Technology Consulting
Independent advice on technology selection, system architecture and IT roadmaps, aligned with your business goals and budget.
Learn moreXiaoai Zhou LLC helps businesses and professionals make sound technology decisions and resolve complex technical issues quickly — so their systems keep working and their teams stay focused.
Most IT problems aren't mysteries — they're symptoms. We trace every issue to its root cause, fix it properly, and document what we did, so it stays fixed.
From strategic advice to hands-on resolution, we provide the technical expertise your organization needs, when it needs it.
Independent advice on technology selection, system architecture and IT roadmaps, aligned with your business goals and budget.
Learn moreStructured diagnosis of outages, performance degradation and recurring faults — from root cause to verified resolution.
Learn moreDesign, deployment and maintenance of servers, networks, DNS, domains and business email.
Learn morePlanning and execution of cloud adoption and migration, with a focus on reliability and cost control.
Learn moreConfiguration reviews, access control, backup strategy and remediation of known vulnerabilities.
Learn moreResponsive remote support for day-to-day technical issues, under a per-request or retainer arrangement.
Learn moreWe work directly with the people responsible for outcomes. Every engagement is handled with clear communication, careful documentation and respect for your systems and data.
We work with businesses and teams that need senior-level technical expertise on demand — whether for a single project, an urgent issue or ongoing support.
Organizations that need experienced technical help without the cost of a full in-house IT department.
Law, accounting, consulting and advisory firms that depend on secure email, documents and client communication.
Online stores and digital businesses where website uptime and performance directly affect revenue.
Early-stage teams that need sound infrastructure decisions and a reliable technical partner as they grow.
Clinics and practices that need dependable systems and careful handling of sensitive information.
Mission-driven organizations looking for practical, cost-conscious technology support.
A few representative examples of the problems we solve and how we approach them.
Client emails were intermittently landing in recipients' spam folders. Years of ad-hoc changes had left the domain with conflicting DNS records.
Audited the domain and mail configuration, consolidated SPF, enabled DKIM signing, introduced a staged DMARC policy and documented every record.
Consistent delivery to client inboxes and a clear, documented domain configuration for future changes.
An online storefront returned errors during traffic peaks, with no obvious pattern and no alerting in place.
Correlated web server, application and database logs, identified connection exhaustion under load, tuned the configuration, added caching and set up uptime monitoring.
Stable checkout during peak periods, and early warning of problems before customers notice them.
Shared files and backups depended on a single aging on-site server, creating risk and limiting remote work.
Inventoried data and permissions, set up cloud storage with role-based access, migrated over a weekend and implemented automated, versioned backups verified by test restores.
Secure remote access for staff, reduced hardware risk and a recovery process that has been tested, not assumed.
Examples are illustrative of typical engagements and do not describe specific clients.
You describe the objective or issue. We gather context, environment details and constraints.
We analyze the situation and propose a scoped plan, timeline and estimate for your approval.
We carry out the work with minimal disruption, keeping you informed at each milestone.
We verify results and deliver documentation and recommendations to prevent recurrence.
Tell us what you're working on or what isn't working. A consultant will review your request and respond with next steps.