INS LLC

Our “Open Innovation” business unit provides transformational IT services across wide sectors in the region of Middle East and the Gulf. Our new services will enable customers to transform their current IT environments from commercial and proprietary solutions to Free (liberal) and Open Source Software – FOSS alternatives. By reducing budget spending on licenses and corresponding support charges, our innovative services would transfer customers' spending to core business functions, enhancing their competitive value and realizing our mission. Innovating services at the edge of the FOSS revolution, INS-OI will be a pioneer in the region to provide next generation IT services, applications TCO reductions, secure, reliable and robust platforms at fraction of the current cost, as well as software freedom that is at the heart of technological change. Our services traverse the Information Systems stack from operating systems support to enterprise application consultancies, including knowledge transfer and field services.

Free and Open Source Software is available for most business needs. To name some: Desktop and Server Operating Systems, Virtualization, Middleware, Cloud Computing, Databases, Web Servers, Mail Services, Security, Office and Productivity, Desktop Publishing, Networking, Multimedia, Education programs, programming and Software Engineering.

Most FOSS is downloaded from their respective web site. But it also means cheaper hardware requirements, less administration work and more bandwidth savings.

As per the free (liberal) software philosophy and principles. No more monopolies, no secret formats and protocols and no data lock-in. You are no more tied to your vendor.

All document and file formats are published or defined in open standards. No more De facto standards.

Alternative OSS applications are available for almost all types of commercial applications.

Historic reputation that started well before any commercial or proprietary names came to exist. Peer review, reuse of best module, made by users for users, all ensure reputation continuity.

The flexibility and agility of open source coding and compilation, tailored to specific needs.

The power of community driven ecosystems. From collective intelligence to best practices, communities drive the need, design and development, testing and release of OSS all through sharing and participation. The collaborative model of open source development is being copied by commercial software houses, because it's more efficient than in-house development.

Organizations can add more IT systems to support their business functions without the commercial overhead of new licenses.

The value-add of INS in this regard is to create and support solutions by selecting the appropriate platform, infrastructures, and relevant FOSS software that meet customers' business needs. We are your third-party trusted FOSS advisor.

We not only innovate technical FOSS-based solutions, but we also help you do more with less.

Smart spending is when more money is directed towards your business goals instead of IT expenses.

Our many years of IT experience and latest certifications bring you the needed expertise and know-how. We present a realistic view of the pros and cons of various FOSS platforms.

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has become an international phenomenon moving from relative obscurity to being the latest buzzword in a few short years. We believe the future of IT has started today.

Give your end-users a better and more reliable experience by combining the security and reliability with the user-friendliness of the newest FOSS platforms.

Why wait till tomorrow when you can start earning today FOSS operational and financial rewards. Be up-to-date and follow the trend.

We provide a wealth of Open Source Software services, where our customers' requirements and benefits are prime. Our main goals are:

Helping our customers reduce their IT spending and lower the TCO of system software and applications.

Supporting customers in deploying futuristic technologies now, realizing long-term visions.

Providing business-grade alternatives to proprietary software, embracing open standards and community support.

Allowing customers to enhance their IT strategies by providing affordable IT systems with advanced capabilities.

Enabling customer smart money spending, thus increasing their financial ability to develop core business functions.

Our know-how is cross functional from ICT to FOSS, providing consultative help to map FOSS technology to business needs. From prototypes to proposed solutions, we cover system software and enterprise applications including VoIP and ERP.

Organizations can profile their current spending vs the new FOSS models.

Our engineers will help you build the best phased approach to migration from the current to the new platforms. We develop action plans to gain the most benefit from open source platforms.

Let our Linux certified engineers help you in implementing the state-of-the-art desktop and server Operating Systems and their add-on services. For example, you can run a 100% Linux desktop environment. Previously you had no basis for comparison, now you have.

In case you need to keep an existing commercial platform, our engineers can integrate and interface the new FOSS platforms to the existing ones.

We can provide on site engineers to help carry out your tasks with the needed skills and expertise.

We deliver according to the agreed criteria of measurements and KPIs.

Why have multiple servers dedicated to multiple applications when we can consolidate and virtualise your server farms.

The latest buzzword for distributing computing resources, we do private and public cloud implementations

We are here to make sure your internal resources and skills are adequate to run your daily tasks on the new FOSS platforms.

• Education Sector

• Government Sector

• HealthCare Sector

• Smart Cities Sector

• Financial Sector

• Data Centers

Software freedom is guaranteed and enforced by licenses. Copyleft is the new terminology in the FOSS world, more used and useful than copyright. From GPL to BSD licenses, your freedom to use the source and binary codes for your business is protected. Relieve your business from the headache and financial burdens of license management.