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Manchester
One accountable team for Manchester's regulated firms.
Manchester is the largest financial and professional-services centre outside London, centred on Spinningfields, where the big four firms sit alongside a dense cluster of independent wealth managers and accountancy practices. We have offices in Edinburgh and London and look after Manchester firms as one accountable team, on the ground when it helps and remote the rest of the time.
It is fitting ground. The modern computer was born in Manchester: the first program ever held in electronic memory ran here on 21 June 1948. Tell us where your IT and security are now, and we will tell you what good looks like.
what we do
IT support, cyber security and AI for Manchester firms
IT Support in Manchester
Fully managed day-to-day IT for firms across Manchester and the North West, run as one controlled environment rather than a patchwork of separate suppliers.
- Devices, identity and Microsoft 365
- Backup and monitoring
- A support desk that knows your setup
- 15 to 25 minute response for in-contract clients
Cyber Security in Manchester
Security built into how your IT is run, not bolted on, with the controls Manchester's regulated firms need to evidence to the FCA and ICO.
- Cyber Essentials Plus certified
- Multi-factor authentication and conditional access
- Independent backup of your data
- A configuration you can show an auditor
AI Consultancy in Manchester
Automation introduced under control inside your own Microsoft tenant, so the time it saves never costs you control of your data.
- Where AI is sound, and where it is not
- Built inside your existing tenant
- Used on the operational drudgery, not client service
- A clear view before anything is switched on
faq
IT support in Manchester, answered plainly
We have offices in Edinburgh and London and look after firms right across Manchester and the North West. Day-to-day IT and security are run remotely by the same team that knows your environment, and we are in the city in person when it helps.
Most day-to-day IT and security is run remotely. When something needs hands on a machine, we draw on a trusted network of vetted on-site engineers, our smart hands, who come to your office to set up devices, make changes and handle the physical work, alongside our team. You get someone on site when you need it, not just a phone line.
Wealth managers, asset managers and chartered accountancy practices, typically of five to fifty people, including firms in and around Spinningfields. The common thread is that they are regulated, hold sensitive client data, and want IT and security run as one accountable job rather than split between suppliers.
did you know?
The modern computer was born in Manchester
The first stored program
On 21 June 1948, the Manchester Baby, built at the University of Manchester by Williams, Kilburn and Tootill, ran the first program ever held in electronic memory. It is the moment the modern, software-driven computer was born, and the ancestor of every machine we look after today.
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