Back to All Partners Stratus INVITE Networks is a Stratus fault-tolerant edge computing partner, deploying high-availability compute platforms for enterprise and mid-market organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix. INVITE handles sizing, deployment, and lifecycle management of Stratus ztC Edge and ztC Endurance systems — so customers keep critical applications running at remote and industrial sites without an on-site IT team. TL;DR: INVITE Networks deploys and manages Stratus fault-tolerant computing platforms to keep applications running at remote, industrial, and edge locations with minimal local IT support. This page is for IT directors and infrastructure leaders evaluating a Stratus partner who can own the edge computing environment, not just ship the hardware. What does INVITE Networks deliver as a Stratus partner? INVITE Networks deploys and manages Stratus’s fault-tolerant computing platforms, including ztC Edge for remote and industrial locations and ztC Endurance for facilities that need continuous, always-on compute. Stratus platforms are built around redundant, hot-swappable components and automated failover, giving organizations a way to run critical applications at sites where downtime isn’t an option and where dedicated IT staff usually isn’t available. INVITE’s role is to turn that hardware into a working, monitored environment: sizing the right platform for each site, deploying and configuring the virtualization layer, and managing ongoing patching and health monitoring remotely. Customers get seven-nines availability at the edge without stationing IT staff at every location. Why do Salt Lake City and Phoenix organizations choose INVITE for Stratus fault-tolerant computing? Organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix running distributed operations — manufacturing plants, retail locations, utility sites — need compute at the edge that keeps running even when nobody’s on-site to fix it. A server outage at a remote facility can halt production or transactions for hours before anyone notices. INVITE brings the local, hands-on management to deploy and monitor Stratus platforms across distributed sites, catching and resolving issues remotely before they become downtime. A manufacturing company with multiple production sites across the Phoenix area was losing hours of output every time a control server failed at a remote plant, since the nearest IT staff were often a day’s drive away. INVITE deployed Stratus ztC Edge platforms at each site to run the plant’s control and monitoring applications with built-in redundancy, then set up remote monitoring to catch hardware issues before they caused an outage. The company has not had an unplanned production stoppage due to server failure since the rollout. How does INVITE manage Stratus as part of its infrastructure services? Stratus deployments are delivered through INVITE’s managed services practice, which covers remote monitoring, patching, and hardware lifecycle management across every site running Stratus hardware. That means issues at a remote plant or branch location get caught and resolved by INVITE’s team before they turn into downtime, rather than waiting for someone on-site to notice. For customers running edge sites that also need network segmentation or remote access controls, INVITE coordinates Stratus deployments with its broader cybersecurity practice, ensuring edge compute is deployed on a properly secured network rather than left as an isolated, unmanaged endpoint. What Stratus products does INVITE deploy and manage? INVITE architects and manages the Stratus product line based on where and how a customer needs always-on compute. ztC Edge is built for remote and industrial sites, packing built-in virtualization and automated protection into a rugged, field-serviceable platform that requires no specialized expertise to maintain. ztC Endurance is designed for facilities that need continuous compute with the highest availability, using redundant, hot-swappable compute, I/O, power, and storage modules to deliver 99.99999% uptime. INVITE selects the right platform for each site’s environment and criticality, then manages ongoing monitoring, patching, and hardware replacement so the platform keeps delivering the uptime it was deployed for. Looking for a Stratus partner who manages the edge environment, not just sells the hardware? Contact INVITE to discuss a Stratus engagement for your organization. Frequently Asked Questions: Stratus Fault-Tolerant Edge Computing Is INVITE an authorized Stratus partner? Yes. INVITE Networks is an authorized Stratus partner, with engineers trained to design, deploy, and manage the ztC Edge and ztC Endurance platforms. Can INVITE manage Stratus deployments if we don’t have on-site IT staff at every location? Yes. That’s the core use case for Stratus. INVITE handles remote deployment, monitoring, and patching from a central team, so sites without dedicated IT staff still get proactive management and rapid issue resolution. What makes Stratus different from a standard server with a backup unit? Stratus’s core differentiator is built-in redundancy at the hardware level — compute, I/O, power, and storage components are duplicated and hot-swappable, with automated failover that resolves most hardware issues without any application downtime. A standard server with a spare typically requires manual failover and results in at least brief downtime during a hardware failure. How long does a Stratus deployment take with INVITE? Timelines depend on the number of sites and applications being migrated, but a typical single-site deployment — covering platform sizing, installation, and application migration — runs two to four weeks. Multi-site rollouts are usually phased in by region to keep any one location from being disrupted for long.
