Managed IT for teams that don't sit in one place.
Simpolar provides managed IT for remote and cloud-first companies: teams spread across cities, running on Microsoft 365 and Azure, with little or no server room to speak of. Our working premise is that when the environment is built right, IT gets delivered remotely and onsite visits become the exception.
Why traditional managed IT fits remote teams poorly
Much of the managed services model was built around an office: a server closet, a network rack, a technician who drives over. Remote and cloud-first companies have a different shape. The office is the cloud tenant, the network is every employee's home internet, and the risk sits in identities and devices, not in a building.
- The office
- Your cloud tenant
- The network
- Every employee's home internet
- The risk
- Identities and devices, not a building
What changes when the cloud is the office
Identity is the perimeter.
Microsoft 365 sign ins and accounts are monitored around the clock, because that is where an attacker shows up first.
Every laptop is protected wherever it goes.
Managed endpoint protection, patching and monitoring that follow the device, not the network.
New hires are ready without a visit.
Onboarding and offboarding handled remotely, so access starts and ends on time.
Your data is backed up where it lives.
Mail, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams backed up as part of the plan.
Help is a message away.
Remote help desk built for people who don't share a hallway.
When onsite becomes the exception
For remote and cloud-first teams, we design the environment so problems can be solved from where we sit. When something does need hands on hardware, it is handled as a scoped project instead of a standing cost in your plan.
Heavy cloud spend? Look at how it's built.
For companies running real workloads in Azure, the monthly bill is often a symptom. Our working premise is that a good share of cloud cost comes from how the environment and software are built, not only from what they run on. Because the same team that runs your environment also does Azure and AVD project work, we can look at both.
Who this is for
- Companies where most or all employees work remotely
- Teams running on Microsoft 365 and Azure with few or no on premises servers
- Firms using Azure Virtual Desktop to give people a consistent workspace from anywhere
- Companies whose cloud bill has grown faster than their understanding of it
Questions about managed IT for remote teams
Can managed IT really be fully remote?
For most cloud-first teams, the large majority of work can be handled remotely when devices, identities and the tenant are set up for it. Hardware needs are handled as scoped projects.
Do you support employees in other states?
Yes. We are based in Phoenix and support remote teams across the United States.
Do you manage Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop?
Yes. Azure virtual machines are managed as part of the plan, and AVD and broader Azure work are available as projects with the same team.
What about home internet and personal networks?
We focus on what we can secure and manage: the user's identity, device and data. That is where the risk for a remote team tends to sit.
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