Linux Systems Consulting AG

What Linux Systems Consulting AG does

Linux Systems Consulting AG is a small, privately held German IT consulting boutique headquartered in München (Munich), Bavaria, with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Kufstein, Austria (Linux Systems Consulting Austria GmbH). Founded in 1999 (originally as Linux New Media AG, renamed to LIS Linux Systems Consulting AG in 2018 and to its current name in 2022), the firm has 7 employees and operates as part of a corporate group alongside sister companies IT Works AG and CoreBiz Engineering GmbH.

The company's functional focus is Linux and Open Source consulting built on the Red Hat product portfolio and the Checkmk monitoring platform. Core technical expertise spans Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Virtualization, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat Identity Management, SELinux, OPNsense firewall, and Checkmk IT-monitoring. Services delivered include expert consulting (migration, optimization, new-system introduction), project support (system/database upgrades, complex implementations), troubleshooting and rapid problem resolution, workshops, Red Hat training (RHCSA/RHCE certification prep), and custom development orders (Checkmk agent plugins, DevOps automation, integration glue scripts). The firm also resells and provides subscription/license management for Red Hat and Checkmk products.

Commercially, Linux Systems Consulting AG earns revenue primarily through professional services — billed on time-and-material (hourly/daily) or fixed-price project bases — supplemented by subscription resale of Red Hat and Checkmk licenses. The firm holds Red Hat Advanced Partner and Checkmk Silver Partner status, both relationships dating to 1999 and 2000 respectively, and operates a consultative, relationship-based enterprise sales motion targeting mid-sized and large enterprises in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Pricing is largely quote-based; Checkmk Enterprise subscriptions start at EUR 600/year for 3,000 services, and Red Hat subscription pricing varies by product and scale.

Name

Linux Systems Consulting AG

Legal name

Linux Systems Consulting AG

Website

https://linux-sysconsult.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Linux Systems Consulting AG is a 7-person German IT consulting boutique in München specializing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Checkmk monitoring, and Open Source infrastructure for DACH-region mid-sized and large enterprises, delivering consulting, project support, training, and subscription resale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Infrastructure Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

DevOps Consulting & Transformation (BPAEAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ITIL/ITSM Process Consulting & Implementation (BPAEAJAB), Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD), Vendor & Contract Management (Software/Cloud) (BPAEAOAD), ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Linux consulting services
• Red Hat consulting
• IT infrastructure consulting
• Open source consulting
• IT monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Expert consulting for migration and optimization of existing IT environments or introduction of new systems, focusing on Red Hat product portfolio and IT monitoring with Checkmk. Billed either by effort (hourly/daily rates) or on fixed price basis for project work.
2. Project Support: Project-based technical support for complex IT projects such as system or database upgrades. Provides external expertise for rarely performed complex IT projects.
3. Subscriptions: Sales and consulting for Red Hat and Checkmk subscriptions. Subscriptions provide tested enterprise software, updates, support options and additional features. The company assists with license management and timely renewal reminders.
4. Red Hat Training: Red Hat training courses and certification preparation. The company has certified staff including 8 sales specialists and is working on certifying the 5th technical employee as RHCSA and RHCE.
5. Workshops: Collaborative workshops with customer IT teams to develop solutions, optimize system architecture, define best practices, and create working instructions. Typically 4-6 hours, up to one week for complex topics.
6. Development Orders: Custom development for integrations and special solutions, including Checkmk agent plugins, glue scripts for service integration, and automation of maintenance tasks in the DevOps area.
7. Troubleshooting: Rapid, sustainable solutions for complex IT problems including system failures and performance bottlenecks. Analysis from log files, network sniffers, syscall traces, debuggers, and monitoring systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Linux Systems Consulting AG provides expert IT consulting and project services for Linux and Open Source environments, with deep specialization in the Red Hat product portfolio (RHEL, Virtualization, Satellite, OpenShift, Ansible, Identity Management) and Checkmk IT monitoring. The firm delivers consulting, project support, troubleshooting, workshops, Red Hat training, and custom development, and resells Red Hat and Checkmk subscriptions including license management support for customers in the DACH region.

Product overview

Linux Systems Consulting AG is an IT consulting firm specializing in Linux and open-source solutions. The company offers a portfolio of consulting services including consulting, project support, troubleshooting, workshops, training, and custom development assignments. Their core technical expertise centers on the Red Hat product portfolio (Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Virtualization, Satellite, OpenShift, Ansible, Identity Management) and security solutions (SELinux, OPNsense Firewall). They resell and support Checkmk for IT monitoring and provide subscription management for Red Hat and Checkmk products. The company operates as a service-oriented consultancy rather than a software product vendor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting IT consulting for migration, optimization of existing IT environments, or introduction of new systems, focusing on the Red Hat product portfolio. Targeted at organizations needing specialized Linux and Open Source expertise.
• Projektunterstützung (Project Support) Project-based technical support for complex IT projects including system upgrades, database migrations, and implementation of Red Hat infrastructure solutions. Delivered by external experts for rarely performed complex IT projects.
• Subscriptions Sales and consulting for Red Hat and Checkmk subscriptions, providing tested enterprise software, updates, support options, and license management support with timely renewal reminders.
• Lizenzberatung (License Consulting) License consulting for open-source and proprietary software, optimizing costs and ensuring legal compliance with complex licensing models.
• IT-Monitoring IT monitoring services using Checkmk for comprehensive infrastructure surveillance with agent-based and SNMP monitoring for servers, applications, networks, cloud, containers, storage, and databases.
• Troubleshooting Rapid, sustainable solutions for complex IT problems including system failures and performance bottlenecks, using log file analysis, network sniffers, syscall traces, debuggers, and monitoring systems.
• Workshops Collaborative workshops with customer IT teams to solve complex problems, optimize system architecture, define best practices, and create working instructions. Typically 4-6 hours, up to one week for complex topics.
• Red Hat Trainings Red Hat training curriculum from fundamentals to advanced topics, with certification preparation for RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) and RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer).
• Entwicklungsaufträge (Development Orders) Custom development for integrations and special solutions, including Checkmk agent plugins, glue scripts for service integration, and automation of maintenance tasks in the DevOps area.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and strategic.

• Red Hat, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationRed Hat, Inc. is the world's leading Linux enterprise software company founded in 1993. Linux Systems Consulting AG is a Red Hat Advanced Partner specializing in Datacenter Infrastructure and Cloud Infrastructure. The business relationship dates back to the founding of Red Hat Deutschland in 1999. The partnership provides access to Red Hat's comprehensive portfolio including RHEL, virtualization, cloud computing, storage, mobile, containers, management, support, training, and consulting services.
• Checkmk (Checkmk GmbH)coreTechnology or IntegrationCheckmk GmbH (formerly Tribe29 GmbH, originally Matthias Kettner GmbH) is the manufacturer of the Checkmk monitoring software available as open-source and proprietary enterprise versions. Linux Systems Consulting AG is a Checkmk Silver Partner. The partnership began with the founding of Matthias Kettner GmbH in 2000. Worldwide, over 1900 customers use Checkmk Enterprise Edition.
• OPNsensesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationOPNsense is an open-source, FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform with a web interface providing security features such as VPN, intrusion detection, and traffic shaping. Linux Systems Consulting AG is a partner providing expertise in OPNsense deployment and support.
• IT Works AGstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT Works AG (formerly Linux Information Systems) is a sister company of Linux Systems Consulting positioning itself as a holistic ITK service provider for mid-sized companies up to 150 workstations. IT Works AG uses both Linux and Windows as solution platforms with deep expertise in integrating both worlds. Linux Systems Consulting works with IT Works AG technical consultants on topics like Identity Management, LDAP, and server applications.
• CoreBiz Engineering GmbHstrategicOthersCoreBiz Engineering GmbH is mentioned as part of the corporate group to which Linux Systems Consulting AG belongs, alongside IT Works AG.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global systems integrator with large Red Hat and open-source practices serving enterprise clients. Comparable as a much larger competitor that DACH enterprises engage for large-scale Linux/cloud transformation programs.
• Canonical: Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu and provider of enterprise Linux/OpenStack services. Comparable as another major enterprise Linux vendor whose partner ecosystem and services offering overlap with Linux Systems Consulting's value proposition.
• SUSE: Global enterprise Linux vendor (SUSE Linux Enterprise) and open-source infrastructure provider. Comparable as an alternative Linux ecosystem to Red Hat with a partner/service ecosystem that competes for similar DACH enterprise Linux consulting spend.
• Red Hat / IBM: Red Hat (now part of IBM) is both the firm's primary partner and a potential competitor via its own professional services organization. Comparable because it sells and delivers the same products and consulting engagements that anchor Linux Systems Consulting's revenue.

Regional players

• Computacenter: Large European-headquartered IT infrastructure services provider with enterprise customers across the DACH region. Comparable as a regional competitor delivering enterprise Linux, virtualization, and monitoring implementations to mid-market and large enterprise customers.
• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT services arm, a major DACH-region systems integrator offering cloud, SAP, and open-source infrastructure services. Comparable for DACH enterprise customers evaluating local Linux/open-source transformation partners.
• Bechtle AG: Large German-headquartered IT services and reseller group with significant open-source/Linux capabilities. Comparable as a regional DACH player that resells and implements Red Hat and similar enterprise infrastructure stacks.

Direct peers

• B1 Systems GmbH: German Linux/Open Source specialist consultancy offering training, consulting, and support around SUSE, Red Hat, and related open-source technologies. Similar boutique positioning and DACH mid-market customer base.
• ATIX AG: Munich-based German IT consultancy specializing in Linux, open-source, and enterprise infrastructure (Red Hat, Ansible, Puppet, Checkmk). Directly comparable to Linux Systems Consulting in geography, niche, and target mid-sized/enterprise DACH customers.
• NETWAYS GmbH: Nuremberg-based open-source IT services firm focused on monitoring (Checkmk/Nagios), Icinga, and infrastructure automation. Comparable as a German boutique specializing in Checkmk-adjacent services and open-source monitoring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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