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Managed services

A service desk with response times in writing

Service desk, monitoring and proactive maintenance with defined response commitments.

The problem

Small IT teams spend their time on interruptions. The work that would reduce future interruptions — patching, monitoring, documentation, capacity planning — is always next week's work, and next week has its own interruptions.

How we approach it

We take the interruption load: a service desk with defined response times, monitoring that catches failures before users report them, and the routine maintenance that otherwise never happens.

What we do not do is become an opaque dependency. Documentation, monitoring dashboards and ticket history stay accessible to you, so the relationship can be ended without an archaeology project.

What you get

  • Defined response and resolution commitments stated in the agreement
  • Monitoring with alerting before users notice
  • Patch and update management on a schedule
  • Asset and configuration documentation maintained
  • Escalation path to specialists for complex issues
  • Monthly reporting on volumes, trends and recurring causes

How the engagement runs

The sequence, and why each stage comes where it does.

  1. Onboarding audit

    Estate, systems, access, existing documentation and current pain points.

  2. Tooling deployment

    Monitoring agents, patch management and remote support tooling deployed.

  3. Service definition

    Response commitments, escalation path, in-scope and out-of-scope work agreed in writing.

  4. Transition

    Support handover with a period of overlap rather than a hard switch.

  5. Steady state

    Ongoing support with monthly reporting and periodic service review.

Technology we work with

Named so you can check the fit against your existing estate.

  • Remote monitoring and management
  • Ticketing platform
  • Microsoft Intune
  • Patch management
  • Remote support tooling

Frequently asked questions

What response times do you commit to?
Response commitments are stated in the service agreement and vary by severity and by the tier you select. We put them in writing before you sign rather than describing them qualitatively - a commitment that is not written down is not a commitment.
Do you replace our internal IT team?
Usually we work alongside it. The common arrangement is that we take first-line volume and routine maintenance so the internal team can work on projects. Full outsourcing is possible but is a different engagement.

Talk to us about it helpdesk & managed support

Tell us where you are now and what you are trying to reach. We will scope it honestly, including whether this is the engagement you actually need.