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Managed IT & Cybersecurity

Nobody in your office should be the IT person.

We monitor, patch, secure and support every device you run, around the clock, so problems are found and fixed before they reach anyone's desk.

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Three ways in

Pick the level of cover you need.

Managed IT is the foundation. Security and network management layer on top of it.

Managed IT

Your IT department, handled

Round-the-clock monitoring, patching and support for every computer, every account and every server in your business, for one predictable monthly price.

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Managed Cybersecurity

A security operations center (SOC) on your side

Continuous threat detection and response layered on top of Managed IT, covering every device and every account.

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Managed Network

Every switch, router and firewall accounted for

Monitoring and lifecycle management for the network equipment your business runs on, whoever made it. Priced by what you actually run, because a firewall is not a wireless access point.

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What's included.

Every capability below is delivered by our team as part of your plan.

Managed IT

  • 24/7 monitoring of every endpoint and server
  • Automated operating system and third-party application patching
  • Secure remote support without an on-site visit
  • Helpdesk and ticketing with response-time tracking
  • Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace tenant administration

Managed Cybersecurity

  • 24/7 managed detection and response
  • Behavioral endpoint protection with ransomware rollback
  • Email security covering phishing and business email compromise
  • Identity threat detection across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
  • Dark web monitoring for exposed company credentials

Managed Network

  • Performance and availability monitoring across the network
  • Switch, router, firewall and access point health tracking
  • Configuration backup, change tracking and rollback
  • Bandwidth and traffic analysis
  • Network topology mapping

Pricing

Three plans. One published rate.

Compare Essentials, Pro and Max, then get your exact monthly number below. No gated PDF, no discovery call before a price.

Essentials

Your IT department, handled

Endpoint
$23.00/mo
User
$12.00/mo
Server
$99.00/mo

Includes

  • 24/7 monitoring of every endpoint and server
  • Automated operating system and third-party application patching
  • Secure remote support without an on-site visit
  • Helpdesk and ticketing with response-time tracking

One-time onboarding equal to your first month.

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Pro

A security operations center (SOC) on your side

Endpoint
$45.00/mo
User
$20.00/mo
Server
$99.00/mo

Adds

  • 24/7 managed detection and response
  • Behavioral endpoint protection with ransomware rollback
  • Email security covering phishing and business email compromise
  • Identity threat detection across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

One-time onboarding equal to your first month.

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Max

Everything, down to the switches

Everything in Essentials & Pro

+ Managed Network

Site
$199.00/mo
Firewall or router
$149.00/mo
Switch
$99.00/mo
Access point
$39.00/mo

One-time onboarding equal to your first month.

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All plans require a minimum of 20 endpoints.

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No form, no sales call. Move the slider and see the real number.

Plan

20-endpoint minimum.

Managed IT20 × $23.00, 0 × $12.00
$460.00
Server Management0 × $99.00
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Managed Cybersecurity20 × $22.00, 0 × $8.00
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Monthly

$460.00/ mo

One-time onboarding

$460.00equal to your first month

Due on signing

$920.00

Then

$460.00/ mo

An estimate, not a binding quote.

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We reply with real numbers, not a discovery call to find out what you will pay.

Which services are you interested in?

How it works.

From first conversation to steady state.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We inventory every device, user and application you actually have. It is almost always more than expected, and it sets the endpoint count your price is based on.

  2. 02

    Deployment

    Monitoring goes on every endpoint, patching policy is set, and security tooling is configured. No hardware replacement required to begin.

  3. 03

    Management

    Round-the-clock monitoring, automated patching and helpdesk support. Most problems are found and fixed before anyone opens a ticket.

  4. 04

    Review

    Regular reporting on what was patched, what was blocked and what is ageing out, so budget conversations start from evidence.

Why GuideAhead.

  • Found before reported

    Monitoring and alerting surface most failures to us first. The measure of this working is that you notice fewer problems, not that you report them faster.

  • Someone answers, at any hour

    Weekdays nine to six, and after-hours cover the rest of the time. A server that fails on a Saturday does not wait until Monday for someone to look at it.

  • One local team, not a queue

    The same people handle your endpoints, your office network and your website. One number to call, and whoever picks up already knows your setup.

  • Security that is actually managed

    Detection and response running against your endpoints, email and Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace accounts, with someone reviewing what it finds. Not antivirus installed once and forgotten.

  • Nothing gets ripped out to grow

    Add endpoints, add servers, add the security layer when you are ready. The foundation stays where it is and the plan grows around it.

  • You know the cost before you call

    The rate is published on this page and the estimator gives you a real number. No gated PDF, no discovery call before anyone will tell you what it costs.

Areas we serve

Managed IT across the Southeast.

13 markets, supported remote-first from metro Atlanta, with onsite where we can reach you.

Questions

Before you ask.

What counts as an endpoint?

Desktops, laptops and the operational terminals in a warehouse or workshop. Servers are billed separately under Server Management at $99.00 per server per month, so a server is never counted as an endpoint. Phones and tablets are not counted either.

Why is there a 20-endpoint minimum?

Managed IT is delivered by a small team that answers directly rather than routing you through a tiered queue, and that only holds together above a certain scale. 20 endpoints is where the ongoing monitoring, patching and helpdesk commitment stays sustainable at our published per-endpoint rate. If you are under that, contact us anyway. We handle smaller engagements outside the managed plan and will tell you honestly what fits.

What does onboarding cost?

One month of whatever you start on. There is no separate onboarding rate to calculate: if your first month of endpoints, users, servers and any Managed Network devices totals a given figure, that same figure is your one-time onboarding charge, covering discovery, deployment and initial configuration. Billed once at the start of service, not on a recurring basis.

Can I take Managed Cybersecurity without Managed IT?

No. The security add-on depends on the monitoring, patching and management underneath it. Security layered over unmanaged, unpatched machines produces alerts nobody can act on.

Can I take Managed Network without Managed IT?

Yes. Managed Network is the one line that sells standalone: $199.00 per site, $149.00 per firewall or router, $99.00 per switch and $39.00 per access point, whether or not we manage anything else in your building. You can have us manage your firewall while another provider handles your laptops.

Do I have to replace my hardware to get started?

No. Onboarding works with the equipment you already have. Discovery will tell you what is ageing out, but that is information for your budget, not a precondition.

Is the estimate on this page a binding quote?

No. Both figures are estimates: the recurring monthly total and the one-time onboarding total. They use the same arithmetic we bill on, so neither will be a surprise, but the final numbers follow discovery and confirmation of your actual endpoint and server counts.

Let's take IT off your desk.

Tell us what you are running and we'll show you exactly how it would be covered, and what it would cost, in one conversation.

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