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Technology people actually use.

Big-company IT experience, for businesses that have never had it. Based in Southampton, run by someone who'll actually answer the phone.

Damon Rafi Founder & owner MBCS

(01) The story

Hi, I'm Damon. I make technology earn its keep.

I've spent more than 20 years in IT. I started out hands-on, building servers, cabling networks and fixing whatever broke, and worked my way up to Head of IT, running the technology for businesses across several sites and reporting straight to the CEO.

I've done the lot: helpdesks and hardware, cyber security, backups that actually restore, budgets and supplier wrangling. I've led Microsoft 365 and SharePoint migrations, moved whole offices (with the leased lines live before the vans arrived), and standardised networks across sites so they're simple to run and easy to support.

These days a lot of my time goes on making information work harder: Power Automate and APIs so systems talk to each other instead of being retyped, Power Apps and AI-assisted “vibe coding” for the tools off-the-shelf software doesn't cover, and Power BI reporting that puts real management information in front of the people making decisions. I've also helped businesses choose the core systems they run on, and led AI adoption from the first pilot to everyday use.

Here's what I noticed: small businesses almost never get that level of experience. They get a break-fix engineer, a call centre, or whoever in the office is good with computers. So I started this business to give them the real thing: someone technical to the core who understands the business first, explains everything in plain English, and rolls their sleeves up when it matters.

“Hands-on when it matters. Focused on systems that make everyone else's job easier.”

Damon Rafi, MBCS

(02) In numbers

Years in IT
20+
Years as Head of IT
9
Jargon. Promise.
0
Number to call. Mine.
1

MBCS: Member of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

(04) What we believe

  1. Business first, tech second.

    We start with what you're trying to achieve, then choose the technology. Never the other way round.

  2. Plain English, always.

    If we can't explain it simply, we haven't understood it properly.

  3. Hands-on when it matters.

    Strategy is great. So is turning up and fixing the thing.

  4. Make everyone's job easier.

    Good IT is measured by how little your team has to think about it.

(05) How we work

Four steps. No surprises.

From the first chat to looking after you every day, here's exactly what happens.

  1. Step 01

    Free IT health check

    We start with a no-obligation look at your setup: security, backups, licences, the lot. You get a plain-English report whether you work with us or not.

    • On-site or remote
    • Written report: red, amber, green
    • No hard sell
  2. Step 02

    A clear plan & price

    We agree what needs doing, in what order, for a fixed monthly fee. No surprise invoices.

    • Fixed monthly fee
    • Priorities agreed together
    • Short, simple agreement
  3. Step 03

    A smooth switch-over

    We take over from your old provider (or from whoever's been holding it together), document everything and fix the urgent bits first.

    • Handover managed for you
    • Everything documented
    • Quick wins in month one
  4. Step 04

    Looked after, properly

    Day-to-day support, proactive monitoring and regular reviews to plan what's next, including where AI could save you time.

    • A helpdesk that answers
    • Problems caught early
    • Regular review meetings

Next step

Let's have a proper chat.

Start with a free IT health check. We'll look at what you've got, tell you plainly what needs fixing, and you can decide from there. No hard sell.

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