Linux specialists · Complete managed IT

Linux experts. Your whole IT estate, managed.

Linux and Windows servers, laptops and desktops, antivirus and backups — run by one team, on one platform, under one SLA.

15-minute critical response. Up to 99.9% uptime SLA. Engineers based in Sandton, supporting businesses across South Africa.

15 mincritical response
24/7/365after-hours support
99.9%uptime SLA available
Since 2021South African owned

What do you need help with?

Linux is our specialty — but we look after your whole environment. Start with the problem and we'll show you how we fix it.

“Our Linux servers depend on one person.”

Managed Linux Services

Our specialty. Patching, monitoring, auto-healing and 24/7 critical support for RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky, Alma and SUSE.

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“Our Windows Servers are out of date.”

Managed Windows Server

Planned patching, monitoring and upgrades off end-of-support versions — alongside your Linux servers.

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“We don't know what's on our laptops.”

Endpoint Management

Every laptop and desktop inventoried, patched, protected and supported — in the office or remote.

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“Is our antivirus actually working?”

Antivirus & Protection

Managed protection on every server and device, with alerts monitored and acted on.

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“Would our backups actually work?”

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Monitored, off-site backups for servers and endpoints, and a recovery plan you can rely on.

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“We need to prove our systems are secure.”

Security & Compliance

Hardening, monitoring and audits against CIS and PCI DSS — with evidence for POPIA, insurers and clients.

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“We lost an email we really needed.”

Email Archiving

Every email captured, searchable and replicated across multiple storage providers.

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“We're an IT team or MSP stretched too thin.”

R2 Central

One platform to monitor, auto-heal, patch and secure every server and device — with a free trial.

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“I'm not sure where to start.”

Free IT assessment

Tell us what's going on. An engineer will come back within one business day with practical next steps.

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Our Services

Every service we offer exists to solve a real business need — not just to fill a page. Here's the need behind each one.

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THE NEED

A foundation that doesn't hold you back

Linux Infrastructure

Every workload needs an OS layer that's fast, secure, and won't force disruptive upgrades on your schedule. We deploy and manage RHEL, Alma, Rocky, Ubuntu, Debian and SUSE environments engineered around your workload — not a one-size-fits-all image.

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THE NEED

Efficient processes and the IT to match

Managed Services

Growing teams need infrastructure that runs itself, so people can focus on the business instead of tickets. Around-the-clock monitoring, self-healing automation, and guaranteed response times keep operations efficient without adding headcount.

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THE NEED

Room to grow without rebuilding from scratch

Cloud & Virtualization

Businesses need infrastructure that scales with demand instead of becoming the bottleneck. We design Proxmox, Docker and LXC environments with high availability built in from day one, so growth doesn't mean downtime.

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THE NEED

Proof that sensitive data is actually protected

Security & Compliance

Regulated industries need evidence, not assurances. We harden, monitor and audit your Linux environments against real frameworks — keeping you compliant and your data defensible.

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THE NEED

Systems that keep up when it matters most

Performance Optimization

Mission-critical workloads need headroom, not surprises. We tune, capacity-plan and continuously monitor performance so slowdowns get caught long before they become outages.

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THE NEED

IT that flexes with the business, not against it

XaaS — "Everything as a Service"

Fast-moving companies need infrastructure priced and delivered the way they actually operate. We re-architect your requirements as a service, so you pay for outcomes instead of overhead.

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THE NEED

One team for Linux and Windows

Windows Server Management

Most businesses run both. We patch, monitor, back up and upgrade your Windows Servers with the same discipline as Linux — under the same SLA, on the same platform.

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THE NEED

Every device accounted for

Endpoint Management

Windows, macOS and Linux laptops and desktops inventoried, patched and supported — whether staff are in the office or at home.

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THE NEED

Protection someone is watching

Antivirus & Backups

Managed antivirus on every server and device, plus monitored, off-site backups — so ransomware or a failed disk is an inconvenience, not a disaster.

Antivirus services   Backup services

R2 Product Stack

Open Source Products designed to save you money while boosting performance and availability

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R2 Secu Viro

Compliance-driven, security-first infrastructure for mission-critical workloads. R2 SecuViro is built on the same isolation-first architecture as IsoViro, delivering encrypted, fully isolated systems with continuous security auditing — designed to meet GDPR, PCI-DSS, and POPI requirements while keeping your most sensitive workloads protected, provable, and trusted.

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R2 Iso Viro

Maximum isolation for maximum availability. R2 IsoViro secures critical infrastructure through isolation-first architecture, while delivering multi-homed connectivity, redundant power, and guaranteed uptime. Bring your own servers into our environment to protect, centralise, and operate your applications securely on IsoViro-grade infrastructure.

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R2 Archiver

Email is your business record — losing it isn't an option. R2Archiver captures and preserves every email you send and receive, creating a complete, traceable single source of truth for all email communications. Your data is protected through replication across multiple storage providers, ensuring integrity, resilience, and long-term availability. Restoring emails is just one of many powerful features designed to protect your business from data loss.

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R2 SMTP

R2SMTP is a simple, well-maintained SMTP service built for reliability. Connect printers, scan-to-email devices, and applications with confidence, knowing your email delivery is secure, always available, and engineered to send without delay. Purpose-built to do one thing exceptionally well — deliver email every time, without the complex configurations and restrictions enforced by other providers, while still maintaining strong security for your applications.

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R2 Mail

R2Mail is Rev2IT's all-in-one business email platform. Email, calendars, and contacts — seamlessly connected and always available. Store your files in the cloud, sync contacts and calendars, and connect to a dedicated server managed by our specialists. With R2Archiver included, one full year of email is always retained and ready for recovery when you need it. Reliable. Secure. Professionally managed.

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R2 Consulting

Expert guidance for Linux adoption, architecture design, and team upskilling. Rev2IT delivers everything from focused two-hour advisory sessions to comprehensive training programs tailored to your applications and environments. Build the right architecture. Empower your team. Move forward with confidence.

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R2 Renewal Manager

Never miss a renewal again. Our simple Renewal Manager tracks every renewal in one place, giving MSPs complete visibility and control. No more surprise client calls — stay ahead of renewals with an application designed to keep you proactive, not reactive.


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R2 Cert Issuer

Issue Let's Encrypt Wildcard Certificates for websites, applications, routers, and VPNs — all from one place. With powerful tools built into Central, certificate management is effortless. Every feature included. Everything you need today.


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R2 Central Manager

One-click installers. Fully managed services. Auto Healing. Total visibility. Central puts all your servers at your fingertips — expertly managed and fully backed by our SLA.
Simply onboard and forget. We will take care of the rest.

How this solves the problem

Open Source Solutions

Enterprise-quality applications without vendor lock-in

Database Solutions

  • ▸PostgreSQL for enterprise data management
  • ▸MariaDB and MySQL for web applications
  • ▸Redis and MongoDB for modern architectures
  • ▸High availability and disaster recovery

Web & Application Servers

  • ▸Apache and NGINX web servers
  • ▸Load balancing with HAProxy/Zevenet
  • ▸Application containers with Docker/LXC
  • ▸Optimisation and uptime Guarantees

Monitoring & Observability

  • ▸Customized monitoring to your application needs
  • ▸Maintenance tracking for expiration
  • ▸Nagios and Zabbix monitoring
  • ▸Custom alerting and reporting

Virtualization & Infrastructure

  • ▸Virtualization Solutions
  • ▸Disaster Recovery Infrastructure
  • ▸Backup Solutions
  • ▸High Availability and Scalability

Advanced Email & Data Storage

  • ▸Advanced Enterprise Class Email
  • ▸Email Spam and Virus Protection
  • ▸Email Archiving and Restores
  • ▸Cloud Data Storage Solutions

Automation & Code

  • ▸Ansible for infrastructure as code
  • ▸Code as a Service
  • ▸Development of Custom Applications
  • ▸Automated testing, upgrades and deployment

AI Consulting

  • ▸Assistance determining where AI can bring Value to your Business
  • ▸How to structure useful data to provide analytical insights
  • ▸Automating repetitive tasks to promote efficiency and consistency
  • ▸Ethical use and data integrity while using AI

SLA & XLA Commitments

Guaranteed service levels that align with your business objectives

Service Level Agreements

Uptime Guarantee 99.5%
Critical Response Time 15 min
High Priority Response 1 hour
24/7 Support Coverage Yes

Experience Level Agreements

Customer Satisfaction 95%+
First Call Resolution 85%
Proactive Monitoring 24/7
Quarterly Reviews Included

Why Our SLAs Matter

Our SLA and XLA frameworks go beyond traditional metrics. We align our commitments with your business outcomes, ensuring that our Linux and open source solutions deliver measurable value. Every agreement is customized to your industry requirements and operational needs.

The IT problems businesses are bringing us in 2026

Not abstract "digital transformation" — these are the issues landing on our desk every week, and how we deal with them.

Deadlines

Systems running out of support

Windows 10 support ended in October 2025, Windows Server 2016 follows in January 2027, and CentOS 7 stopped receiving fixes in 2024. Unsupported systems don't get security patches — and insurers notice.

Plan your upgrades
Security

Ransomware and insurance demands

Cyber insurers and enterprise clients now ask for managed endpoint protection, MFA and backups you can actually restore — with proof, not promises.

Protect every device
Compliance

POPIA and security questionnaires

Clients send long security reviews before they sign. You need clear answers about hardening, patching, monitoring and data handling — and evidence behind them.

Get audit-ready
People

One person holds all the knowledge

Linux and infrastructure skills are scarce and expensive. When the one engineer who "knows the servers" is away or leaves, the business is exposed.

Remove the single point of failure
Cost

Licensing and cloud bills keep climbing

VMware's licensing changes and creeping cloud invoices have many businesses paying for capacity they don't use. Open-source platforms like Proxmox and right-sized hybrid setups often cost far less.

Review your platform costs
AI

AI adoption without guardrails

Staff are already pasting company data into AI tools. The opportunity is real, but so is the POPIA risk. You need a plan for where AI helps — and rules for where it doesn't.

Build an AI plan
Operations

Too many tools, too many alerts

Monitoring, patching, backups, certificates and renewals each live in a different dashboard. Important alerts get lost in the noise and the same fires repeat every week.

Bring it into one place
Hybrid work

Laptops nobody can see

Devices that rarely come into the office miss updates, run without protection and walk out the door with company data when staff leave.

Manage every endpoint

Consulting & IT Leadership

Senior engineers when you need them — for one hard problem, a defined project, or ongoing direction. No long retainers required.

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Escalation when you're stuck

A production issue your team can't crack? A senior Linux or infrastructure engineer joins the call, finds the root cause, fixes it and documents what happened so it doesn't repeat.

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Architecture & migration projects

Moving off end-of-life systems, out of VMware, into or back out of the cloud. We design the target platform, plan the cut-over with rollback, and run it with minimal downtime.

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Fractional IT leadership

Strategic IT direction without a full-time CIO: a technology roadmap, budget planning, a risk register and quarterly reviews that tie IT decisions to business goals.

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AI readiness & automation

Where AI genuinely adds value in your business, how to structure your data for it, which repetitive tasks to automate — and the usage policy that keeps you POPIA-compliant.

Your back-end Linux team, if you're an MSP

Many MSPs bring us in behind the scenes to design, support and escalate their clients' Linux infrastructure. You keep the client relationship; we bring the depth.

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R2 Central Explained

One dashboard for every server, every tool, and every renewal — pick the tier that matches how deep your team wants to go. Every proposal is sized to your servers and users.

What R2 Central Gives You

R2 Central Manager is Rev2IT's infrastructure command centre — one-click installers, self-healing automation, renewal tracking, certificate management, and monitoring, all from a single login. Every tier below builds on the last, so you only invest in the depth of automation and security your business needs today, and can grow into the next tier whenever you're ready.

Central Basic

Essential automation and monitoring to get started.

  • ✓Linux, Windows and MacOS Support
  • ✓Agentless Onboarding
  • ✓Mobile PWA App
  • ✓R2 Support Access
  • ✓Basic Service Manager
  • ✓Basic Monitoring
  • ✓Service Auto Healing
  • ✓Linux Installers & Managers: Apache, NGINX, HAProxy, MongoDB, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Local S3 Storage, PHP, Web File Manager
  • ✓Access to Circle of Trust
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Central Advanced

Deeper visibility, patching, and AI-assisted support.

  • ✓Mobile and Desktop PWA App
  • ✓All Basic features included
  • ✓Renewal Manager
  • ✓WAMP Stack Installers and Managers
  • ✓Advanced Server Reporting
  • ✓Advanced Custom Monitors
  • ✓Advanced Remediation (Auto Heal)
  • ✓Patch Manager
  • ✓SSL Expiry Checker
  • ✓R2 Ask AI (Company Edition)
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Central Enterprise

Enterprise-grade security scanning and integrations.

  • ✓Installable PWA Application
  • ✓All Advanced features included
  • ✓Security Scanner (Domain Level)
  • ✓API Security Scanner (Domain Level)
  • ✓Project Manager
  • ✓Server Port Scanner (Security & Availability)
  • ✓Custom API Integration Access
  • ✓Wildcard Cert Issuer (Let's Encrypt)
  • ✓R2 Ask AI (Free per User)
  • ✓R2 AI Agents (Support-level widgets)
  • ✓Terminal Access (SSH / Powershell)
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ULTIMATE

Central Ultimate

Full platform access, zero restrictions, top-tier security.

  • ✓Full Feature PWA Application Mobile and Desktop
  • ✓All Enterprise features included
  • ✓No access restrictions on any app
  • ✓First access to new apps
  • ✓vSOC — Lightweight SIEM
  • ✓PCI / CIS Compliance (one-click fix)
  • ✓Log Analyser (compliance checks)
  • ✓R2 WAF Manager (unlimited WAFs)
  • ✓R2 Firewall Manager (unlimited firewalls)
  • ✓R2 Support Desk Module
  • ✓R2 Backup Manager
  • ✓R2 XDR & SOAR
  • ✓R2 Identity Manager
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Service Plans

Choose the level of cover your business needs. Every proposal is tailored to your environment after a free assessment.

Essential

For small to medium businesses getting started with managed IT

  • ✓Up to 10 servers
  • ✓8x5 support coverage
  • ✓Monthly system updates
  • ✓Basic monitoring
  • ✓99% uptime SLA
  • ✓Email support
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Professional

Comprehensive solution for growing enterprises

  • ✓Up to 50 servers
  • ✓24x5 support coverage
  • ✓Automated patching
  • ✓Advanced monitoring & alerts
  • ✓99.5% uptime SLA
  • ✓Phone & email support
  • ✓Quarterly strategy reviews
  • ✓Disaster recovery planning
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Enterprise

Tailored solutions for large-scale deployments

  • ✓Unlimited servers
  • ✓24x7 priority support
  • ✓Dedicated support team
  • ✓Custom monitoring solutions
  • ✓99.9% uptime SLA
  • ✓Dedicated account manager
  • ✓Custom XLA agreements
  • ✓Architecture consulting
  • ✓Training programs
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Hosting & Add-On Services

Available on their own or alongside a service plan. Ask us for a proposal.

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Shared Web Hosting

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Migration Services

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Team Training

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Custom Development



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Managed Server Hosting

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Dedicated Application Hosting

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Security Audits

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KVM Server Hosting

Rev2IT at a glance

Rev2IT is a South African managed IT provider and Linux specialist, based in Sunninghill, Sandton. We manage Linux and Windows servers, laptops and desktops, antivirus, backup and disaster recovery, infrastructure security and email archiving for businesses and MSPs — on our own platform, R2 Central, with a 15-minute critical response time and 24/7/365 after-hours support.

  • Specialty: Linux — RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, SUSE
  • Also manage: Windows Server, Windows/macOS/Linux endpoints, antivirus, backup
  • Area: Johannesburg, Pretoria, Gauteng and South Africa-wide
  • Since: 2021 · Rev2Group (PTY) Ltd

Frequently asked questions

What does Rev2IT do?

Rev2IT is a South African managed IT provider. We specialise in Linux and also manage Windows Servers, laptops and desktops, antivirus, backup and disaster recovery, infrastructure security and email archiving — one team, on one platform (R2 Central), under one SLA.

Where is Rev2IT based, and which areas do you support?

We're based in Sunninghill, Sandton, and support businesses across Johannesburg, Pretoria, Gauteng and the rest of South Africa. Most management and support is delivered remotely, so location is rarely a limitation.

Do you only support Linux?

No. Linux is our specialty, but most businesses run a mix. We manage Linux and Windows servers, Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints, antivirus and backups together.

How quickly do you respond to problems?

Critical incidents have a 15-minute response time and high-priority issues a 1-hour response time. Our office is open Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00, and after-hours support is available 24/7/365.

Do you work with other MSPs?

Yes. Many MSPs use Rev2IT as their back-end Linux team and use R2 Central to manage their clients' servers.

How much does managed IT from Rev2IT cost?

Every proposal is tailored to your environment. We start with a free assessment, then send a clear proposal based on your servers, devices and the level of cover you need.

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Tell us what's going on. An engineer — not a salesperson — will reply within one business day with practical next steps.

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enquiries@rev2it.co.za
Available 24/7

support@rev2it.co.za

+27 69 540 9536

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