NTP Consulting

Zwiegnet provides specialized NTP and Chrony consulting to deliver millisecond-accurate time synchronization essential for logging, databases, authentication, financial transactions, and compliance. We support both classic ntpd and modern Chrony on Linux and Unix platforms.

Our time synchronization services include:

• Implementation & Configuration – Deployment of NTP (ntpd) or Chrony servers and clients, pool selection, local stratum setup, and GPS/PPS hardware integration.
• Security Hardening – NTS (Network Time Security), autokey, access restrictions, rate limiting, and protection against amplification attacks.
• High Availability & Redundancy – Multi-server stratum hierarchies, orphan mode, failover configurations, and load-balanced pools.
• Performance Optimization – Leap smearing, kernel discipline tuning, jitter/minimization algorithms, and low-latency network considerations.
• Monitoring & Alerting – Integration with Prometheus/ntp exporter or Chrony metrics, offset/drift alerting, and long-term trend analysis.
• Cross-Platform Synchronization – Time sync for mixed Linux/Unix/Windows environments, including Windows via w32time or third-party clients.
• Compliance & Auditing – Configurations meeting regulatory requirements (PCI, HIPAA, SOX) with verifiable time sources and logging.
• Hardware Clock Integration – Setup with Meinberg, Spectracom, or other PTP/NTP appliances and disciplined oscillators.
• Migration – Transition from ntpd to Chrony, or from proprietary time solutions to open-source NTP/Chrony.
• Troubleshooting & Break-Fix – Diagnosis of time drift, unreachable peers, falsetickers, authentication failures, and network-related issues.

Accurate time is foundational for security, logging, databases, and distributed systems — we ensure your infrastructure stays precisely synchronized.

Located between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2009 — direct access to experienced time synchronization specialists with production-critical deployments.