IT support for audio and video studios in New Jersey.
Large files, tight deadlines, storage that fills up, and a network that has to move terabytes without stuttering.
Three things we set up first.
Storage that keeps up
Fast shared storage sized for your projects, with backups that cover the archive as well as the active work.
A network built for big files
10 gigabit where it matters, wired workstations, and Wi-Fi that stays out of the way.
Quiet machines
Workstations patched on your schedule, not in the middle of a render.
What it looks like in practice
Studios are the one client type where the network is the production tool. A session that stutters because two editors are pulling from the same spinning disk, a render farm on 1 gigabit, an archive on a drive in a drawer, and a workstation that rebooted for updates in the middle of a delivery. We size shared storage for the projects you actually run, put 10 gigabit where it matters and wire the workstations, keep Wi-Fi for laptops and phones, and schedule patching for the hours you tell us. Backups cover the archive as well as the active jobs, because the archive is the thing clients come back for.
What audio and video studios get.
Managed IT
Help desk, patching with SuperOps, SentinelOne endpoint protection, tested backups, a managed firewall and a quarterly review, for one monthly number. Managed IT plans
Microsoft 365
Migrations off Google Workspace, GoDaddy or an old Exchange server, and cleanup of tenants somebody else set up. Microsoft 365 migration
Phones on 3CX
One number on the desk phone, the cell and the laptop, with your existing numbers ported. Phone systems
Cyber insurance requirements
MFA, endpoint detection and response, tested backups and the written evidence your insurer asks for at renewal. Insurance-ready IT
Backup and recovery
Servers and Microsoft 365 backed up offsite and restore-tested on a schedule. We can tell you the date of the last test. Backup and disaster recovery
Where we work
On site across Hunterdon, Somerset, Mercer, Morris and Middlesex counties. Flemington, Somerville, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Princeton, Clinton.
Questions from audio and video studios
Do you work with Mac and Windows?
Yes. Most studios are mixed, and the storage and network are built so both sides see the same projects with the same permissions.
Can you help us pick storage?
Yes, and we are not tied to a brand. We size it from your project load and growth, and we build the backup around it before it goes live.
Will updates interrupt a session?
No. Workstations are patched in the window you set, never during a booked session, and never on a machine that is rendering.
Do you support the audio and video gear itself?
The computers, storage, network and software, yes. Consoles, interfaces and cameras stay with their vendors, and we make sure the network they need is there.
Tell us about your studio.
Thirty minutes. What you do, how many people, what has been going wrong. We tell you what we would charge and what it would include.