Choosing Fidelis – Decision-Making

This section helps business owners evaluate Fidelis vs. other MSPs.

An MSP will proactively monitor your IT environment and apply comprehensive maintenance and management protocols to minimize disruptions and optimize performance. In contrast, break-fix providers usually react to issues after they have been identified by staff. While the latter may be cheaper, they inevitably result in more downtime, greater long-term costs, and significantly more risk.

Fully managed plans average $125–$185 per user per month; co-managed plans average $50–$95 per user per month. This page provides detailed information and a helpful pricing calculator.

We have partnerships with Microsoft, WatchGuard, Datto, HPe, and other industry leaders that let us deliver faster escalations and better pricing for our clients. Learn more about our key partners here.

Our dedicated project team’s methodology covers discovery through post-project review, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

We’ve been recognized as a Channel Futures MSP 501 winner every year since 2015, the CRN MSP 500 list of top managed service providers, and “Top MSP – Seattle” from Clutch and UpCity.

We donate time and services to multiple local nonprofits and sponsor charitable events across the Puget Sound. Learn more about our community programs here.

Yes. Fidelis is a registered Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Our leadership team includes U.S. military veterans, and we reflect that service-oriented culture in our work. Learn more about veteran-owned businesses here.

The Fidelis website’s secure online portal lets you submit and track support tickets, upload screenshots, review asset inventories, and access education resources such as self-help videos.

Our support agent software collects health metrics, automates patches, enables secure remote control, and offers one-click access to our support portal, training links, and emergency contact info.

Yes! We dispatch local field techs for hardware failures, cabling work, or hands-on troubleshooting.

Tickets are fully documented so another Fidelis engineer can step in without delay.

Email notifications, real-time portal updates, and SLA timers keep you informed of ticket progress.

Because your systems are monitored 24/7 by our staffed Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC), you can access a live response at any hour from our overflow help desk and on-call engineers.

Our tools stream logs to a staffed Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) who investigate and remediate alerts 24/7/365.

Yes. We can bundle Microsoft 365 subscriptions, cybersecurity tools, and any project labor into a consolidated monthly invoice.

We bill in arrears based on actual users, workstations, servers, and number of managed office locations. (Minimum user numbers: 10 for fully managed plans, five for co-managed plans.)

The initial term is 12 months; the contract then changes to monthly. One- and three-year renewals are also available to lock in current rates.

You will receive monthly executive summaries showing critical health metrics, patching compliance, asset inventory, and security posture.

Our dedicated migration team will guide you through our established five-step migration process, which is not only thorough and structured, but designed to cause as little disruption to your operations as possible. Your onboarding will include discovery, documentation, support tool deployment, staff training, and go-live support. Our onboarding process is explained in detail here.

We monitor your systems continuously, apply patches promptly, test backups, and constantly attempt to remediate issues before they impact users.

We have deep experience facilitating multiple regulatory compliance requirements, including HIPAA, PCI, SOX, GDPR, and others.

Normally no, unless you were already lacking something essential.

That’s not our approach. Instead, our co-managed plans are designed to augment your team with our knowledge, resources, tools, and training. This way, they can develop their abilities and improve your IT processes.

No problem. Our plans can either take full ownership of your organization’s IT in a done-for-you model or support whoever is handling your IT in a done-with-you approach

No. All labor, tools, and deliverables are outlined in writing before onboarding begins. Learn more about our pricing here.

Plans include a remote help desk, 24/7 monitoring, patch management, endpoint protection, documentation platform, vCIO strategy, and regular strategic business reviews. Learn more about our plans and pricing here.

Yes! Choose a fully managed plan for comprehensive, done-for-you IT support, or a co-managed plan that augments your internal team in a done-with-you approach. Learn more about our managed IT service plans here.

Unlike many MSPs, we do not hire third parties to deliver our services. We’re a full-service business technology organization. Our consultants, engineers, help desk team, project team, training team, and network cabling and infrastructure division are all Seattle-based Fidelis employees.

Our help desk’s average response time to most support issues is under 15 minutes and critical issues less than 5 minutes.

Our headquarters are in Renton and we offer fully managed and co-managed IT services across the Greater Seattle area and Puget Sound. We deliver support on site or remotely through our Customer Portal; you can also call us directly.

Absolutely! Upon request we provide case studies and connect you with reference clients who can share their experience with Fidelis.

We are a Microsoft Solutions Partner and hold active partnerships with WatchGuard, Datto, HPe, and several other leading vendors. These relationships bring you preferred pricing, premium support, and faster escalations.

Fidelis opened its doors in 2008 and has been serving clients in the Pacific Northwest region ever since. Our history and mission are outlined here.

Client Experience and Support Portal

Yes. Select “New Project Request,” and our account team will follow up.

No. The Fidelis Support Agent will be installed during onboarding to enable secure remote sessions.

Yes. Role-based visibility lets supervisors monitor everyone’s requests.

Yes, you can attach files or add additional comments directly in the ticket thread.

You can securely access the Fidelis support portal at any time to view notes, technician assignments, and SLAs.

IT Leaders

Yes. We are a Microsoft Solutions Partner and provide full stack support for Microsoft 365, Azure, VMware, and Hyper-V.

Yes. We co-author scopes of work, timelines, and resource plans.

Yes. We can provide temporary coverage so your users remain supported.

Network diagrams, asset lists, runbooks, and password vault entries are shared via our secure documentation platform.

Yes. Your team can escalate Tier 2/3 issues to our senior engineers 24/7.

Yes. Your team has access to the same support tools and documentation that our team uses. You maintain admin rights, and Fidelis receives delegated or scoped access as appropriate.

Yes. We’ll work with you to implement appropriate access restrictions for what Fidelis has access to.

We can configure email or webhook-based notifications for ticket activity to help integrate into ticketing systems such as ServiceNow, Jira, ConnectWise, and others.

Business Leaders

Yes. We perform NIST-aligned risk assessments and present actionable roadmaps.

Yes. We help create hardware refresh and licensing budget forecasts and recommendations. Our dedicated consulting services are featured here.

Yes. We offer regular strategic business review meetings that align your technology with your business goals. We also offer dedicated technology consulting services.

Our help desk’s average response time to most support issues is less than 15 minutes and critical issues less than 5 minutes.

Yes. Your billing can scale up or down each month as your team size changes.

Yes. We deploy secure VPNs, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and cloud tools to keep your remote workers productive.

Yes. Our co-managed plans fill skill gaps and provide tools to better automate and support your systems, all while your staff retains control.

Yes. Live engineers and Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts are available around the clock.

Our onboarding process is explained in detail here. It includes a structured 30–90-day plan covering discovery, cleanup, documentation, and staff training. If you need help immediately, we will provide best-effort support to your organization as soon as the onboarding process begins.

We specialize in nonprofits, manufacturing, healthcare, construction, legal, education, hospitality, and finance.

Flat pricing per user/server plus service-level guarantees ensure predictable costs and high satisfaction. Uniquely, we bill you in arrears, meaning if your headcount increases or decreases during a month, our billing adjusts to reflect these changes. This monthly flexibility affords your business an added level of agility. This page provides details and a helpful pricing calculator.

Operations Managers

We begin by assessing your current configuration, working with you to plan the structure, configure the tenant, migrate data in stages, train users, and provide post-migration support.

Yes. We can open and escalate vendor tickets on your behalf.

Your dedicated Fidelis project manager will track scope, timeline, budget, and milestones.

Network maps, standard operating procedures, checklists, and asset inventories are stored in our shared portal.

Yes. We troubleshoot drivers, connectivity issues, and coordinate with 3rd party support vendors as needed.

Yes. We are a Microsoft Solutions Partner and provide full stack support for Microsoft 365. We can help you manage licensing, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services.

Yes. User creation, permission changes, computer setup, and offboarding follow documented checklists.

Yes. Recurring or one-off visits are booked through our dedicated dispatcher.

Yes. Our secure portal’s real-time dashboards display open tickets, SLAs, and technician notes.

Yes. Urgent and business-critical tickets are prioritized.

Yes. Over 90 percent of tickets are resolved remotely; onsite visits are scheduled when hardware intervention is required.

Yes. We manage systems across multiple offices, retail sites, and warehouses nationwide.

Most tickets are triaged within 15 minutes; urgent issues receive immediate attention.

Non-Profit Leaders

Yes. We understand nonprofits often reassess their providers annually or biannually, and we are happy to provide quotes to benchmark your current provider’s performance and plans.

Yes, cloud phone systems such as Microsoft Teams Phone unify messaging. We’ll help you choose the tool that best meets your needs, implement it, and train your staff and volunteers in its use.

Yes. We can help you plan and execute migrations to modernize your systems.

Yes. We can provide support for many platforms such as Greater Giving, Salesforce NPSP, Blackbaud, and others.

Yes. We phase projects and recommend cost-effective cloud solutions.

Yes. We include end-user training on productivity tools and cybersecurity best practices as part of our support. And we provide scalable support options for both staff and volunteers.

Yes. We provide concierge VIP support and cybersecurity awareness training for leadership.

Yes. We help nonprofits comply with data protection and privacy rules relevant to healthcare, education, or financial assistance programs.  All our staff are required to complete annual HIPAA training.

Our team follows strict onboarding and security protocols, including background checks, to protect sensitive nonprofit data.

Yes. We can implement encryption, multi-factor authentication, managed detection & response, granular permissions, zero-trust frameworks, audit logging, and a robust data backup and business continuity solution to protect your sensitive data.

Yes. Secure remote access and mobile device management allow us to support your staff and keep them productive wherever they are working.

Yes. We supply technical statements of work, budget estimates, and letters of support for grant applications.

Yes. We secure nonprofit pricing through vendors like Microsoft, Adobe, and offer discounted labor rates for our nonprofit managed service clients.

Yes. Our clients include housing authorities, clinics, arts groups, and faith-based organizations.

Industry-Specific

Healthcare

Yes. We design virtual local area networks (VLANs) that isolate devices and control network access to sensitive systems.

Yes. Our help desk and on-call engineers are available 24/7.

Yes. We liaise with vendors and provide 1st level support.

Some of the ways we help safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) include encryption, multi-factor authentication, security awareness training with simulated phishing, managed patching, managed detection & response with 24/7 SOC monitoring, access controls, and monitored backups.

Yes. We sign standard BAAs and can follow HIPAA rules and procedures.

Healthcare

Construction and Field Services

We optimize network connectivity and utilize technology such as local caching to optimize access to large data files.

Yes. We can help optimize connectivity for cloud project tools.

Yes. Temporary connectivity solutions are available.

Yes. We can configure and maintain rugged tablets and kiosks.

Yes, our service plans include remote management and secure remote support tools.

Dental Practices

Yes. We offer a range of backup solutions, including “direct-to-cloud” and solutions that combine local backups and business continuity along with cloud replication to ensure recoverability.

Yes. Our security awareness training platform includes annual HIPAA training.

We secure your Protected Health Information (PHI) and other sensitive data through encryption, security awareness training for employees, proper segmentation and access controls, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and implementing proper HIPAA controls.

Yes. We have experience working with Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, and others. We can provide 1st level support and engage with vendors and their support on your behalf.

Yes. We can help design, implement, and support high speed networking for large imaging system data transfers that keep your practice running smoothly and efficiently.

Government, Tribal, and Public Sector

Yes. Fidelis participates in select co-op agreements and is a registered vendor in Washington State.

Yes. Yes, we can help implement proper policies and archiving tools to ensure compliance with records retention requirements.

Yes. We can help implement controls and supply audit evidence.

Yes. Our staff have experience working with Tribal governments and enterprises.

Yes. We have a long history of supporting governmental organizations such as city, county, and state agencies.

Education

Yes. We can help with procurement, enrollment, and retirement of student devices.

We safeguard student PII with security awareness training, multi-factor authentication, strict access controls, and encryption.

Yes. We support Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365 Education licenses and tools.

Yes. Our advanced firewall solutions can implement web filtering to help comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).

Yes. We support both staff and student devices, networks, and cloud services that are commonly used in education.

Manufacturing

Yes. Our preferred cloud-managed networking equipment can be managed remotely and monitored to keep your staff productive and guests happy.

Yes. Segmenting control systems onto their own network reduces risk and enables updates to be staged and tested during maintenance windows to prevent disruption.

By emphasizing proactive maintenance to catch gaps and weaknesses before they become issues. Disruptions are further limited by scheduling maintenance during planned production breaks. We also help segment mission critical systems from general purpose systems to minimize risk of downtime to critical systems.

Yes. We provide 1st level support for many software applications, and we’ll coordinate with vendors on your behalf for supplemental support as needed.

Yes. We can help with proper segmentation and monitoring to protect OT systems

Yes. We understand that downtime is expensive. Robust production networks and support of legacy equipment (when properly segmented) are supported.

Hospitality

Yes. We can provide 1st level support for many common applications and workflows. We can also coordinate with your vendor support if we’re unable to solve the issue directly.

Yes. We can help you segment your networks and implement proper security measures to protect your payment systems.

Yes. 24/7 help desk and monitoring are available, including local on-call technicians should on-site assistance be needed after hours.

Financial Services

Configuring full-disk encryption on any system that supports it, and configuring systems to minimize administrator rights, helps ensure encryption is always enabled.

Yes. We can help you implement technology and controls to align with Trust Services Criteria.

Yes. We can provide 1st level support for many applications such as QuickBooks, Easy ACCT, CCH,  and other portfolio tools. If we’re unable to resolve an issue directly, we’ll coordinate with your software vendor for additional support.

Our preferred backup, continuity, and disaster recovery (BCDR) tool will store full image-based backups of your critical systems on-site, with automated backup testing, air-gapped backups, and replication to secure cloud backups to ensure that your most critical systems can be quickly restored.

Yes. We can help you implement policies, processes, and security tools to help you meet your organization’s regulatory needs.

Service-Specific

Structured Cabling and Infrastructure

Yes. Our certified installers ensure that full lifetime product and performance warranties apply.

Yes. End-to-end services include design and permitting. We have in-house Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDDs).

Yes. ANSI/TIA and BICSI best practices are observed.

We work with Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6A, Cat7, Cat8, multi-mode and single-mode fiber, and coax. We can install racks and cabinets, mount wireless access points, and ensure that your core systems are bonded and grounded.

Offices, warehouses, schools, data centers, transportation infrastructure, construction sites, and more. Details of our network cabling and infrastructure services can be found on this page.

Microsoft 365 and Licensing

Annual subscriptions cannot convert mid-term except during a brief renewal window. We schedule the change at renewal or purchase new month-to-month licenses when the term ends.

Licenses remain in your tenant; we simply change the partner of record or transfer billing with no service interruption.

Your licenses are billed as separate line items but managed through Fidelis for your convenience and consolidated invoicing.

Teams Premium enhances meetings with AI recaps, translation, and webinar features, while Copilot brings AI assistance across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more.

Business Basic offers cloud-based email and web Office apps. Business Standard adds the full desktop Office suite. Business Premium includes everything in Standard plus advanced security and device management with Intune, Azure AD Premium, and Defender for Business.

Onboarding and Transition

Yes. We request a “runbook” to streamline knowledge transfer and coordinate timelines so the transition is smooth and nothing slips through the cracks.

Helpful information from your previous provider includes administrator credentials, network diagrams, asset inventories, license information, security settings, and vendor contacts.

Most organizations complete onboarding in four to six weeks, depending on size and complexity.  As soon as we start the onboarding process, we will provide you support during the transition process until you are fully onboarded. Learn more about our onboarding process here.

We typically begin discovery and the onboarding process three to four weeks before your existing contract expires so the handoff is seamless.

Compliance

Yes, depending on your service level, we can provide regular reports that map our controls to frameworks like NIST, CIS, HIPAA, PCI, and CMMC.

Yes. We can help gather technical details and assist with filling out forms so you qualify for coverage.

We can help you implement controls, assist with policies, and deliver evidence for audits.

Yes. We can help segment cardholder data, secure payment terminals, and help complete SAQs.

Yes. We sign BAAs, help you make sure that data encryption is in place, help manage access controls, and can help conduct risk assessments.

We have deep experience facilitating multiple regulatory compliance requirements, including HIPAA, PCI, SOX, GDPR, CMMC, and others.

Cybersecurity Training

Weekly micro-training videos and monthly security newsletters keep awareness high year-round. Your staff are rewarded and recognized on a leaderboard for engaging with security training.

We run regular simulated phishing attacks followed by immediate positive feedback for catching the phish. For anyone who fails to catch the phish and clicks on a link in one of the simulated phishing messages, we offer refresher lessons.

Our regular simulated phishing emails help train your employees to recognize phishing emails, and our Catch Phish Outlook plug-in allows your staff to scan emails in real-time, with the ability to forward a suspicious email to us for review.

Training is included for all users in our fully managed plans. It is optional for users in our co-managed plans.

We have developed a wide range of training programs, including annual courses, weekly micro-training, simulated phishing, dark web monitoring, and the “Catch Phish” Outlook plug-in, integrated sign-on and user sync with Microsoft 365, and optional Teams integration.

Cybersecurity Services

Our team subscribes to threat intelligence feeds and reviews vendor advisories regularly so that new threats can be dealt with proactively.

We recommend enforcing encryption, utilizing multi-factor authentication, and implementing VPN and zero-trust tools.

Yes. Scheduled vulnerability scans and third-party pen-tests are available.

Yes. Layered defenses help block ransomware, and immutable backups of critical systems enable fast recovery.

Yes. We can implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools on your systems, with 24/7/365 Security Operations Center (SOC) monitoring. Security information and event management (SIEM) tools can forward logs to ensure the ability to efficiently identify and analyze security incidents.

Our managed plans include endpoint protection, threat monitoring, regular firewall firmware updates, and assistance with implementing multi-factor authentication. Learn more about our dedicated cybersecurity service here.

IT Consulting

Consulting engagements are billed either project-based with a fixed fee, hourly, or included within a Fidelis managed service agreement.

Yes. At the end of our onboarding process, we’ll set up a regular cadence to conduct Strategic Business Reviews that align your technology with your business goals and KPIs.

Yes. Our network and security assessments help get a baseline of your security, infrastructure, and processes.

Yes. We will evaluate vendors, pilot projects, negotiate licensing, and manage roll-outs.

We offer business technology strategy planning, IT road-maps, budgeting, compliance readiness, and solution architecture. Learn more about our dedicated IT consulting services here.

IT Consulting

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