About

Trust the security of your data and IT infrastructure to a team of experienced professionals.
We pride ourselves on excellent customer service, tailoring our services to your specific needs, and attention to detail.

History and Philosophy

Zimmer and Associates LLC was founded in 2002 by Bryan Zimmer, a security analyst with a passion for the information security field. During his fifteen years in the industry Bryan has worked in the Federal government, private, non-profit, and educational sectors in organizations ranging from startups to global enterprises. His approach to security is a careful balance of paranoia and sanity. Bryan’s years of experience at the Department of Defense and Netflix made him exceptionally security conscious, while his time in startups and university environments made him more sensitive to the need for openness and usability.

On Site Coverage

Our team is based in Santa Cruz, California, and performs remote work across the United States. We also offer on site visits in the following areas:

San Francisco Bay Area
San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, and all points in between.

Monterey Bay Area
Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, Salinas, Seaside, Monterey, and all points in between.

Testimonials

“Zimmer and Associates have done a number of sophisticated server configuration projects for me. Each time they do the work well in a fraction of the time it would take me to do it badly. Successes are seldom recognized sufficiently. Bryan is a huge success for my business.”

Jim Moser, CEO, Cairn Applications

“Our network was a huge mess, but Bryan wasn’t daunted. He calmly and expertly diagnosed our situation, and knowing that we were on a budget made smart recommendations for new equipment to buy. Bryan was a pleasure to work with. He’s smart, personable, and knows his stuff.”

Jeremy Neuner, CEO, NextSpace

“Bryan Zimmer is an exceptional security professional who quickly recovered our company’s website from a compromise that embarrassingly infected our site visitors with viruses. He was an absolute pleasure to work with, and is a skilled professional with strength of character and personal integrity.”

Jason Greenberg, Media Lab Manager, Land of Medicine Buddha

“Just wanted to express my happiness with the handling of our first ticket with you, handled expertly by Bryan Zimmer. I’ve worked with a number of support people over the years, but this went down smoother than any I can remember… great job, very happy!”

Daniel Richter, Primary Developer, Golden State Web Solutions

“Zimmer and Associates were awesome, they owned the project with their massive network security knowledge! More importantly in my opinion, they seemed relaxed and communicated clearly with a customer they had just met.”

Gabriel Barr, Manager of Information Technology, Bhea's Computer Services

“Bryan was AWESOME. He was able to quickly target a problem that we were unable to figure out for a long while. He got us back up and running in no time and was very pleasant and unintrusive. We were very happy with the experience. We will definitely call if we need help again.”

Zoe Lane, Grants Manager, Panta Rhea Foundation

“I felt it necessary to let you know what an asset your team has been. Bryan’s dedication to fixing our network was exemplary. He explained his actions, listened to my needs and accomplished every task we placed in front of him.”

Mark A. Clemons, Field Service Manager, Senstar Inc.

“Zimmer and Associates are conscientious, great listeners, and are genuinely interested in helping their customers. The project results were exactly what we wanted, I would definitely hire them again.”

Bev Nehmer, Senior Ad Sales Representative, Thunder Press

“Zimmer And Associates hit ANOTHER home run for my business. My new customer was pretty much dead in the water. They got right on it and an hour later everything was working perfectly. They ‘re a critical resource for my business. What could have been a very ugly situation for me turned out great because of them.”

James Moser, President, Cairn Applications

“I hired Bryan last year to help us design and deploy a new Linux based virtual cloud. He is a network and systems administration expert and I highly recommend him.”

John Roberts, CEO, X2Engine