Signs You Are Ready For Co-Managed IT Support
Help desk backlog is slowing projects. Security tasks slip due to bandwidth, not knowledge. Coverage is thin during PTO or after hours. Leadership wants fewer surprises and clearer reports.
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Your team stays in charge. We add capacity, project muscle, and 24x7x365 security, backed by our SOC, so IT can move the business forward without burnout. You choose our level of interaction – we can provide as much or as little as needed.
Co-Managed IT is a partnership. Your internal IT department keeps what it knows best. We handle the work that drains time or creates risk. You get practical coverage, steady project delivery, and clear reporting without changing tools that already work.
Our Co-Managed IT Support is for companies with one to 10 internal IT staff who are stretched thin. Executives who want better coverage, security, and predictability without rebuilding the department. Teams dealing with ticket spikes, stalled projects, or after hours coverage gaps.
Help desk backlog is slowing projects. Security tasks slip due to bandwidth, not knowledge. Coverage is thin during PTO or after hours. Leadership wants fewer surprises and clearer reports.
Co-Managed IT is a shared responsibility with clear lanes, not turf wars. Your team leads day to day and owns business specific predefined responsibilities. We plug bandwidth and skills gaps with an agreed scope. We integrate with your tools, or bring ours, and recommend changes only when there is a clear benefit.
Our Co-Managed IT Services also provice overflow support to absorb tickets during spikes or staff PTO. On projects, we plan and execute alongside your team. For security, we can provide everything from simple oversight to planning, compliance and security strategy. Our Co-Managed SOC security team can act as a fully outsourced security team or another set of eyes to your existing team or stack.
We improve and maintain shared documentation. When you need local hands, we can provide on-site help.
We take ticket overflow and escalations with clear SLAs. End users get responsive support while your team receives the credit. We also maintain your knowledge base and documentation so information stays current.
We help with Microsoft 365 and Azure migrations, upgrades, and rollouts. We plan server refreshes and lifecycle management. We harden email security and roll out MFA. We design and test disaster recovery. We coordinate vendors and procurement. We build practical roadmaps that match your budget and timelines. We can plan, execute or just assist with office moves and relocations or offices in new territories. When your team lacks a local presence, we can supply on site resources in 11 major US cities.
With our Co-Managed IT Solutions you get 24x7x365 monitoring and remediation backed by our SOC – as much or as little as you need. We deploy protections across endpoints, email, and identity with a vendor agnostic approach. We manage patching and follow through on vulnerabilities. We verify backups and run recovery drills. We provide the evidence and reports you need for insurance, compliance and audits.
We provide vCIO guidance for leadership. We manage asset lifecycle and license hygiene. We run quarterly reviews with plain English summaries and next steps.
Responsibilities at a GlanceÂ
A quick view of typical ownership in a Co-Managed IT Support model. We tune this with your leaders during onboarding to provide Co-Managed IT Support exactly the way you need it.Â
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Your internal team keeps business specific applications and workflows, on site hands, executive relationships, and day to day priorities. Computerease typically handles ticket overflow and after hours coverage, security monitoring and remediation support, routine maintenance including patching and backup verification, and added project bandwidth with vendor management. This split is a starting point that we tune around your people, tools, and specific needs.Â
Security should be steady and useful. We focus on controls that reduce real risk without choking productivity. You get visibility, simple reporting for leadership, and the evidence required for insurance and audits. All of this is backed by our 24x7x365 SOC.Â
We start with a quick environment review to learn your systems and priorities. Together we define ticket triage and escalation. We integrate with your toolset or add tooling where needed, never a rip and replace. We run baseline security checks and verify backups. From week one we improve shared documentation so everyone has what they need.
We work with your existing stack when practical. Where gaps exist, we recommend right sized, cost effective solutions and implement them with you. Your team retains access to data, credentials, and documentation.
We document SLAs and ownership so roles are clear. Your IT lead gets a weekly touchpoint. Leadership receives a monthly summary in plain English. Each quarter we align plans and budgets with your business goals.
We use a predictable monthly agreement that reflects our shared responsibilities. The scope can adjust as your team grows or projects change. We are transparent with no surprises and no forced bundles.Â
We provide on site support in Illinois and Missouri including St. Louis, Chicago, Springfield, and Central Illinois. Through our partners we have coverage in 11 US market areas.  We have nationwide reach for remote support and projects.Â
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We are family owned and established in 1984 which makes us a stable long term partner. We have the experience and capabilities to meet the needs of our entrprise clients. Our CISSP led team provides practical, right sized security guidance. We are built for partnership with internal IT, not replacement. Clients get calm, steady Co-Managed support with fewer surprises and clearer plans. We serve healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, construction and engineering, logistics, accounting, and most other professional services organizations.
A Quick Example
An internal IT team was buried in tickets after a busy season. We took overflow, tightened patching, and completed a focused Microsoft 365 project. Within a quarter the backlog was under control and the team was back to planned work.
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No. We back you up where bandwidth or coverage falls short. Your team stays in control.
Not if they are working. We integrate first and recommend changes only when there is a clear benefit.  We have the tools for just about any need, but whether or not we use them in your environment is up to you. Â
Yes. Security alerts and incidents are monitored around the clock and backed by our 24x7x365 SOC. We also answer our phones live 24x7x365, no voicemails, no auto attendants.Â
We define triage and ownership together. You will always know who has the ball. We can use your ticketing system or provide one for you. Â
We can begin with overflow support and baseline security checks within weeks while we document and tune processes.
Yes. We provide evidence, reports, and practical remediation plans in plain English.
To get started with our Co-Managed IT Support or Co-Managed Cybersecurity, schedule a 15 minute call with us. We will discuss your needs and let you know if and how we can help. No pressure. Just clarity.