Keep the system your business runs on secure, current and looked after
Several of the systems I've built have run businesses for more than ten years. That only happens with steady care: security patches, framework upgrades, monitoring and someone who knows the system inside out. A care plan gives you all of that for a predictable monthly fee.
Sound familiar?
- Your system works, but nobody has updated it in years
- Support is ad hoc: you only call someone when something breaks
- Framework, library or payment-provider changes keep catching you out
- You're not sure your hosting, backups or security would survive a bad day
What you get
- Managed hosting, backups and uptime monitoring
- Security patches and dependency updates on a schedule
- Planned framework upgrades, such as each new .NET LTS release
- A set number of hours each month for fixes and small improvements
- Agreed response times, with emergency cover available
- A short monthly report of what was done
Ways to work together
Every plan starts with a short paid onboarding review of your system, so the plan fits what you actually run. Plans are monthly, with work outside the plan quoted before it starts.
Essentials
from £195 / month
Hosting, backups, monitoring, security patches and a small monthly allowance for fixes.
Business
from £450 / month
Everything in Essentials plus scheduled upgrades, more hours each month and faster response.
Priority
Quoted
For business-critical systems: agreed response times, emergency cover and a larger monthly allowance.
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