITGlue documentation delivered at project close.

Project Plan

Infrastructure Assessment

Audited existing server hardware, OS versions, patch levels, and data volumes. Documented all services and dependencies running on the legacy machine.

New Server Commissioning

Procured and configured replacement server hardware. Installed Windows Server 2022, applied all updates, and configured roles before migrating any data.

OS Hardening

Applied CIS Level 1 and Level 2 benchmarks — disabled unused services, configured Windows Firewall, set audit policies, and enforced password/account policies.

Data Migration & Decommission

Migrated all database files and verified integrity. Legacy server decommissioned using documented procedure — data securely wiped before hardware disposal.

Outcomes

CIS

Security baseline applied to new server

Data loss during server migration

wks

Full consulting engagement

"Our legal client wanted CIS hardening documentation they could show to cyber insurers. Inputiv delivered a full server consulting engagement — hardening applied, deviations documented, and a one-page executive summary ready for the insurance broker. Renewed at a lower premium. Worth every dollar."

— Account Manager · MSP, New York

Tech Stack

🖥️ Windows Server 2022

🔒 CIS Hardening

📋 ITGlue

🗄️ SQL Server

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Project Details

Servers involved

1 (DB + file server)

Hardening standard

CIS Level 1 & 2

Delivery model

Fixed-cost project

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