Professional Services for Partners – Achieve More Together

Services that strengthen your business.

As a system house or managed service partner, you remain your customers' central point of contact. Our Professional Services support you exactly where additional manufacturer expertise, technical experience, or project resources are needed – from architecture planning through implementation to optimizing complex customer environments.

  • Direct access to manufacturer expertise
  • Clear responsibilities and short routes
  • Regional point of contact
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Your system house is your point of contact.

groupios is the strong manufacturer in the background.

Together we ensure a successful rollout, secure operation, and the continuous development of your communication platform.

Your advantages at a glance:

  • Personal support from your certified groupios partner
  • Direct access to manufacturer expertise for complex projects
  • Clear responsibilities and short communication paths
  • Long-term support from a regional point of contact
  • Support from experienced groupios consultants in the background

Professional Services for system houses and MSPs

You lead the customer. We strengthen you in the background.

With groupios, you expand your service portfolio with sovereign communication and cloud solutions, without having to build up all the expertise and resources yourself. Our specialists support you in planning, rolling out, and evolving groupios On Premises and the groupios Mare Cloud. You decide flexibly how far you draw on our expertise.

Presales & solution consulting

We support you in technical customer meetings, requirements analysis, and developing the right solution concepts.

Architecture & project planning

Together we develop robust infrastructures for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid operating models.

Implementation & integration

Our specialists support installation, configuration, integration, and go-live – fully or together with your technical team.

Health checks & optimization

We analyze existing customer environments and identify potential for greater security, stability, and performance.

We don't just deliver software – we build long-term communication platforms.

You define the cooperation model.

As the manufacturer, we're the extended arm of your team.

As a manufacturer, we don't see ourselves as a competitor to our partners, but as an extended arm of your team. Our Professional Services adapt flexibly to your individual requirements – from targeted technical support to joint project delivery. You decide when and to what extent you draw on our expertise. We contribute manufacturer expertise, project experience, and technical know-how, while you act as the central point of contact for your customer. The result: successful projects, lasting customer relationships, and a trusted partnership.

Supporting in the background

You handle consulting, project management, and customer communication. We support your team with manufacturer knowledge and technical know-how.

Together in the customer project

Your staff and our specialists plan and deliver the project as one joint team.

Complete technical delivery

If resources are lacking, we take on the technical project delivery – while you remain the responsible point of contact for your customer.

Your customers. Your responsibility. Our expertise. Together we create successful projects – without you giving up your customer relationship.

Why groupios as a service partner?

Why groupios as a service partner? Direct access to manufacturers: short routes to products, management, development and technical specialists. No competition to partners: we strengthen your market position and ensure your customer relationships. Flexible collaboration: from initial support through to full technical implementation. Experience in complex environments: support for companies, public administrations, research institutions and critical infrastructures. Solutions for digital sovereignty: on-premises or in the Mare Cloud, with clear data ownership and controllable operating models. Long-term partnerships: we accompany you not only in the first project, but in the sustainable expansion of your groupios business. KI generiert

Our services for partner support

How we support you on your projects

With our 15-point plan for Professional Services, we support system houses and Managed Service Partners across every project phase – from technical consulting through implementation and migration to ongoing optimization. This expands your service portfolio, strengthens your customer relationships, and lets you deliver projects with the security of an experienced manufacturer in the background. The 15 points: 1. Technical Presales Support. 2. Infrastructure Analysis and Assessment. 3. Architecture Design. 4. Proof of Concept. 5. Installation and Configuration. 6. Migration and Data Migration. 7. Integration in Customer Environments. 8. Security Hardening. 9. Performance Optimization. 10. Updates and Upgrades. 11. Health Checks. 12. Documentation. 13. Workshops and Administrator Training. 14. Support with Acceptance Tests. 15. Support with Customer Presentations. KI generiert

6 points to success

1. Opportunity and needs analysis

Together we assess requirements, the starting situation, and the project's chances of success.

2. Solution concept

We develop the right architecture and operating model together with you.

3. Proposal and project planning

We support you with the scope of work, effort estimation, and project structure.

4. Implementation

Our engineers support or take over the technical delivery.

5. Handover and enablement

Your team receives documentation, knowledge transfer, and training if needed.

6. Continued development

Together we identify additional services, extensions, and follow-on projects.

Your advantages as groupios Partner

Your advantages as groupios Partner: Realize more projects – also implement demanding projects without permanently hiring additional specialists. Shorter project durations – proven processes and direct manufacturer support reduce planning and implementation effort. Reduce project risks – our product experts support you in critical phases and assist with technical challenges. Expand your portfolio – stand out with proven solutions and differentiate yourself from international competitors. Build expertise within your team – through joint projects, workshops and knowledge transfer, continuously expand your competencies. Increase additional service revenue – new revenue models through consulting, implementation, managed services and ongoing support. KI generiert

For partners who want to achieve more

Whether system house, managed service provider, data center, or municipal IT service provider – our Professional Services help you expand your service portfolio, successfully deliver demanding customer projects, and unlock new business potential in the long term. Together we lay the foundation for sustainable growth and satisfied customers.

System houses

For partners who want to integrate groupios into existing customer infrastructures and expand their solution portfolio.

Managed service providers

For MSPs who want to offer sovereign groupware, security, backup, and cloud services as recurring offerings.

Data centers and IT service providers

For providers who operate groupios as a scalable platform in their own data center or as a managed service.

Municipal IT service providers

For partners who supply cities, municipalities, and public institutions with sovereign communication solutions.

Mare Cloud brings all security solutions together in a single platform.

Combine our various building blocks for maximum data sovereignty.

Email Security Gateway

Protection from spam, malware, and ransomware – with automatic S/MIME encryption and central certificate management.

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S/MIME Encryption

Legally compliant S/MIME encryption with central certificate management – automated, with no effort for users.

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Email Archiving

Audit-proof archiving compliant with GDPR and GoBD – legally compliant long-term storage for all your previously encrypted emails.

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Cloud2Cloud Backup

Completely vendor-independent backup, for example of Microsoft 365®, OneDrive®, Teams®, SharePoint®, Gmail®, and Google Drive®.

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Multi-Node Backup

Maximum resilience through distributed backup architecture with no central point of failure – ideal for business-critical data, for example.

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Professional Services

Let's plan your next project together.

You know your customer and their market. We deliver the technology, manufacturer expertise, and technical support – to the extent you decide.

  • Direct access to product management, development, and technical specialists
  • No competition with the partner – your customer relationship stays yours
  • From targeted support to full technical delivery
  • Long-term support beyond the first project

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