Projects & Advice

If you or someone you know has ever wanted to learn how a computer works, the best way to start is to build it yourself! A great project for kids and adults alike, we can design a personalized experience where you will learn about how each of the critical computer components work, including the mainboard, the processor, the memory, and the hard drives, by installing them yourself. We will then help you install and configure an operating system (Windows or Linux) and plug everything together that you need to get moving.

Whether you would like to work in your yard without losing your WiFi signal, have a dead zone in your office, or need to set up a new site, we can design a wireless network that will work best for you. Associated tasks may include sampling signal strength at various points around your site to develop a coverage map, optimizing router placement, evaluating Internet Service Provider (ISP) bandwidth, and making suggestions for additional networking equipment that could enhance signal coverage.

All is not lost when you turn on a computer and it fails to boot up. Even in the rare instance that we cannot recover system function, we can often still retrieve the data that the hard drive stored. Assessing the problem will usually take less than an hour and though data recovery time will depend on the size of the drive, we only charge for the time spent setting up the recovery and any new storage hardware you may need.

If you are concerned about ransomware or other data loss for multiple systems and devices, you should consider an onsite or cloud-based backup system. We can help you assess your options, determine equipment and/or subscription costs, and work with you to develop a procurement and implementation plan. Effort will vary broadly depending on your requirements, but we will partner with you in full transparency to help you make the best informed decision for the needs of your family or organization.

Deploying a customized camera and sensor security system for your home and office has never been easier. Even without active monitoring services, anyone can easily deploy internal and external cameras, door and window sensors, and persistent storage, all controlled from a computer or mobile device. Our security experts can help by assessing your site, presenting you options for onsite or cloud storage, and even installing the system. Though we recommend easing into it with expandable do-it-yourself systems that start as low as ~$300 for two motion detecting cameras and onsite storage, our experts can help you determine the best path forward.

Many organizations turn to managed service providers to help provide IT and cybersecurity functions, but business owners often have limited experience knowing what services to procure and how much they should cost. You may be paying too much for what services you receive, especially if you run a non-profit organization and are not realizing associated benefits in your contracts. Let us help by being your trusted technology advisors who are able to identify potential providers, right size contracts to your needs, and negotiate terms.

Though subscribing to a cloud-based office productivity solution is easy, properly configuring it for your organization can be challenging. Defining policy, setting up user accounts, defining Internet settings, and establishing mailing groups, can all be complex and overwhelming for common users. Azielo experts can help walk you through the details, make suggestions that will make running your organization easier, and document your decisions so that you can easily transfer administrative ownership.

Media reports show that victims of ransomware and other cyber attacks are suffering extraordinary damage. For organizations, such an attack can shut down operations until someone can restore or rebuild systems, leading to panic and often uncertainty as to what to do next. Our experts have been through cyber attacks and can help you manage response by conducting triage activities to determine the extent of the damage, engage specialists who can weed out threats, and guide you through the recovery process. When appropriate, we can also leverage our trusted relationships with the MA State Police, FBI, and other law enforcement resources to assist.