What is the difference between a managed IT department and a traditional retainer?
A traditional retainer pays for technician hours; a managed IT department pays for available infrastructure. At DataRoad the monthly fee includes helpdesk, monitoring, preventive maintenance and security, and the price does not rise when there are more faults. The supplier earns from stability, not from problems.
Do we become dependent on DataRoad?
No, the business does not become dependent on DataRoad. Inventory, documentation, credentials and access belong to the client and always stay with you. The contract is annual, with no lock-in. If you decide to leave, you take everything the next supplier needs to carry on without interruption.
How long until it is up and running?
A managed IT department is operational in two to four weeks in most cases. That period covers the audit, documenting topology, inventory and credentials, the transfer from your current supplier and the start of monitoring. The business keeps operating normally throughout the handover.
Is there support at night and at weekends?
Night, weekend and public holiday support is available only on the Premium 365 plan, which includes 24/7 support and monitoring. The Essential and Premium plans cover business hours. Premium 365 was designed for hotels, clinics and operations that cannot wait for the next working day.
What size of company do you serve?
DataRoad serves companies from 10 workstations up to operations with hundreds of users. The plan is sized by the number of workstations, the infrastructure and how critical the business is. We always work under an IT Unlimited contract and directly with the end client, never as a subcontractor.
Is there a lock-in period or a joining fee?
There is no lock-in period and no joining fee. The IT Unlimited contract is annual, renews automatically and has no lock-in. The proposal is fixed and written before work starts, with scope, SLA and monthly fee, so your IT cost is predictable from the first month.