Rated 4.9 by 90+ Boston businesses
Hotkey Boston looks after your help desk, cybersecurity, backups and network for one steady monthly fee, with technicians who understand Boston’s older buildings.
A typical Boston office relies on a copier company, an internet provider, a software reseller and a colleague who happens to be good with computers. When something fails, each one points at another. With Hotkey Boston a single team is responsible for it all, from a forgotten password to the firewall.
We check your systems every day, handle small faults before they grow and send a short monthly report that lists what we did. Here is how managed IT services look in a real office.
Your staff reach an actual technician by phone, chat or email, and most requests are finished while they wait. We document your office early on, so nobody ever has to explain the setup twice.
Already have an IT person? Co-managed IT gives them backup. Only need help with one issue? Start with IT support services.
Your people work from brownstones, towers and labs across the region. Remote help reaches every desk in minutes, and a technician visits when hands-on work is needed.
Asset managers, law firms and insurers in the Financial District work in older towers with strict building access and heavy compliance duties. Managed IT here focuses on encrypted devices, tested backups and documentation that auditors can read.
Many Back Bay offices occupy converted brownstones where thick walls and preservation rules make new cabling difficult. Managed IT plans Wi-Fi around the building, keeps wiring tidy and protects client files for architects, advisors and clinics.
Newer Seaport offices and Fort Point lofts host tech teams, design studios and law groups. Managed IT keeps open-plan Wi-Fi fast, secures cloud accounts and prepares for nor’easter flooding with backups stored off-site.
Biotech and software teams in Kendall Square handle valuable research and source code. Managed IT adds strict access controls, device management and the security documentation partners and investors ask for.
Consultancies, publishers and university-linked groups in Cambridge often mix permanent staff and visiting researchers. Managed IT handles frequent account changes and keeps shared data separated and secure.
Practices, labs and research groups around Longwood run imaging, scheduling and patient systems that cannot fail. Managed IT keeps them patched, backed up and prepared for HIPAA reviews.
Technology and defense suppliers along Route 128 need dependable campus networks and careful handling of controlled information. Managed IT monitors those networks around the clock and keeps records current.
Regional offices and growing firms north of the city often depend on a few key systems. Managed IT supplies help desk capacity and monitoring without requiring a full-time hire.
From the first call to a fully supported office, usually within a month.
A short call and a review of your devices, network, backups and security basics, with a written summary of what works and what is risky.
A clear monthly price per user, what is included and what happens in the first 90 days. Nothing is signed yet.
Your team moves over in stages without downtime. Every login, device and vendor is documented and handed to you.
Boston companies usually choose one of three routes for IT. This is how they compare on cost, coverage and the weak spots that only show when something fails.
| Topic | Hotkey Boston | In-House IT Hire | Break-Fix IT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | One fee per user | Salary, benefits & tools | Invoice after invoice |
| Who answers | A full help desk team | One employee | Whoever is free |
| Evenings & weekends | Systems watched around the clock | Usually nobody | Not covered |
| Vacations | Fully covered | Support stops | Not applicable |
| Security & backups | Checked daily | When time allows | Only after trouble |
| Documentation | Written down & yours | Mostly in one head | Rarely kept |
| Time to start | 2 to 4 weeks | 2 to 3 months to hire | Same day, every time |
With our old provider a ticket meant waiting until tomorrow. Now somebody picks up within minutes, and most issues are fixed on the same call. The weekly complaints about IT stopped completely.
We switched providers in the middle of a funding round and expected chaos. Email and files kept working for the whole three weeks, and we received complete documentation at the end.
Every repair used to arrive with its own invoice. Now we pay one monthly amount, get a short report and talk about upgrades before things fail. Planning IT spend is finally straightforward.
Offices across the region: the Financial District, Back Bay, the Seaport, Cambridge and Kendall Square, Longwood, Waltham, Burlington and Somerville. Most problems are solved remotely, and a technician visits when hardware, Wi-Fi or cabling needs hands-on work.
A help desk for your staff, updates for every device and app, security monitoring, backups that are test-restored, network management and regular planning, all for one fee per user each month. See managed IT services for each part.
Most offices pay a fixed monthly fee per user. It depends on people, devices and security needs, and you see it in writing after a free assessment. The Boston pricing guide shows typical ranges.
Yes. With co-managed IT your own person stays in charge, and we add help desk capacity, round-the-clock monitoring and cover for time off.
Two to four weeks for most offices. We document accounts, devices and passwords first, then move support over in steps so your team keeps working.
Yes. Remote help fixes most issues within minutes. When a printer, switch, access point or workstation needs hands-on work, a technician visits.
Mostly teams of 5 to 150 people: law and investment firms, clinics, biotech startups, architects and growing offices that want a dependable IT team without hiring one.
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