The Network Gurus provides business IT support and managed IT services for Sarasota companies: unlimited help desk, 24/7 monitoring, cybersecurity, Microsoft 365 and phones, with local technicians on site across Sarasota County, for a flat monthly price per user. We are veteran-owned and have supported Sarasota County businesses for more than 15 years.
Managed IT for Sarasota businesses
Sarasota's business mix runs from specialty medical practices clustered around Sarasota Memorial Hospital to law and CPA firms downtown and in the Rosemary District, dealerships along US-41 and University Parkway, and growing offices out toward Lakewood Ranch. Most of them share the same problem: nobody on staff whose job is IT, and no tolerance for systems that go down during patient hours or a closing.
The Network Gurus is a veteran-owned managed IT provider that has supported Sarasota County businesses for more than 15 years. Our managed plan replaces "call someone when it breaks" with a team that already knows your network. Monitoring runs 24/7. Patches go out on a schedule around your hours. Your staff reach a technician by phone in about 2 minutes, and when hands are needed, a technician comes to you, typically the same or next business day.
What's included for Sarasota clients
- Unlimited help desk, remote and on site, for every user
- 24/7 monitoring of workstations, servers, and network equipment
- Security built in: endpoint detection, email security, enforced MFA, staff training, and a managed WatchGuard firewall
- Microsoft 365 administration and licensing review
- Tested, immutable backups with a written recovery plan
- 3CX cloud phone systems that follow staff to their cell phones
- Quarterly planning and budget reviews
- A client portal showing every ticket, asset, and recommendation
What Sarasota clients call us for
- Medical and dermatology practices that need HIPAA-aware IT without downtime during patient hours
- Dealerships preparing for FTC Safeguards questionnaires and cyber insurance renewals
- Law and CPA firms replacing a slow or unresponsive IT provider
- Offices moving, expanding, or opening a second location in Lakewood Ranch or Venice
Common first-month fixes in Sarasota offices
- Former employees whose email and remote access were never turned off
- A practice-management server backing up to a drive nobody has ever restored from
- Shared front-desk logins with no multi-factor authentication
- Guest Wi-Fi on the same network as the systems holding patient or client data
- Microsoft 365 licenses paid for people who left a year ago
Compliance in Sarasota
Medical practices fall under HIPAA. Dealerships and other businesses that arrange financing fall under the FTC Safeguards Rule. CPA and tax firms fall under IRS Publication 4557. The controls those frameworks expect, from MFA and encryption to audit logging and tested backups, are part of our plan. Our Compliance add-on adds the assessment, documentation, and evidence file. For practices, see HIPAA IT support in Sarasota.
Hurricane season
Sarasota County businesses know the drill. Before a storm we verify every managed client's off-site backups, confirm phones and email will keep working from anywhere, and check in by phone. Afterward, we're on the road as soon as it's safe, bringing systems back up in priority order.
Getting started
A free IT and compliance assessment for your Sarasota business is a 60-minute on-site visit and produces a written gap report with priorities. No cost, no obligation.