Co-managed IT services for in-house IT teams

With co-managed IT, your IT lead stays in charge and Northwind adds 24/7 emergency coverage and project capacity.

What co-managed IT includes

  • 24/7 emergency coverage
  • Coverage during vacation and leave
  • Security monitoring and response
  • Project resources
  • Escalation for complex issues
  • Second opinions on major decisions
  • Shared tools with full admin access for your team
  • Shared documentation

Support for the IT team you already have

Co-managed IT is a shared model in which your in-house IT staff and Northwind divide responsibility for your environment.

Your IT lead sets the direction. Northwind fills in where your team needs more hands or more expertise.

Depth for your IT team without another hire

Northwind is available 24/7 for emergencies. When an outage hits, your IT lead has our team alongside.

For your IT lead

Your IT lead can take a vacation while monitoring and emergency coverage keep running.

For the business

Shared documentation keeps what your IT lead knows inside the organization.

How co-managed IT begins

  1. Consult

  2. Agree

  3. Support

Questions about co-managed IT

How does co-managed IT differ from managed IT?

Co-managed IT adds to the IT team you already have. Managed IT makes Northwind your entire IT department.

Will this replace our IT employee?

No. The service is built around your IT lead. Northwind covers for them when they are away and adds hands when a project or incident needs them.

Does our IT lead keep admin access?

Yes. Your IT lead keeps admin access to each tool we add, and both teams work from the same documentation.

Do you work on our network and firewalls?

We do, alongside your IT lead. Northwind works with Cisco, Ubiquiti and SonicWall equipment, among others.

Does Northwind provide co-managed IT outside Boise?

Yes. Most of the work happens remotely, and our technicians come on site wherever you need them.

What is co-managed IT?

Co-managed IT is a service model in which an outside provider supports an organization’s in-house IT staff. Your IT lead stays in charge, and Northwind supplies the coverage and project help that is hard for a small team to carry alone.

Bring your IT lead to the conversation

We will sit down with your IT lead and find where co-managed IT helps most.

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