If any of this sounds familiar, we should talk.

We are usually called in by Tamworth and New England businesses with 20-50 staff when one or more of these is happening.

Your IT person isn't keeping up.

Tickets pile up, problems repeat, and security has been on the backlog for months. Your business has outgrown break-fix support.

The team is wasting time on IT.

Slow logins, dropping Wi-Fi, Outlook acting up. The hours add up, and your people are not paid to be IT support.

Microsoft 365 is a mess.

Users in the wrong groups, MFA half-rolled-out, ex-staff still licensed, no backup, no Conditional Access. Working but fragile.

Cyber security feels risky.

You read about another breach every week. You know you are exposed. You are not sure what "Essential 8" means but you suspect you are not aligned to it.

Out-of-town offices, farms or studs are isolated.

Properties without proper fibre. Staff stuck with poor video calls, slow systems, dodgy backups. SD-WAN with Starlink failover is the answer.

Phones are frustrating.

Old PBX nobody understands. Mobile staff using personal phones. You are paying too much for too little.

Compliance deadlines are coming.

Privacy Act amendments and AML/CTF Tranche 2 commence 1 July 2026. Your sector is in scope and nobody internally is across it.

You can't get answers.

Your provider is hard to reach, slow to call back, or just keeps quoting more work. You want a straight answer, in plain English.

What proper IT looks like for a 20-50 staff business in New England.

One Australian team, one monthly cost, every part of your IT properly managed.

Managed IT support

From $149 / user / month

24/7 monitoring, helpdesk, patching and proactive maintenance — so things break less, and when they do, we have already started fixing them.

  • Australian helpdesk Mon-Fri 8am-6pm
  • 24/7 monitoring and alerting
  • Patch management and Windows updates
  • Hardware lifecycle and warranty
  • Onboarding and offboarding for staff
  • Documented IT for your business

Cyber security

ACSC Essential 8 aligned

Endpoint detection, email security, MFA, Conditional Access, application control and security awareness training — built around the ACSC Essential 8 baseline.

  • Microsoft Defender for Business
  • Entra ID Conditional Access and MFA
  • Application control and patching
  • Phishing simulations + staff training
  • Backup of Microsoft 365 (15-yr retention)
  • Security awareness reporting

Microsoft 365 support

Tenant management

Microsoft 365 Business Premium properly configured: Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Defender, Entra. Migrations from Google Workspace or older Exchange tenants done right.

  • Tenant audit and licence rationalisation
  • SharePoint and OneDrive setup
  • Teams telephony
  • Migrations from Google or older M365
  • Copilot governance and rollout
  • SMTP Basic Auth retirement (Dec 2026)

Business phones

3CX, Teams Phone, modern VoIP

Replace the old PBX. Microsoft Teams Phone or 3CX hosted, mobile apps, call recording, IVR, and reception that actually works. Local 02 6 numbers retained.

  • Microsoft Teams Phone or 3CX
  • Number porting (keep your 02 numbers)
  • Mobile apps for the team
  • Call recording and reporting
  • AI call transcription (optional)
  • SIP trunking via tier-1 AU carriers

Office Wi-Fi & SD-WAN

UniFi · Starlink · 4G/5G failover

Properly designed business-grade Wi-Fi for your Tamworth office, plus SD-WAN combining NBN, Starlink and 4G/5G for properties without proper fibre.

  • UniFi network design and install
  • VLANs, guest Wi-Fi, BYOD
  • NBN Business + Starlink failover
  • SD-WAN for farms and studs
  • 4G/5G automatic failover
  • Network monitoring and alerts

Backup & disaster recovery

Tested every quarter

Microsoft 365 backup with 15-year retention, server image backups, off-site replication, and quarterly test restores so you know it works when you need it.

  • Microsoft 365 + SharePoint backup
  • Server and endpoint image backup
  • Immutable, ransomware-resistant copies
  • Quarterly tested restores
  • RPO/RTO documented
  • Reporting in monthly review

Built for the way New England businesses actually work.

We work with businesses across the region. Each industry has its own quirks. We have ours sorted.

Allied health, medical, dental, aged care

Privacy Act and My Health Records Act compliance, Best Practice / Medical Director / Dentrix support, Defender for Endpoint, Conditional Access for clinicians, secure pathology integrations.

Equine veterinary, studs, breeders

Reliable connectivity for properties off the fibre footprint. SD-WAN with Starlink + 4G failover, ruggedised Wi-Fi for stables and yards, secure access for visiting vets and clients.

Legal and accounting

AML/CTF Tranche 2 readiness for 1 July 2026 commencement. Conflict-aware document storage, MyOB / Xero integrations, Microsoft Purview labelling for sensitive client data.

Agriculture, grain, mining services

Farm and feedlot connectivity, IoT sensor support, GPS and tracking integration, ruggedised devices for operations, business continuity through severe weather.

Education, training, UNE Tamworth campus

Identity and access management, secure student/staff Wi-Fi separation, VLE/LMS integration, faculty device management, audio-visual classrooms.

Regional services and government

Compliance-ready cyber security for Local Government and shires, business continuity for council services, FOI-ready records management, secure remote access.

Towns we serve in New England.

Remote support is instant. On-site visits are arranged when needed — without a Sydney travel surcharge.

TamworthArmidaleGunnedahInverellGlen InnesMoreeNarrabriQuirindiManillaWalchaWerris CreekTenterfieldUrallaGuyraWarialdaBarraba

Aligned to the ACSC Essential 8.

The Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential 8 is the baseline AyeTech engineers run to. Insurance underwriters and most enterprise procurement teams now ask for it.

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Application control
2
Patch applications
3
Configure Office macros
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User application hardening
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Restrict admin privileges
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Patch operating systems
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Multi-factor authentication
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Regular tested backups

Pricing — published, not negotiated.

Per user per month. Australian dollars, ex GST. We publish our pricing because businesses with 20-50 staff deserve to know what they are paying for.

Essential
$149 / user / month

For smaller teams getting properly managed for the first time.

  • Australian helpdesk
  • 24/7 monitoring
  • Patch management
  • Antivirus and email security
  • Hardware lifecycle
  • Quarterly account review
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Enterprise
$299 / user / month

For compliance-driven businesses (legal, medical, accounting, real estate).

  • Everything in Professional
  • Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
  • Microsoft Purview labelling
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Privacy Act & AML/CTF support
  • 24/7 priority support
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No setup fees on 12-month agreements. Pricing locked for the agreement term. Volume pricing for 50+ seats.

How it works.

Four steps from first call to fully managed, usually inside three weeks.

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Free 30-min IT review

Phone or video. Senior engineer. We review your environment, security posture, M365, backups, phones. You get a written summary.

2

Transparent quote

Per-user pricing, no hidden fees. We tell you exactly what we will do, what we will manage, and what stays in-house.

3

Onboarding

Discovery, documentation, security baseline, monitoring deployment. Zero downtime, no disruption to staff.

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Properly managed

Daily monitoring. Monthly reviews. Continuous improvement. You stop thinking about IT and run your business.

Frequently asked questions.

Does AyeTech provide IT support in Tamworth and New England?
Yes. AyeTech provides managed IT support, cyber security, Microsoft 365, business phone systems and office Wi-Fi to businesses across Tamworth, Armidale, Gunnedah, Inverell, Glen Innes, Moree, Narrabri, Quirindi, Manilla, Walcha, Werris Creek and Tenterfield. We have technicians available for on-site work in the New England region. Most issues are resolved remotely within 15 minutes.
How much does managed IT cost in Tamworth?
Plans start at $149 per user per month for Essential, $199-$229 for Professional and $299-$349 for Enterprise. Per user, includes 24/7 monitoring and helpdesk. Same pricing whether the team is in Tamworth, Armidale or Sydney.
Are AyeTech technicians local to Tamworth?
We have technicians available for on-site work in Tamworth and New England, supported by the Sydney engineering team. Most issues get resolved remotely within 15 minutes. On-site visits arranged without a Sydney travel surcharge.
Do you support medical, legal, accounting and equine businesses in New England?
Yes. Allied health and aged care, legal and accounting, and equine veterinary practices are common verticals for us in the New England region. ACSC Essential 8 aligned. Privacy Act and AML/CTF Tranche 2 ready for the 1 July 2026 commencement.
Do you support farms, studs and ag businesses without proper fibre?
Yes. We design SD-WAN solutions combining NBN, fixed wireless, Starlink and 4G/5G failover for properties without business fibre. Common in Tamworth, Quirindi, Manilla and Moree. We monitor connectivity 24/7 and switch links automatically if one drops.
What does the free 30-minute IT review include?
A 30-minute phone or video call with a senior AyeTech engineer. We review your current IT setup, security posture, Microsoft 365 tenant, backups, phone system and the issues your team has been raising. Written summary, transparent quote, no obligation.
Are you Australian-owned?
Yes. AYE TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD trading as AyeTech, ABN 70 643 554 438. Australian-owned, Australian helpdesk, Australian engineers.
How fast do you respond?
Average first-touch response is under 15 minutes during business hours (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm AEST). Out of hours, critical issues are routed to on-call engineers; standard tickets are picked up at 8am.