Stop renting your software. Own the systems your business actually runs on.
Kernel Labs moves small and medium companies off costly Windows and per-seat licensing onto Linux — then trains your team, builds the tools you actually need, and keeps the servers running. Your people keep working the whole way through.
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Four things, done properly — from the first audit to the servers humming quietly a year later.
Migration off Windows
We map every application, file, and workflow your business runs on, then move it to Linux — with drop-in replacements, migrated data, and no annual licence bill waiting on the other side.
- Full software & licence audit
- Data & email migration
- Drop-in app replacements
Team training & courses
Your staff learn their new desktop and tools in hands-on sessions built around how they actually work — so the switch feels like an upgrade, not a disruption.
- Role-based training sessions
- Written guides for your tools
- Support after go-live
Custom business apps
Native Linux applications and web apps built for your operation — the software that off-the-shelf products never quite fit, made to match how you actually work.
- Native Linux & web apps
- Built around your workflow
- Yours to own, not to rent
Managed servers
VPS and dedicated server administration — setup, hardening, monitoring, backups, and updates. You run the business; we run the boxes.
- VPS & dedicated admin
- Hardening & monitoring
- Backups & patching
Linux isn't a compromise. It's the upgrade.
The reasons small and medium businesses stay on Linux once they move.
Zero licensing
Own your stack instead of leasing it, seat by seat, forever.
On your schedule
Systems change when you decide — not when a vendor ends support to force a purchase.
No black boxes
Open source means nothing you can't inspect, and no one holding your data hostage.
Built to last
Linux runs happily on hardware Windows would have quietly retired years ago.
From Windows to yours, in six steps
No big-bang switch-off. We move you across in stages, and prove each one works before the next.
Audit
We inventory your software, licences, hardware, and how your team actually works.
Plan
You get a migration map — replacements, timeline, and costs — agreed upfront.
Pilot
We migrate one team or machine first and prove it works before touching the rest.
Migrate
We roll out in stages, with your data moved intact and nothing lost along the way.
Train
Your team learns the new tools hands-on, before they depend on them day to day.
Support
We stay on for administration, updates, and the occasional 3pm question.
once you've switched
migrated intact
any full rollout
managed servers
People who do this every day
Kernel Labs is an IT consultancy for businesses tired of rising software bills for tools they don't control. We specialise in Linux migrations for small and medium companies — the strategy, the technical work, the training, and the custom software, all handled in one place.
No lock-in. No mystery invoices. Just systems you own.
Tell us what you're running today.
Send over what your business runs on now and we'll come back with an honest read on what a move to Linux would look like — scope, timeline, and cost.