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Companies in Braga
Multiple locations, one IT
From Braga to Guimarães, for businesses that have grown through accumulation and now have too many systems.
Multi-site, remote access and supply chain security, with a single IT operation instead of disjointed solutions per unit.
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Growth by accumulation
Networks that grew without a plan, reorganised with design.
Multiple locations, one network
Connect premises as if they were one.
Chain requirements
Security standards requested by clients and partners.
Braga and Minho
IT Services for Businesses in Braga
Braga has two economies sharing the same territory: an export industry — electronics, automotive components, textiles, footwear — and a young, fast-growing tech sector. Both need infrastructure, but for opposite reasons. DataRoad works with both.
What is different in Braga
The most common error we find in Minho isn't bad infrastructure — it's infrastructure set up for a company that no longer exists. Many businesses in the region grew faster than the network supporting them: more people, another warehouse, another branch, everything added to what was already there, without anyone ever looking back at the original design.
Growth by accumulation
Switch after switch, an access point where there was a lack of signal, a new server next to the old one. It works until it stops working — and by that time nobody knows anymore what depends on what.
More than just a place
It is common for the headquarters to be in Braga and the production plant or warehouse in another municipality. Connecting the locations securely, and with sufficient performance to share systems, is a design problem, not an equipment one.
Demands that come from the supply chain
Supplying electronics or automotive components brings information security requirements imposed by the end customer. They arrive via questionnaire and, increasingly, by audit.
High-standard tech companies
The region's software teams know exactly what they want from the infrastructure — and they notice immediately when the network is the bottleneck. It's a demanding client, and a good thing too.
Connecting multiple locations as if they were one
When the company has its headquarters, factory and warehouse in different locations, the question is not what equipment to buy — it is what actually needs to be accessible from everywhere, and what benefits from staying local.
Once that is defined, the rest follows: site-to-site connections, firewalls with per-segment rules, and unified management to avoid tripling the maintenance work.
What we provide in the region
| Service | This includes |
|---|---|
| Assistance and support | Remote and on-site support for workstations and staff, incident management and IT Unlimited at a fixed cost. |
| Networks and cabling | Certified structured cabling, Layer 3 switching, PoE and fibre between buildings in the same complex. |
| Multi-local | Secure connection between head office, factory and warehouse, with access to the same systems from any location. |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 with roof design for office, pavilion and warehouse. |
| Cyber security | Enterprise firewall, traffic segmentation, managed antivirus and documentation for audits. |
| Servers and data | Servers, virtualisation and backups with restoration trials. |
How we got started
Survey
Site visits, inventory of existing assets and mapping of what is actually connected — which in most growing companies is not documented anywhere.
Proposal with scope
What is included, what is left out, response times and a fixed monthly fee. With priorities, so that everything doesn't need to be done at the same time.
Execution
Cabling, active equipment, security and posts, in phases and during agreed windows, so that operations do not stop during the works.
Operation
Computer assistance, 24/7 monitoring (Premium 365) and periodic reporting, with documented infrastructure and updated maintenance.
Structured cabling and wireless networks in Braga
Connecting pavilions without relying on copper
The industrial and technological fabric of Braga often operates across multiple buildings on the same site, and that is where improvised networks fail: copper cannot guarantee a connection over those distances, and the solution ends up being a poorly aligned wireless bridge that drops out in bad weather. We make structured cabling with fibre optic cabling between buildings and intermediate racks, CAT6 or CAT6A copper cabling for the workstations, and point-to-point certification delivered in writing.
Industrial-grade Wi-Fi
Between steel structures, height and machinery, the signal behaves in a way that no floor plan anticipates. We installed enterprise wireless networks with an on-site survey carried out, antennas chosen for the type of space, PoE power from the rack and a separate network for production equipment.
We cover Braga and the Minho, with our own team on the ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have premises in different council areas. Can you cover everything?
Yes. Management is centralised and monitoring is the same for all locations, which avoids having to treat each one as a separate company. Travel arrangements are defined by contract.
Our network has grown bit by bit. Do we need to tear the whole thing down?
Almost never. The survey states what is worth keeping and what is limiting the rest. The usual approach is to replace the core and security first, and fix the periphery in phases.
Our clients carry out security audits. Do you help to answer them?
We help. We implement the measures and deliver the documentation that proves them: access management, segmentation, a backup policy with restoration tests, and an incident log.
We are a software company. Does it make sense for us?
We do, precisely because the team knows what it wants. We take care of the infrastructure, the workstations and the security so that the technical team doesn't have to, and we discuss decisions with those who understand them.
How much is it?
The model IT Unlimited fix a monthly fee per defined scope, with no call counting — allowing the year to be budgeted with predictability.
A chat before making a decision
Whether you are solving a specific problem, preparing for a relocation, or simply looking for a second opinion, we always start the same way: understanding your case before proposing anything. No commitment, no jargon, and no catalogues.
DataRoad in other regions
Case studies reais
Networks, Wi-Fi, servers and security systems installed and managed by us — in hotels, clinics, offices and multinational companies operating in Portugal.
Forward College — IT network and support at the Lisbon campus
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Magnelusa — Computer network installation
Magnelusa, a leading Portuguese company in its sector, hired DataRoad for the installation of the computer network in its premises. It was nece...
Klass Wagen — IT infrastructure for car hire operations in Portugal
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Panike — Network and communications infrastructure in the food industry
Panike, a national benchmark in pastry and bakery production, chose DataRoad to reinforce the network and communications infrastructure of its s…
Public Sector
SSAP: structured networks and 56 Wi-Fi 7 access points across three buildings
Structured networks and 56 WiFi 7 access points in three buildings belonging to the Public Administration’s Social Services, following a public tender.
Companies – Multinational
ReStream — Complete computer network (Wi-Fi 6, firewall, Starlink) in the office…
Complete computer network in the ReStream office in Cascais:
Wi-Fi 6, firewall and Starlink connection as redundancy.
Companies – Multinational
Reltio — IT Unlimited IT maintenance and consultancy at the Li…
IT Unlimited IT maintenance and consultancy at Reltio’s Lisbon office, with support provided on a fixed monthly fee basis.
Hospitality
LX Arch Hotel (Rua Augusta, Lisbon) — Complete IT installation, WiFi 7,…
A comprehensive IT installation at the LX Arch Hotel on Rua Augusta: WiFi 7 in all rooms, CCTV and ongoing IT management.
Clinics and Health
Lambert Clinic (Corroios) — Full IT support IT Unlimited, network and wi…
Comprehensive IT support, including corporate network and wireless services, at Clínica Lambert in Corroios, under an IT Unlimited contract.
Clinics and Health
Clínica Mulher (Twin Towers, Sete Rios) — Complete computer network, Wi-Fi 7 and…
A fully equipped IT network, Wi-Fi 7 and IT Unlimited support at Clínica Mulher, in the Twin Towers in Sete Rios, Lisbon.
Hospitality
Ouro Rossio Hotel — Complete IT infrastructure, WiFi and CCTV for ho…
How we fitted out the Ouro Rossio Hotel, in Restauradores, with a complete IT infrastructure: a network, Wi-Fi for guests and CCTV.
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