Startup IT
Stop using your engineers as IT support.
Your engineers should be building your product, not resetting passwords, configuring laptops or figuring out who still has access to what. We build and run your internal IT foundation, so you don't need a full IT department yet.
How it usually happens
IT doesn't break all at once. It drifts.
Almost every growing company follows the same path. Each stage is manageable on its own, which is exactly why IT debt builds up unnoticed.
- 5
5 employees
Founders handle IT.
Accounts get created ad hoc. Everyone is an admin. It works, for now.
- 15
15 employees
Engineers start helping.
The most technical people become the unofficial help desk, and product work slows down.
- 30
30 employees
Onboarding gets messy.
Every new hire's setup is a little different. Access and apps depend on who did it.
- 50
50 employees
Nobody can track it all.
Permissions, devices and licenses sprawl. Former employees may still have access.
- 100
100 employees
Expectations rise.
Customers, insurers and auditors start asking how you secure devices and access.
Where we come in
An external IT partner that builds your internal IT foundation.
We put the fundamentals in place early, while it's still easy, and run them as you grow. When you eventually hire internal IT, they inherit a documented, well-structured environment instead of a cleanup project.
One identity per person
Entra ID accounts with single sign-on to your SaaS stack, and MFA everywhere.
Managed laptops
Intune and Autopilot, so new laptops ship ready and lost ones can be locked or wiped.
Access by role
Group-based access, so a new engineer gets engineering tools without anyone clicking through a list.
Automated onboarding and offboarding
Consistent day-one setup and same-day access removal.
Security you can explain
Documented controls, so you can answer customer security questionnaires accurately.
Someone who owns it
A named partner responsible for IT, instead of whoever is most technical.
Without an owner
- Engineers answer IT questions in Slack
- Everyone is a Microsoft 365 admin
- Laptops are set up by hand, differently each time
- Former employees' accounts linger
- Security questionnaires are answered with guesses
With Hernandez Solutions
- Employees have one place to ask for help
- Admin access is limited and protected
- Laptops arrive configured and managed
- Offboarding happens the same day, every time
- Controls are documented and demonstrable
Hiring fast?
Onboarding that scales with your hiring plan.
Whether you're adding two people a month or twenty, every new hire gets the same accounts, access, laptop and apps on day one.
Same process, every time
New employee hired
- 01
Account created
Entra ID user with the right name, title and manager
- 02
License assigned
Microsoft 365 license matched to the role
- 03
Groups & permissions
Role-based groups grant Teams, SharePoint and app access
- 04
Device configured
Laptop enrolled through Windows Autopilot and Intune
- 05
Apps deployed
Required applications installed automatically
- 06
Security policies applied
MFA, compliance and baseline policies in effect
Employee ready to work
Next step
Give your engineers their time back.
Tell us how your company works today. We'll tell you honestly what we'd change, what we'd leave alone, and whether we're the right fit.