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From cloud strategy to cybersecurity and infrastructure planning, MERLIN’s consulting services help educational and public institutions make confident, future-ready technology decisions — backed by decades of experience and trusted provincial expertise.
MERLIN works with all public and private schools and post-secondary institutions.
Services include, but is not limited to, the design and implementation of:
- Network security and monitoring solutions
- Authentication services including integration with Office 365, G-Suite and other Cloud services
- Collaboration services like email, SharePoint and others
- Network solutions which include
- security and virtual private networks (VPN),
- network management,
- disaster recovery/backup solutions,
- desktop deployments,
- application deployments,
- virtual infrastructure deployments,
- network connectivity failover strategies,
- strategic planning
MERLIN provides fee-for-service consulting for the education community.
Services include, but is not limited to:
- Installed and managed security services
- Design and implementation of Office 365 tenant services
- Migration of mail from on premises Exchange to Office 365
- Federated authentication with Google’s G-Suite and Office 365
- Reviewed network segmentation and design and implementation of directory services for single user directory
- Software security lifecycle review
- Network security review
- Wide Area Network performance testing and problem resolution
- Design and setup of a network monitoring solution
- Design and implementation of virtual server infrastructure
MERLIN is often asked to assist school divisions with problem-solving and provides an objective evaluation and recommendations. The Agency’s goal is to assist school divisions to become self-sufficient in managing their own infrastructures.
MERLIN has an agreement with the Manitoba School For The Deaf (MSD) to provide complete technology support and to upgrade the infrastructure at the school. Some of the services MERLIN provides to MSD are:
- MERLIN manages the school’s Help Desk, supporting
staff and students’ technology requests. - Managing the network infrastructure for the building including wired and wireless infrastructure.
- Managing all desktop and laptop assets and replacement of equipment.
- Managing all software and cloud-based services used by the school.
MERLIN has an agreement with the Manitoba Emergency Services College (MESC) to provide technical services such as:
- Managing the college’s network, computers, software and printers.
- Managing the MESC Help Desk, responding to phone calls and emails.
MERLIN provides consulting support for two provincial government departments: the Department of Consumer Protection and Government Services, and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning.
Department of Consumer Protection and Government Services
- MERLIN facilitates Manitoba Network services for education
Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning
- MERLIN has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Education to provide consulting and IT-related services
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