C9 GROUP · MANAGED IT
Your business runs on IT. C9 keeps it working.
C9 manages the technology your people rely on every day - support, infrastructure, cloud and workplace networks - with one team responsible for keeping the environment under control.
Use C9 as your managed IT team, or bring us alongside the team you already have.
Fully or co-managed
L1-L3 engineering
One accountable C9 team
Businesses That Trust Us
START WITH YOUR SITUATION
Managed IT should start with what's happening in the business.
Most businesses do not start looking for Managed IT because they want another technology platform.
They start because support is becoming harder to manage, internal IT is stretched, suppliers are fragmented or the environment has simply grown more complicated than it used to be.
Fully Managed IT
IT keeps landing with people who have another job.
You don't have a complete internal IT team, but users still need support, systems still need managing and technology decisions keep landing with management or operations.
Fully Managed IT
Co-Managed IT
Your internal IT team is stretched.
Your people know the business, but everyday support, infrastructure work, projects and escalations leave too little time for higher-value priorities.
Co-Managed IT
Review My IT
The business has grown faster than the IT environment.
More employees, devices, applications, locations and suppliers have accumulated over time, but the way IT is managed has not kept pace.
Review My ITHOW C9 FITS
Your IT team, or an extension of the one you already have.
Choose the operating model around the team and responsibility you have today. C9 can take the lead, or add capacity beside the people already carrying IT.
FULLY MANAGED IT
C9 becomes your managed IT team.
For organisations that don't maintain the complete IT capability internally, C9 takes responsibility for the agreed day-to-day environment.
User supportDevices and systemsInfrastructureCloudInternal networksTechnology vendorsOngoing changesIT planning
One accountable C9 team takes responsibility for the agreed day-to-day IT environment.
Model
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What changes
One accountable C9 team takes responsibility for the agreed day-to-day IT environment.
FULLY MANAGED IT
C9 becomes your managed IT team.
For organisations that don't maintain the complete IT capability internally, C9 takes responsibility for the agreed day-to-day environment.
User supportDevices and systemsInfrastructureCloudInternal networks
What changes
One accountable C9 team takes responsibility for the agreed day-to-day IT environment.
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C9 MANAGED IT
The IT environment, organised into five clear areas.
Managed IT should make the technology environment easier to understand, not give the business another catalogue of technical services.
IT Support
Keep people working when everyday technology gets in the way.
Helpdesk support, user issues, device problems, service requests, escalation and coordination with relevant technology vendors.
IT SupportInfrastructure & Cloud
Manage the core systems the business runs on.
Servers, infrastructure, Azure and cloud environments, hybrid systems, migrations and technology lifecycle requirements.
Infrastructure & CloudNetwork & Wi-Fi
Keep the workplace reliably connected.
Internal LAN, switching, business Wi-Fi, VLANs, local network hardware and site connectivity.
Network & Wi-FiBusiness Continuity
Know what happens when something important stops working.
Identify critical systems, technology dependencies, fallback requirements and practical restoration priorities before a disruption becomes an emergency.
Business ContinuityIT Strategy & Advisory
Stop making important IT decisions one problem at a time.
Technology roadmaps, lifecycle planning, investment priorities, project planning and practical advisory support.
IT StrategyBEHIND THE WORKING DAY
Your people see a laptop. Behind it sits an entire IT environment.
Employees should not need to think about identity, infrastructure, networks, vendors or support processes every time they start work.
Those layers still need to be managed.
Layer
What the employee sees
What C9 helps manage behind it
Device
Laptop
Laptop, desktop and endpoint environment.
Identity & Access
Microsoft Teams
Accounts, permissions and authentication.
Applications
Email
Microsoft, SaaS and business systems.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Business applications
Servers, Azure and cloud workloads.
Network
Files
Wi-Fi, switching and internal site connectivity.
Support & Vendors
Printer / workplace technology
Helpdesk, technology suppliers and escalation.
C9 manages the agreed layers behind the working day so employees can focus on the work itself.
WHEN IT IS MANAGED PROPERLY
Less IT noise. Clearer ownership.
One place to ask for help
Employees know where IT issues and requests should go.
Clearer ownership
Problems are less likely to become a debate between different vendors before anyone takes responsibility.
More consistent environments
Users, devices and locations can follow agreed standards instead of becoming individual exceptions.
Better onboarding and offboarding
Technology changes can follow a repeatable process when employees join, move roles or leave.
Fewer surprise technology decisions
Infrastructure and lifecycle requirements can be identified before they become urgent problems.
Better support for growth
New people and locations can fit into an established IT operating model rather than starting again every time.
C9 MANAGED OPERATIONS
What happens after C9 takes responsibility.
Managed IT is not a one-time installation.
The environment keeps changing as people join, systems evolve, suppliers change and the business grows. C9 provides an ongoing operating layer around the technology under management.
ITIL-aligned service deliveryL1-L3 engineeringDocumented service processesOngoing service reviews
Keep everyday issues moving.
Handle incidents, user requests and agreed escalation paths.
Maintain the environment.
Coordinate users, systems, infrastructure and agreed operational changes.
Work across the suppliers involved.
When an issue crosses technologies or vendors, C9 helps coordinate the relevant parties instead of leaving the business to work out ownership.
Keep the environment understandable.
Maintain agreed documentation around systems, technology and important dependencies.
Look beyond today's ticket.
Review recurring problems, risks, lifecycle requirements and upcoming technology decisions.
Keep the environment moving with the business.
Plan practical improvements as requirements change.
MOVING TO C9
Changing IT support should feel controlled, not disruptive.
C9 starts by understanding the environment you already have.
The goal is not to replace everything. It is to establish clear ownership, deal with obvious gaps and transition the agreed responsibilities into a manageable operating model.
ACTIVE STAGE
Understand
Review users, systems, locations, suppliers, documentation and the issues creating the most friction today.
Technology problems don't always stay inside one category.
A user issue can involve Microsoft, the device, the local network, connectivity or security. C9 GROUP brings adjacent technology capabilities into the same business relationship so the customer is not left coordinating unrelated suppliers whenever an issue crosses boundaries.
CERTIFICATIONS · TRUST
Experienced people behind the service.
C9 combines practical delivery experience with recognised networking, service-management and security expertise.
ITIL 4 Foundation
Service-management practice for support, change and continual improvement.
Cisco networking capability
Networking knowledge behind site, switching, Wi-Fi and connectivity decisions.
Microsoft Modern Work
Microsoft workplace experience across users, devices and collaboration.
Microsoft Infrastructure Azure
Cloud and infrastructure capability for Azure-backed environments.
QUESTIONS · MANAGED IT
Managed IT FAQs
C9 Managed IT can cover user support, infrastructure, cloud, internal networking, technology vendors, ongoing changes and IT planning. The exact scope is agreed around your environment and the responsibilities you want C9 to manage.
MANAGED IT ASSESSMENT
Start with the IT environment you have today.
You don't need to know which IT service you need. Tell C9 how your business handles IT today, what is creating problems and where you need more support. We'll use that information to route the conversation to the right team.