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Simple IT Solutions for Your Industry

Every industry has its unique challenges. We've found that our approach of understanding your business first, then designing technology solutions around your specific needs, works effectively across diverse industries. Here are some of the ways we approach IT solutions for specific industries.

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"I can’t recommend Simple IT enough. They’ve filled a huge hole for us. The amount of trust is huge with them. IT is a very vital thing and they do a great job."
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Legal, Accounting, and Consulting Firms

Unique Challenges You Face:

Client confidentiality isn't just important - it's everything. Your clients trust you with their most sensitive information, and that trust is the foundation of your business. You need technology that protects that confidentiality while supporting a mobile workforce that works from the office, from home, and from client sites.

The billable hour model means every minute of downtime directly impacts your revenue. When systems are slow or emails aren't working, your attorneys and accountants can't serve clients effectively. And with increasing compliance requirements—whether it's data protection regulations or specific industry standards - you need IT partners who understand the regulatory landscape you're operating in.

Simple IT for Professional Services:

We work with you to identify and implement the right technology solutions for your firm's specific needs. Whether you need secure document management, client file protection, or access controls that meet attorney-client privilege requirements, we'll help you find the right solution and implement it properly.

That includes designing secure remote access solutions that let your team work effectively from anywhere while maintaining the security standards your clients expect. Our email security and communication solutions are built for firms that handle sensitive client information daily.

We understand the importance of litigation holds, document retention policies, and the specific backup and recovery requirements that come with managing client data. For billing and practice management solutions, we’ll help you identify the right platforms for your practice, implement them effectively, and ensure your technology stack works together seamlessly -rather than creating data silos that slow down your operations.

Financial Services and Insurance

Unique Challenges You Face:

Regulatory compliance in financial services is extensive and constantly evolving. Whether you're dealing with FINRA requirements, state insurance regulations, or federal banking rules, you need technology controls that not only meet current requirements but can adapt as regulations change.

Client trust is everything in financial services, and that trust depends on your ability to protect their sensitive financial information. Data breaches in your industry don't just result in regulatory fines - they can destroy client relationships that took years to build.

Your clients expect 24/7 access to their account information and the ability to conduct transactions securely from any device. That means your technology infrastructure needs to be both highly available and completely secure.

Simple IT for Financial Services and Insurance:

We've worked extensively with broker-dealers, insurance agencies, and financial advisory firms to implement technology controls that meet regulatory requirements while supporting efficient operations.

Our cybersecurity approach is built around the principle that financial data is among the most valuable targets for cybercriminals. We implement multiple layers of protection - from advanced endpoint security to email protection to network monitoring - designed specifically to protect financial information.

We provide the documentation and audit support you need for regulatory examinations, including formal risk assessments, policy development, and incident response planning. Our team understands what regulators are looking for and helps you maintain the controls they expect.

For client-facing technology needs, we work with you to ensure your solutions will allow your clients to access their information safely while providing you with the audit trails required for compliance purposes.

Nonprofit and Community Organizations

Unique Challenges You Face:

You're trying to maximize impact with limited resources, which means every technology dollar needs to deliver clear value. You can't afford enterprise-level solutions, but you still need reliable systems that support your mission-critical work.

Donor data is as sensitive as any business information, and donors expect their personal and financial information to be protected. Data breaches in the nonprofit sector can be particularly devastating because they affect the trust that's essential for fundraising.

Your team often includes volunteers and part-time staff who need access to your systems but may not have extensive technology training. You need solutions that are secure but also intuitive enough for non-technical users.

Grant compliance often includes specific requirements for data security and financial controls. You need technology solutions that help you meet these requirements without consuming resources you'd rather direct toward your mission.

Simple IT for Nonprofit and Community Organizations:

We understand the budget constraints nonprofits face, and we've designed cost-effective solutions that deliver enterprise-level reliability and security at nonprofit-friendly prices.

We’ll work with you to make sure that the donor management and fundraising platform that’s right for you also ensures that your supporter data is protected. So you can focus on effective relationship management and campaign tracking with peace of mind.

We provide comprehensive security awareness training designed specifically for nonprofit environments, helping your staff and volunteers understand their role in protecting donor information and organizational data.

For grant compliance, we provide the documentation and controls required by most federal and foundation grant requirements, including formal backup procedures, access controls, and incident response planning.

Our approach recognizes that technology should amplify your mission, not distract from it. We handle the complexity so your team can focus on the work that drives your organization's impact.

Manufacturing and Distribution

Unique Challenges You Face:

Your technology environment is more complex than most businesses because you're integrating office systems with production equipment and warehouse management systems. When your ERP system goes down, it doesn't just affect office productivity - it can shut down your entire production line.

Supply chain management requires real-time visibility into inventory, production schedules, and shipping logistics. Your technology needs to support operations across multiple locations while providing the real-time data your management team needs to make critical decisions quickly.

Security is particularly challenging because you're dealing with both traditional IT systems and operational technology (OT) that controls your production equipment. These systems often weren't designed with cybersecurity in mind, but they're increasingly targeted by attackers looking to disrupt operations.

Simple IT for Manufacturing and Distribution:

You need technology partners who understand the unique requirements of manufacturing and distribution operations. We design networks that segregate your business systems from your production equipment while ensuring secure communication between them when necessary.

You can't afford extended downtime in manufacturing environments. We implement robust backup and disaster recovery solutions that prioritize your most critical business systems—ensuring you can maintain operations even if some systems are affected by an outage. Our monitoring covers both your IT infrastructure and the network connectivity that supports your production equipment.

For multi-location operations, we design secure network connections that allow real-time data sharing between facilities while maintaining the security controls you need to protect your intellectual property and operational data.

If you're pursuing government or DoD contracts, CMMC compliance isn't optional - it's a requirement for contract eligibility. We help you achieve and maintain the CMMC certification level your contracts require, implementing the necessary security controls and documentation to meet DoD cybersecurity standards.

Our business continuity planning recognizes that even brief outages can be extremely costly in manufacturing environments. We work with you to identify critical systems and implement redundancy where it makes the most business sense.

Healthcare and Medical Practices

Unique Challenges You Face:

HIPAA compliance isn't optional, and the penalties for violations can be devastating to a practice. Beyond the regulatory requirements, you're dealing with electronic health records that need to be accessible to your clinical staff while remaining completely secure from unauthorized access.

Telehealth has become essential for patient care, but implementing it securely requires expertise in both healthcare technology and cybersecurity. Your patients expect their personal health information to be protected, and your practice's reputation depends on maintaining that trust.

The pace of healthcare doesn't allow for system downtime. When your EHR is offline or your network is down, you can't provide patient care effectively. That's not just a business problem - it's a patient safety issue.

Simple IT for Healthcare and Medical:

We specialize in HIPAA-compliant infrastructure that protects patient data while supporting efficient clinical workflows. Our Business Associate Agreements provide the legal framework required for HIPAA compliance, and our security controls go beyond the minimum requirements to ensure your practice is truly protected.

We implement and support secure telehealth platforms that integrate with your existing EHR systems. Our approach ensures patient privacy while providing the reliable connectivity your providers need to deliver quality care remotely.

Our backup and disaster recovery solutions are designed specifically for healthcare practices, with recovery time objectives that recognize the critical nature of patient data. We also provide the documentation and audit support you need to demonstrate compliance during regulatory reviews.

For practices dealing with multiple locations or mobile providers, we create secure networks that allow authorized access to patient information while maintaining strict controls over who can see what data.

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Thomas Burris, President, Simple IT