Managed IT in Ponsonby
Hand your IT to a team that already knows your setup. One monthly price per person covers the help desk, security, updates, Microsoft 365 and backups, with technicians who come on site when a problem needs hands.
Onsite technicians cover Ponsonby. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Managed IT for Ponsonby businesses
Ponsonby Road and the streets around it are home to architects, design studios, marketing agencies, fashion labels and property businesses, many working from converted villas or rooms above the shops. Teams tend to be small, image-conscious and busy, with clients dropping in for meetings.
Old timber villas with lath-and-plaster walls swallow Wi-Fi signal and make cable runs awkward, so a single router in the hallway rarely covers the back studio. Creative teams often run Macs alongside a few Windows machines, move large design and video files to the cloud, and need printers and plotters that work for everyone.
Most offices with five to fifty staff don't have an IT person. Someone with a bit of know-how ends up resetting passwords, chasing the internet provider and wondering whether the backups actually ran. That works until the day it doesn't: a laptop gets ransomware, the shared drive fills up, or a new starter sits for two days without a login.
Technicians come to Ponsonby offices for Wi-Fi fixes, Mac and Windows setups and small cabling jobs, and most everyday help is done remotely so the studio keeps working. Larger changes are quoted in writing first.
What's included
Help desk
Staff email or log a request and get a technician, not a call centre. Most fixes happen remotely within the same session.
Onsite technicians
When something needs hands - a dead switch, a new printer, a desk move - a technician comes to your office in Auckland or Hamilton.
Starters and leavers
Laptop ready, accounts made and access set on day one. Leavers locked out and their data kept.
Updates and patching
Windows, Mac and business apps updated on a schedule, with failures followed up rather than ignored.
Planning
A regular review of what is ageing, what is at risk and what to budget for next year. No surprises in March.
Security
Threat detection on every computer, email filtering, multi-factor sign-in and the settings that stop the common attacks.
Is it right for your Ponsonby office?
Managed IT suits offices that rely on their computers every day but don't want to employ an IT person. It is usually a fit if:
- You have between 3 and 75 staff
- Nobody on the team owns IT, or the person who does has a different day job
- You have had a scare: lost files, a scam email, a long outage
- You want a fixed monthly IT cost instead of surprise bills
- Your insurer or a client is asking about your cyber security
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.
Managed IT in Ponsonby: questions
Do you support Macs as well as Windows in creative studios?
Yes. We manage Macs and Windows computers side by side, with the same security, updates and backups on both. Shared drives, fonts, printers and cloud storage are set up so everyone can open the same files.
Our villa office has dead spots. Do we need new cabling?
Not always. Often a couple of well-placed access points linked by cable or a wired backhaul solve it, and we can usually run that cabling under the floor or through the ceiling without wrecking period features. We look first and quote before any work starts.
How much does managed IT cost?
Our plans are $69, $119 and $169 per user per month plus GST. A user is one person; their computer and phone are included. We recommend the $119 Managed plan for most offices. The full breakdown is on the pricing page.
How do we switch from our current provider?
We arrange the handover. We collect admin access and documentation, check backups and security on day one and tell you what we found. Your team keeps working while we take over.
Do you come on site?
Yes. Our technicians cover Auckland and Hamilton. The Complete plan includes unlimited onsite support; the other plans include onsite time or use the hourly rate.
What if we already have an IT person?
We can work alongside them. Co-managed IT gives your person our tools, security and backup and a team to call on for projects and leave cover.
More IT services in Ponsonby
- 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
- Co-managed IT
- Security awareness training