Business IT Support & Reviews
Independent reviews of recurring problems, infrastructure, security, suppliers and costs, with practical priorities for your business.
IT reviews and support you can rely on
Technology that keeps Hotels, Golf Clubs and Growing Businesses Running
Practical IT support and consultancy for businesses in St Austell and across Cornwall, with specialist experience in hospitality, golf, leisure and multi-site operations.
IT Second Opinion · £149 fixed price
Got an IT quote? Get a second opinion before you sign.
Send me your IT quote, proposal, renewal or support contract for an independent commercial and technical sense-check, with a short written summary and questions to put back to your supplier.
A review can pay for itself if a quote includes unnecessary hardware, licensing, services or an over-specced solution. It can also help you feel confident about a sensible proposal; savings are not guaranteed.
£149 for a normal review. Unusually large or complex proposals may need separate agreement.
Get an IT Second Opinion25+years technology experience
9golf clubs plus leisure and gym operations
St Mellionhotel, spa, leisure and estate IT
Six-figureannual technology savings delivered in multi-site leisure
LocalNetworks
IT Support & Consultancy for Cornwall Businesses
LocalNetworks helps Cornwall businesses resolve persistent IT problems, understand risk and decide what to improve next. From Microsoft 365 and cloud migrations to unreliable Wi-Fi, networking and cyber security, the focus is on practical support and clear decisions. IT reviews and fractional Head of IT support bring experienced direction to projects, budgets and suppliers.
We bring direct experience from Crown Golf, nine golf clubs and St Mellion Estate, including hotel, spa, leisure, gym and estate operations. That matters because venue technology is rarely one system. It is PMS, EPOS, guest Wi-Fi, access control, membership systems, email, collaboration, servers, storage, practical security controls and the network underneath it all.
Explore IT Support Cornwall for business-wide reviews and project support, or IT Support St Austell for a local starting point.
Previous multi-site transformation work has delivered six-figure annual savings by removing unnecessary systems, cancelling unused connectivity, and replacing over-complex platforms with simpler cloud-managed alternatives.
Services
Focused on making technology work properly in every part of the business.
Fractional Head of IT
Senior IT leadership, budgeting, supplier management, roadmap planning and risk control for businesses that need direction.
Microsoft 365 & Cloud
Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, Intune, email protection, cloud migration and AWS-aware change planning.
Security, Backup & Resilience
Practical controls inside Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune, including MFA, endpoint protection, access rules and recovery planning.
Wi-Fi, Networks & Connectivity
Wi-Fi, routing, switching, guest connectivity, Paxton Net2 access workflows, RFID membership access, eGym fob integration, Ojmar locker locks and PowerShell Studio automation.
Supplier & Cost Reviews
Reviewing platforms, contracts and unused services to reduce cost, simplify support and make systems easier to manage.
Hotel, resort, golf and leisure technology
Built for venues where service, uptime and reputation matter.
Hospitality and leisure environments have a different rhythm: guests, members, bookings, events, EPOS, guest Wi-Fi, back-office systems, access workflows, lockers and suppliers all depend on technology staying quiet and dependable.
The systems behind the service
When hospitality IT works, nobody talks about it. When it fails, everyone feels it.
Behind every smooth guest experience is a stack of connected systems that need to behave as one operation.
- Property management and booking platforms
- EPOS, payment and back-office systems
- Guest Wi-Fi, Omada cloud management, networks and site connectivity
- Access control, RFID, membership bands and practical security controls
- Email, Microsoft 365 and collaboration
- Servers, storage, backup and recovery
A few minutes of downtime can affect guests, members, revenue and reputation. LocalNetworks helps you understand weak points before they become operational problems.
Clear priorities
When would an independent IT review help?
Your business may have grown without anyone reviewing how its systems fit together. Wi-Fi may be unreliable, Microsoft 365 licences unclear or costs increasing while several suppliers each manage a small part of the setup.
A review can give you a second opinion before renewing a contract or committing to a project. It can identify what needs attention, what is already suitable and which improvements depend on suppliers, budget or a site visit.
Explore business IT support across Cornwall, local support in St Austell or fractional Head of IT support.
Before you enquire
Questions and answers
Do you only work with hotels and golf clubs?
No. Hospitality, golf and leisure are particular areas of experience, and LocalNetworks also helps other businesses with Microsoft 365, networks, IT reviews and technology planning.
Do I need an ongoing managed IT contract?
Work can be scoped as a review, a defined project or retained consultancy. The right arrangement depends on the problem and the support responsibilities your business needs covered.
Can you provide a second opinion on our current IT?
Yes. An independent review can examine systems, suppliers, services and costs without assuming that an existing provider or working equipment needs replacing.
How do I start?
Use the contact form to describe your main concern and any important deadline. The next step is to agree the scope and delivery arrangements; avoid including passwords or sensitive records in the enquiry.
Contact
Ask me to review your current IT setup.
Tell me what is causing problems, which systems you use and what you would like to improve. I can help scope an IT review covering Microsoft 365, cloud, Wi-Fi, networks, cyber security or supplier responsibilities, with priorities that make sense for your business. Engagements are scoped after an initial discussion and can be delivered as fixed-fee reviews, project consultancy or retained fractional technology leadership. We are based in Cornwall and work naturally across the South West, with UK-wide engagements possible where remote support and sensible onsite planning make it practical.
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