Co-managed IT in Manukau
Your IT person knows your business better than any outside provider ever will. Co-managed IT gives them a team to lean on: proper tools, security and backup monitoring, help with the hard problems and cover when they are on leave, without replacing them.
Onsite technicians cover Manukau. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Co-managed IT for Manukau businesses
Manukau City Centre is South Auckland's main hub, with government and council offices, tertiary campuses, courts, a major shopping centre, professional firms, health providers and large commercial buildings, surrounded by business and industrial areas that link to Wiri and East Tamaki.
Organisations here range from law firms near the courts to health and social service providers with staff out in the community, so secure remote access, managed laptops and phones, and careful handling of personal information are everyday needs. Larger office buildings bring shared comms rooms and building access rules to plan around.
Co-managed IT splits the work in a way that suits you. Your person keeps the parts they are best at, usually the day-to-day relationships, business systems and local knowledge. We provide what is expensive or impractical for one person: monitoring and management tools, security and backup oversight, a help desk for overflow, and specialists for networks, servers and cloud projects. The mix can change as your business grows or your IT person's role shifts.
Our technicians visit Manukau offices for setups, networks and meeting rooms, and support staff remotely wherever they are working. Projects are quoted in writing in advance.
What's included
Shared management tools
Your IT person gets access to our monitoring, patching, remote support and documentation tools rather than buying and maintaining their own.
Backup oversight
Backup jobs checked each working day and test restores done on schedule, so one person isn't responsible for noticing every failure.
Security monitoring
Threat detection alerts, sign-in risks and email security watched by our team, with serious issues raised with your IT person straight away.
Second-line escalation
Our technicians and specialists on hand for difficult network, server, Microsoft 365 or security problems.
Help desk overflow
Staff requests passed to us during busy periods or projects, so your IT person can focus on the work that needs their knowledge.
Leave and sickness cover
We know your systems well enough to keep things running while your IT person takes a proper break.
Is it right for your Manukau office?
Co-managed IT tends to suit businesses where:
- One IT person looks after 20 to 75 staff on their own
- Your IT person can't take leave without things piling up
- Security and backups depend on one person remembering to check them
- A big project is coming that needs more hands than you have
- Your IT person wants better tools than the budget allows on its own
How getting started works
- Free IT health check. We look at your devices, accounts, backups and network and tell you what we find, in plain English.
- Clear proposal. A written monthly price per user and a list of any fixes, with nothing hidden.
- Handover. We collect admin access and documentation from your current provider and keep your team working.
- Day-one fixes. Security gaps, failed backups and urgent risks are dealt with first.
Co-managed IT in Manukau: questions
Our staff work in the community most of the day. How are they supported?
Their laptops and phones are managed and secured wherever they are, with files in Microsoft 365 rather than on the device. They log a request and a technician connects remotely, and office visits handle anything physical.
Can you help a law firm near the courts with secure document handling?
Yes. We set up document storage with role-based permissions, multi-factor sign-in, secure external sharing and backups that are tested, working alongside whichever practice management software you use.
How is co-managed IT priced?
It is usually based on our per-user plans, $69, $119 or $169 per user per month plus GST, adjusted for the work your IT person keeps. We set out the agreed price in writing first.
Will this replace our IT person?
No. The point is to support them, not replace them. Your IT person stays in charge of your systems and their relationships with staff; we add tools, depth and cover around them.
Does our IT person keep admin access?
Yes. They keep full access and can see every ticket, alert and change we make. We work in the same documentation, so nothing is hidden.
Who decides who does what?
We agree a written responsibility list with your IT person and management at the start, covering support, security, backups, projects and vendors. It is reviewed as needs change.
More IT services in Manukau
- Managed IT
- IT support
- Cyber security
- Microsoft 365
- Networks & Wi-Fi
- Internet & phones
- Backup & disaster recovery
- Cloud & servers
- Email security & deliverability
- CCTV & access control
- Printers, copiers & scanning
- Laptops, PCs & devices
- Office moves & fit-outs
- IT strategy & consulting
- Security awareness training