Buyer's resources

Answers you'd want before hiring anyone — including us.

What IT really costs, who the players are, and which model fits your firm. Written by a practicing fractional IT Director, with numbers and sources — not vendor fog.

Guides & comparisons

Managed IT Pricing Guide (2026)

What small businesses actually pay for managed IT — per-user rates, tier structures, what moves the number, and the questions that expose a padded quote.

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Best IT Support for Law Firms

An honest comparison of legal-IT providers — national specialists, regional players, and us — with a cost table and how to choose for a 3–20 attorney firm.

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MSP vs. Fractional IT Director

They solve different problems, and most advice conflates them. What each actually does, what each costs, and why many firms end up with both.

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Fractional IT Director vs. vCIO

The titles get used interchangeably. The incentives aren't the same. How to tell strategic leadership from an MSP upsell line item.

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More coming: case studies, vertical compliance checklists, and an annual SMB IT-spend snapshot. Questions these don't answer? Bring them to a strategy call.