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Managed IT and security for Johannesburg businesses of 5 to 50 people.

Managed IT, security and POPIA compliance for Johannesburg businesses, at a fixed monthly fee. Every month you get a report showing what was protected, what was fixed and what is still open.

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Managed IT with firewall, tested backups and email security from R695 per user per month. Basic managed IT from R395.

Monthly evidence report September 2026
Patching
47 of 48 devices current
Backups
30 of 30 nightly jobs passed
Last test restore
14 September, 11 min
Multi-factor sign-in
22 of 22 accounts

Open risks

  • Reception laptop not yet encrypted. Scheduled for 3 October.
  • Payroll supplier has not returned the signed operator agreement.

Fixed this month

Mailbox forwarding rule removed on one account. Firewall firmware updated. Shared admin password retired.

An example page from the monthly report. Figures are illustrative.

Start with the assessment. Add what you need after.

Free POPIA readiness assessment

Sixty minutes, on-site across Gauteng or remote. We check your registration, documents, accounts, devices, backups and email fraud exposure, then send written findings within two days. Nothing is installed or changed. Worth R4,500, free, whether you go ahead or not.

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Managed IT and security

Help desk, patching, backups, firewall and endpoint protection, run by the engineers who scoped the work.

POPIA compliance

Information Officer registration, PAIA manual, operator agreements, breach plan, and ISO 27001 readiness when a client asks for it.

Automation and reporting

The monthly evidence report, plus the manual Excel and email processes in your office replaced with something that runs itself.

We work with what you already have.

Most offices run some mix of these. We manage them as they are, so you are not asked to replace equipment that works.

Microsoft

  • Microsoft 365
  • Windows Server
  • Microsoft Azure

Network and firewall

  • Cisco
  • HPE Aruba Networking
  • Fortinet
  • Cloudflare

Servers

  • VMware
  • Proxmox

Phones and monitoring

  • 3CX
  • Zabbix
  • Wazuh

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Three plans, priced per person.

Per user per month, excluding VAT, on a 12-month agreement. Minimum monthly fee: R3,500 Essential, R5,500 Secure, R8,500 Governed.

No security add-ons. On Secure and Governed, firewall management, endpoint security, tested backups and email security are in the plan price. Microsoft 365 administration is included on every plan. Secure and Governed include monthly on-site hours, with no call-out fee within 25 km of Randburg. Licences, hardware and anything extra are quoted before we start.

Essential

From R395

Help desk, Microsoft 365 administration, monitoring, patching, antivirus and the monthly report. For offices that need IT handled and nothing else.

Secure

From R695

Essential plus managed firewall, email security, multi-factor enforcement, tested backups and vulnerability scanning. Recommended for most offices.

Governed

From R1,095

Secure plus the POPIA compliance programme, access reviews, an executive reporting pack and an incident-response plan with a drill.

What the first sixty days look like.

  1. 160 minutes

    Free assessment

    Sixty minutes with whoever looks after your IT today. Written findings within two days.

  2. 2Within 3 days

    Fixed-scope proposal

    One page: what is covered, what is not, and the fixed monthly fee. Within three days of the assessment.

  3. 330 days

    Onboarding

    We document your environment, deploy monitoring and close the urgent gaps first. Thirty days.

  4. 4Every month

    Steady state

    Support runs in the background. The report arrives on the first working day of each month, with a review call every quarter.

The engineers who scope your work do the work.

Buzzworks is run by senior engineers with seventeen years in enterprise networks, security and operations, including an ISO 27001 certified environment. CCNA and ITIL certified. There is no call centre and no account manager in between: the same people answer the phone, fix the problem and write the report.

Guides for the parts you can do yourself.

Short, practical POPIA guides. No sign-up required.

Find out where you stand.

A read-only review of your IT and POPIA posture, worth R4,500, free. We reply within one working day to set a time.

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