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IT Consulting & Implementation in Missouri & Illinois
A new location. A software rollout. A server replacement. A merger that suddenly means two networks have to become one. These are projects, not day-to-day support tickets. Computerease provides IT consulting and implementation for businesses across Missouri & Illinois, planning the project and then doing the hands-on work to deliver it
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Computerease provides IT consulting and implementation services for businesses in Missouri & Illinois, handling specific technology projects from planning through execution: office moves, software rollouts, hardware refreshes, network redesigns, cloud migrations, and mergers. Whether your business relies on Computerease for IT or already has an internal IT team, we provide the additional expertise and project capacity needed to move a major technology initiative forward. Founded in 1984 and led today by Ryan Haislar, CISSP, we handle both the plan and the implementation, not just the recommendation.
A Project Needs a Project Partner, Not Just a Recommendation
Most IT consulting stops at a recommendation: here is what you should do, good luck implementing it. Computerease does more than sell technology. We combine IT products with hands-on consulting to build a solution around your actual business challenge, then implement it ourselves, so the plan and the execution come from the same team instead of getting lost in a handoff.
This is different from our Business IT Solutions service, which is the ongoing planning layer for your whole environment. IT Consulting & Implementation is what we bring in for a specific project with a defined start and finish.
Already have internal IT? We can work alongside your team when a project requires additional expertise, hands-on resources, or simply more capacity than your staff can take on while still supporting the day-to-day business.
What’s Included
- Multi-Vendor Solutions: we hand-pick the right technologies for your project and integrate them, instead of pushing a single vendor’s product regardless of fit.
- Technology and Business Perspective: we look at your project from both angles, not just what is technically possible, but what actually moves your business forward.
- Full-Service Delivery: planning, procurement, implementation, and the ongoing management after the project is live, not just a handoff document.
- Project Management: a single point of contact keeping the project on schedule and on budget, so it does not quietly stall.
Getting AI Adoption Right Starts With the Right Project Plan
Rolling out Microsoft Copilot or another AI tool is a project, the same as a server migration or a new location opening, and it deserves the same planning discipline. Businesses that treat AI adoption as a quick toggle to switch on tend to end up with messy permissions and confused staff. Businesses that treat it as a real project get a rollout that actually works.
When AI adoption is the project, we scope it the same way we scope any implementation: what needs to be cleaned up first, who should have access, how staff will be trained, and how success gets measured, before anything gets turned on.
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Technology Services That Work Alongside IT Consulting
IT Consulting & Implementation covers specific projects. Computerease supports the rest of your technology under the same flat-rate, family-owned model.
Our Process
- Free Project Consultation: a no-obligation conversation about what you are trying to accomplish and what it will take.
- Scope & Plan: we define what is in the project, what is not, a timeline, and a budget before any work starts.
- Procure: we source and hand-pick the hardware and software the project actually needs.
- Implement: we do the hands-on work to deliver the project, not just hand you a document.
- Stabilize & Manage: we stay involved after go-live so the new system settles in cleanly, not just at the ribbon-cutting.
A Project Plan That Accounts for What Comes Next
A project that solves today’s problem but ignores where the business is headed usually needs to be redone within a year or two. Adding a location, adding headcount, or bringing on a new line of business all change what a project should actually deliver.
We scope projects with your near-term growth in mind, not just the immediate ask, so what we build supports the business you are becoming, not only the one you are today.
Industries We Serve
Healthcare
Accounting & Financial Services
Manufacturing
Engineering & Construction
Legal
Small & Medium Business
Areas We Serve
Computerease plans and implements IT projects from four regional offices across Missouri and Illinois, with a local team available for the hands-on technology work a project requires.
Our team handles hardware installation, system configuration, and on-site cutovers throughout our core footprint. When a project requires cabling or electrical work, we coordinate with qualified electricians and other partners as part of the overall project, while our team manages the technology implementation and rollout.
Greater St. Louis Metro
Project planning and implementation for businesses throughout the bi-state St. Louis metro, including the Illinois Metro East.
- IT Support in St. Louis, MO
- IT Support in Clayton, MO
- IT Support in Edwardsville, IL
- IT Support in Belleville, IL
Chicago & the Western Suburbs
Project planning and implementation for businesses across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, from downtown offices to the I-88 corridor.
- IT Support in Chicago, IL
- IT Support in Oak Brook, IL
- IT Support in Naperville, IL
- IT Support in Rosemont, IL
- IT Support in Elk Grove Village, IL
Central Illinois
Project planning and implementation for businesses throughout Central Illinois from our Springfield office.
Outside our regional footprint, Computerease also plans and implements projects for businesses with multiple locations across the country, coordinating rollouts so every site goes live on the same timeline.
Computerease IT Consulting & Implementation vs. Planning-Only Consulting
Computerease Consulting & Implementation | Planning-Only Consulting | |
Planning | Project scoped around your business and existing environment | Recommendations and project plan |
Implementation | The same team can carry the project through implementation | May require another provider to execute |
Internal IT | Can work alongside your existing IT team | Varies by engagement |
Go-live | Implementation and cutover coordinated as part of the project | May be handed back to your team |
After launch | Stabilization and transition included | Engagement may end at delivery |
What a Successful Project Really Means
A completed project is not really about the new hardware sitting in the rack or the software showing up in the license portal. It is about your team walking in the next morning and having everything just work, without a week of confused tickets.
Our goal is not just to deliver a project on paper. It is to make the transition invisible to the people who depend on it, so leadership can point to a successful rollout instead of a rocky one.
Get a Free Project Consultation
Our free consultation includes:
- A conversation about what you are trying to accomplish and why.
- An honest read on scope, timeline, and rough cost.
- A recommendation on whether this is a project, an ongoing plan, or both.
- No pressure to sign anything on the spot.
Questions Businesses Ask Us
Managed IT Services is ongoing day-to-day support. IT Consulting & Implementation is a specific project, like a move, migration, or rollout, with a defined start and finish.
Business IT Solutions is the ongoing planning and network design layer for your whole environment. IT Consulting & Implementation is what we bring in to execute a specific project within that plan.
Yes. Many businesses already have capable internal IT staff but need additional expertise or project capacity for a major migration, rollout, network redesign, office move, or other technology initiative. We can work alongside your team for the duration of the project, fill the gaps where additional resources are needed, and transition the completed environment back to your team when the project is finished.
No. Project-based consulting and implementation can start on its own, though many clients also become ongoing Managed IT clients afterward.
It depends entirely on scope. A hardware refresh might take days; a full network redesign or merger integration can take months. We scope the timeline before work starts, not after.
Pricing is project-based and depends on scope. Start with a free consultation and we will give you a straight answer on cost.
Key Takeaways
- IT Consulting & Implementation covers specific projects: moves, migrations, rollouts, and mergers, planned and executed by the same team.
- Works for businesses that need additional technology expertise or project capacity, whether Computerease manages your IT or works alongside an existing internal IT team.
- Full-service: planning, procurement, implementation, and post-launch stabilization.
- Distinct from Business IT Solutions, which is the ongoing planning layer this service feeds into.
- Serving businesses across Missouri and Illinois, including St. Louis, Chicago, Oak Brook, Springfield, Edwardsville, Belleville, Elk Grove Village, Naperville, Rosemont, and Clayton.