Managed IT Services

Managed IT Services Built for North Carolina Businesses

Your technology should work for your business, not against it. ThinkTech Advisors offers three packages of managed IT services designed to meet your business exactly where it is, and grow with you as your needs change. Whether you already have internal IT and need a co-managed partner, want a proactive provider with 24/7 security monitoring, or require enterprise-grade cybersecurity, we have a package built for you.

Technology Problems Don’t Wait for a Convenient Time

A server goes down at 8 AM on a Monday. A phishing email tricks an employee into handing over login credentials. A ransomware attack locks your team out of critical files the week before a major deadline. These aren’t hypothetical scenarios; they’re happening to businesses across North Carolina every day.

The hard truth is that most small and mid-sized businesses don’t have the internal resources to stay ahead of today’s IT and cybersecurity demands. Threats evolve constantly. Technology ages quickly. And managing it all in-house, while also trying to run a business, is a losing battle.

That’s where a managed service provider changes everything.

What Managed IT Services Actually Do for Your Business

Most business owners think of IT support as break-fix: something goes wrong, you call someone, they fix it. Managed IT services work differently. Instead of reacting to problems after they happen, a managed service provider monitors your environment proactively, catches issues before they become crises, and takes ongoing responsibility for the health, security, and performance of your technology.

The result? Less downtime. Fewer surprises. A technology environment that runs the way your business needs it to.

Here’s what businesses that work with a managed service provider consistently experience:

  • Predictable IT costs

    Flat-rate monthly pricing replaces unpredictable repair bills and emergency service calls.

  • Faster response times

    Issues get resolved before they disrupt your team, not after.

  • Stronger security posture

    Proactive monitoring, endpoint protection, and trained eyes watching your environment around the clock.

  • Strategic guidance

    Regular IT planning meetings ensure your technology investments align with your business goals.

  • Peace of mind

    Knowing your data is backed up, your systems are monitored, and your team has support when they need it.

ThinkTech Advisors has served businesses across Raleigh, Greensboro, and the surrounding communities for 25+ years. We’re not a faceless national provider, we’re a local team with a dedicated internal security practice, and we treat every client’s business like it’s our own.

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Service Packages

Three Packages. One Promise: Technology That Works.

Whether you have internal IT, need a proactive partner, or require enterprise-grade cybersecurity, ThinkTech has a package designed for where your business is today — and where it’s going next.

Essentials

Good — Core IT Support

ThinkTech Essentials

Built for Businesses With Internal IT Support

For companies that already have an internal IT person or team and need co-managed support, managed backup, and foundational coverage. Essentials works alongside your staff, taking the day-to-day infrastructure and protection workload off their plate.

Essentials covers workstation and patch management, server monitoring, endpoint protection, daily backups, and full Microsoft 365 management — the core coverage every business should have in place, without handing off your help desk.

What’s Included

  • Workstation monitoring, management, and automated desktop optimization
  • Microsoft patch updates and event log monitoring
  • Server platform monitoring, management, and proactive IT management
  • VPN client and remote access management
  • Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), DNS protection, and web content filtering
  • Daily on-site and off-site backups with file, database, and server recovery
  • Microsoft 365 management, including Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
  • Managed Remote Access (SASE) and online ticket, asset, and invoice portals
  • Annual IT strategy meeting

Essentials is your solid foundation, the co-managed core coverage that complements your in-house team.

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CyberCore

Better — Enhanced Security

ThinkTech CyberCore

The Right Choice for Most Businesses

CyberCore is our most popular package, and for good reason. It takes everything in Essentials and adds the fully managed support and proactive security infrastructure that most small and mid-sized businesses need but rarely have.

With CyberCore, ThinkTech takes full ownership of your IT environment, managing your network, firewall, servers, and directory services while adding meaningful security layers: a 24/7 Security Operations Center, intrusion detection and gateway antivirus, and monthly phishing simulations with quarterly security awareness training for your team.

What’s Added Over Essentials

  • Unlimited phone, onsite, and remote helpdesk support
  • Expert Microsoft application support and mobile device support
  • Service availability monitoring and priority emergency after-hours support
  • Managed local area network and next-generation firewall with advanced gateway security
  • Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and gateway antivirus
  • Active Directory / Entra ID and user account management
  • 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) monitoring
  • Quarterly security awareness training and monthly phishing simulation
  • Business continuity: quarterly test restores, temporary site recovery, and 30-day server spin-up
  • Computer asset lifecycle management and equipment recycling
  • Strategic IT planning and monthly security event reporting

CyberCore is full-service managed IT with the security depth your business needs to stay protected in today’s threat environment.

CyberShield

Best — Enterprise Grade

ThinkTech CyberShield

For Businesses That Can’t Afford to Get It Wrong

CyberShield is ThinkTech’s most comprehensive offering, built for businesses operating in regulated industries, handling sensitive client data, or simply requiring the highest possible level of protection and oversight.

Everything in CyberCore is included, then taken further. CyberShield adds dark web monitoring, a full vulnerability management program, identity threat detection, SIEM with 365-day log retention, optional annual penetration testing, and compliance reporting. A dedicated Virtual CISO (vCISO) works with your leadership on long-term security and technology strategy.

What’s Added Over CyberCore

  • 24/7 priority after-hours support
  • Dark web monitoring for compromised credentials
  • Vulnerability management program
  • Identity Threat Detection & Response
  • Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) with 365-day log retention
  • Enterprise password management and multi-factor authentication
  • Optional annual penetration testing
  • Azure cloud management
  • Full Microsoft 365 backup (Exchange, Calendar, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)
  • Compliance reporting for regulated industries
  • Virtual CISO (vCISO) services for executive-level security strategy

If your business operates in healthcare, legal, financial services, or government contracting, or if you simply want enterprise-level protection, CyberShield is built for you.

Compare Packages

How the Packages Compare

A side-by-side look at every service included at each level of coverage.

Service Details ThinkTech EssentialsGood · Co-Managed ThinkTech CyberCoreBetter · Proactive IT ThinkTech CyberShieldBest · Enterprise Grade
Helpdesk & Support
Unlimited Phone, Onsite & Remote Support — ✔ ✔
Expert Microsoft Application Support — ✔ ✔
Service Availability Monitoring — ✔ ✔
Mobile Device Support — ✔ ✔
Emergency After-Hours Support — Priority 24/7 Priority
24/7 Helpdesk — Optional Optional
Infrastructure Management
Automated Desktop Optimization ✔ ✔ ✔
Workstation Monitoring & Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Microsoft Patch Updates ✔ ✔ ✔
Event Log Monitoring ✔ ✔ ✔
Managed Local Area Network — ✔ ✔
Managed Firewall (Next-Gen) with Advanced Gateway Security — ✔ ✔
VPN Client Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Remote Access Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Server Platform Monitoring & Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Proactive IT Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Active Directory Management — ✔ ✔
User Account Management — ✔ ✔
Cybersecurity — Standard
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) ✔ ✔ ✔
DNS Protection ✔ ✔ ✔
Web Security & Content Filtering ✔ ✔ ✔
Endpoint Threat Detection ✔ ✔ ✔
24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) — ✔ ✔
Security Awareness Training — Quarterly Quarterly
Phishing Simulation & Testing — Monthly Monthly
Cybersecurity — Advanced
Dark Web Monitoring — — ✔
Vulnerability Management Program — — ✔
Intrusion Detection System & Gateway AV — ✔ ✔
Identity Threat Detection & Response — — ✔
Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) — — 365-day Retention
Enterprise Password Management — — ✔
Annual Penetration Testing — — Optional
Managed Remote Access (SASE) ✔ Optional Optional
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Daily On-Site Backup ✔ ✔ ✔
Backup Job Monitoring & Maintenance ✔ ✔ ✔
Off-Site Disaster Recovery Capable Backups ✔ ✔ ✔
Basic File / Folder Recovery ✔ ✔ ✔
Database Recovery ✔ ✔ ✔
Server Recovery ✔ ✔ ✔
Quarterly Test Restore / Spin-Up Test — ✔ ✔
Temporary Site Recovery — ✔ ✔
Local & Remote Server Spin-Up (30 Days) — ✔ ✔
Microsoft 365 Data Protection ✔ ✔ ✔
Exchange, Calendar, OneDrive, SharePoint & Teams Backup ✔ Optional add-on ✔
Cloud Services
Office 365 Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Microsoft 365 License Management ✔ ✔ ✔
SharePoint Online ✔ ✔ ✔
Microsoft Teams ✔ ✔ ✔
OneDrive for Business ✔ ✔ ✔
Azure Management — Optional Add-on ✔
Active Directory / Entra ID Management — ✔ ✔
Management & Strategy
Payment & Invoice Portal ✔ ✔ ✔
Online Ticket Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Online Asset Management ✔ ✔ ✔
Computer Asset Lifecycle Management — ✔ ✔
Equipment Recycling — ✔ ✔
IT Strategy Meetings ✔ ✔ ✔
Strategic IT Planning — ✔ ✔
Virtual CISO (vCISO) Services — — ✔
Reporting & Documentation
Computer Assets, Purchase Date & Warranty Status ✔ ✔ ✔
Active User List ✔ ✔ ✔
Security Event Reporting ✔ Monthly Monthly
Compliance Reporting — — ✔

Additional services available across all packages: Cloud Services · Internet Services · Password Managers · Structured Cabling · Surveillance Cameras · VOIP Business Telephones · Conference Room Systems · Redundant Internet Failover · Printer Sales & Support · 24×7 Help Desk Response.

Not Sure Which Package Is Right for You?

That’s exactly what we’re here for. A conversation with the ThinkTech team takes the guesswork out of choosing the right level of coverage. We’ll ask the right questions, assess where your business stands today, and give you an honest recommendation with no pressure and no jargon.

And if you want to see where your security gaps are before that conversation, start with our free 2-minute Cybersecurity Assessment. It takes less time than a coffee break and gives you a clear picture of where your business is exposed.

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