Business Systems Consulting for South Bend, Indiana and the surrounding Michiana area

Business Consulting Services

Watchtower Hosting provides professional information technology consulting services to local businesses in the South Bend area. We deliver on-site expertise including assessment, implementation, and maintenance to help you minimize costs and increase your productivity using the most efficient IT solutions.

We are committed to meeting the challenges of your software, systems, and network infrastructure needs with cost-effective on-time solutions that fulfill your business needs and stay within your budget.

Business Services:

  • Hardware Upgrades
  • Operating System Installation
  • Software Upgrades
  • Antivirus and Firewall
  • Network Maintenance

Competitive Rates start at $55 an hour

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Network Support

Watchtower can design and implement a network for your small business that you can rely on. Our team can plan and setup your network so you can begin to share resources including your internet connection, company files, and printers.

Whether you need a small network of peer-to-peer systems or a larger Windows AD domain, Watchtower can help. Networking your systems together can increase productivity and decrease costs in many ways. With a secure network you can easily share documents, devices, and more.

Need to go wireless? Watchtower will work with you to find a secure cost-effective solution so you can get rid of those network cables.

  • Windows Active Directory Networks
  • Networked Printers and other devices
  • Cable Management and Routing

Hardware Support

Is it time to buy your company new machines? Would you like Watchtower to come in and help you determine what you really need and keep your costs to a minimum? Sometimes you only need a few small upgrades to see a dramatic difference in the performance of your machines. Let us come in and audit your systems and we will create a plan that works for you and walk your through the recommended purchases.

  • Systems Purchasing Advice
  • Hardware Upgrades
  • Hardware Troubleshooting and Support

Software Support

When was the last time you upgraded your desktop operating systems? Or that server sitting in the back room? If you need help knowing what, when and where to buy, and how to install/upgrade give us a call! We can help with operating systems and standard software upgrades.

  • Operating System Upgrades
  • Office and Email Client Upgrades
  • Software Troubleshooting and Support

Assessment

During an assessment we will work with you and your staff to create an outline of your existing infrastructure including the size of your company, business applications and services, current IT processes, management and staff procedures, and budget constraints. Once we have an understanding of your existing systems we will prepare a proposal of our recommendations custom suited for your business and design a clear step-by-step plan for implementation and on-going maintenance/support.

Implementation

With a path laid out and agreed upon Watchtower Hosting will begin implementing those solutions. At each phase we will report our progress. We feel that communication is critical to the success of any project and so we will always be candid with our opinions and flexible and open to your concerns and ideas during all phases of the project. During the implementation phases we will assess any issues that may lead to significant changes in the overall plan, if and when they are encountered, and work with you to ensure deadlines are being met and the project stays on budget.

Maintenance

Once your systems are running smoothly and all phases of the implementation have been completed we will work with you to schedule weekly, monthly, or annual check-ups to make sure your new systems continue to meet your expectations for reliability, usability, and security. We realize every business has different requirements and restraints and so, again, we are very flexible with our support/maintenance contracts. We view our clients as partners and will be there to help when and where you need us.

SUPPORT AREAS

Network and Internet Infrastructure

  • TCP/IP Network Connectivity
  • Wireless Networks
  • Switching and Wiring
Server Hardware and Software
  • Hardware Installs/Upgrades
  • Windows NT/2000/2003 Administration
  • MS Office, Outlook, Exchange
Desktops, Laptops, Printers
  • Windows 2000/XP/Vista
  • MAC OSX
  • Linux Distros
Help Desk/Software Support
  • Software Troubleshooting
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
Security Solutions
  • AntiVirus Solutions
  • Firewall (Hardware and Software)
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