IT for the job site and the office
In construction and the trades, work happens on the job site, not at a desk. Your IT has to work where your crews are, and it should not cost the owner every evening. We take over IT support at a flat monthly fee per user.
Measurements, photos, daily logs, time sheets and change orders are created in the field. If that only works at a desk, it gets entered at night or not at all. Field crews need phones and tablets that are set up, protected and replaced quickly when one breaks.
A new site may have weak cell coverage for weeks. Apps have to sync when the connection comes back, and a site trailer may need its own hotspot or temporary network. Plans and documents should be available offline on the devices that need them.
Estimating, scheduling and project management run in tools such as Procore or Buildertrend, and accounting often in QuickBooks. Some of it is in the cloud and some still on a server in the office. Logins, permissions and backups have to cover all of it.
In a company with 30 people the owner or the office manager handles IT on the side. With crews, apprentices and subcontractors coming and going, an account or password stays open every time there is no fixed process.
What we do not do: configure the business logic in your estimating or project software, or give legal advice on contract requirements. We connect the software to your accounts and devices and coordinate with the vendors.
Both companies in Germany were merged onto a shared domain and infrastructure. Microsoft 365 in the cloud is connected to the ERP, file server and backup on site. Conditional access and multi-factor authentication apply everywhere, and all devices are managed through Intune with Autopilot.
Result: New employees are ready to work in less than a day instead of three to four days. A new device is ready in two hours.
FAQ
No. We work with the software you already use, such as Procore, Buildertrend or QuickBooks, and connect it to your user accounts and devices. If a tool no longer fits, we tell you and help you compare options, but the decision stays with you.
Mostly yes. Most field apps store data on the device and sync when the connection returns. We set up devices so plans and documents are available offline, and we plan hotspots or temporary networks for site trailers when a site has poor coverage.
We lock and wipe it remotely, because all field devices are managed centrally. The replacement device sets itself up with the right apps and settings, so the crew is back to work quickly.
Only if you work on Department of Defense contracts or subcontracts that involve Federal Contract Information or Controlled Unclassified Information. Those contracts can require a CMMC self-assessment. If you only build for private or other public clients, CMMC does not apply to you. We help you check your contracts with your counsel and implement the technical controls if needed.
No. Ongoing managed IT starts at 5 users. Smaller companies benefit the most, because nobody in the company has time to handle IT on the side.
Our plans cost $99, $149 or $219 per user per month. Many contractors start with Standard at $149, which includes device management and multi-factor authentication. Onboarding costs $2,500 one time for up to 25 users. Licenses such as Microsoft 365 are billed at list price without markup, and hardware is quoted at a fixed price in advance.
Call us. Support is available Monday to Friday from 8 am to 6 pm in your time zone, and 24/7 in the Complete plan. In Standard and Complete we respond within 2 hours when an outage stops your business, and within 4 hours when a single workstation is down. Most problems are solved remotely, and we send a technician on site when needed.
Construction and trades
Tell us how your crews and your office work today. We will tell you openly whether and how we can help.
