Client Testimonials

Flat Fee IT Testimonials

Like most businesses without an expensive in-house IT department, we were regularly sidelined by pesky computer problems and business-crippling downtime on our network. We replaced our previous outsourced IT firm because of slow response time, network instability, and creeping out-of-pocket costs.

TCS stepped right in and, in short order, re-engineered our network. Uptime is up to an all-time high (99% last year!), flare-ups are extinguished before they become fires, and our online client systems are more reliable, secure, and robust than the industry standard. And through TCS’s Flat Fee IT, we also contain our IT costs and have predictability in our monthly expenses. They handle the IT, which frees us up to focus on what we do best — improving the world of work by developing good executives into great leaders.

Rob Kaiser, Partner
Kaplan DeVries

Our previous IT partner seemed unable to stabilize our network, resulting in continual problems and excessive downtime for our users. We interviewed multiple outsourced IT firms before we settled on TCS, and we are still happy with our decision three years later.

We were spending almost double our current rate each month, and our network was volatile. TCS worked with us to solve the underlying instability problems and put their skin in the game with the Flat Fee IT Network Maintenance Program.

TCS also provides meaningful value outside of our Flat Fee maintenance program, from both a tactical and strategic perspective. We leverage their business knowledge by having them provide specific IT training to our office and field workforce. And they are a valuable sounding board as we think about strategic IT issues in our ever-changing business. Frank L. Blum is a company that prides itself on its integrity and ethics when dealing with customers, and we have experienced these same character qualities in our interactions with TCS.

Bill Ball, CFO
Frank L. Blum

We partnered with TCS for more than ten years when they approached us about their Flat Fee IT Network Support program. We looked at the previous few years of IT spending and realized that TCS could accept a huge responsibility to maintain, secure, and support our network for a slight price difference. Compared to what we would spend for an employee or even half an employee, this was a bargain. We have been on the program for a little over a year, and we are delighted with the results. Zero unscheduled downtime allows us to focus on custom injection molding and not worry about our network’s security, stability, and reliability.

Pam Ward, VP
Technical Precision Plastics

Backup and Disaster Recovery Testimonials

Our server closet is out of the way, and it is easy to forget to change the backup tape daily. It gives me real peace of mind to know that we are getting an encrypted off-site backup every night and a local backup at noon and midnight.  The serious consequences of missing even one day of information are astronomical, and with TCS involved, I never have to worry about it.

Paula Nelson, Practice Administrator
Carolina Neurosurgery

Our server closet is out of the way, and it is easy to forget to change the backup tape daily. It gives me real peace of mind that we are getting an encrypted off-site backup every night and a local backup at noon and midnight. The severe consequences of missing even one day of information are astronomical, and with TCS involved, I never have to worry about it.

Scott Toth, Former CFO of
Pennybyrn at Maryfield

My IT guy would have to reinstall our Exchange email server unless we could recover a file that had become corrupted on our email server. Because we have the backup and disaster recovery server in place, the process took about 15 minutes and saved us more than the $500 that a reinstall of Exchange would have cost, not accounting for the 3-5 hours that our mail server would have been down during the reinstall process.

April Auman, Former Practice Administrator
Prompt Med

General Testimonials

TEAM! Together Everyone Achieves More! In business, you are only as good as your leadership, customers, employees, processes, etc. the list goes on depending upon the moment and the lesson we are learning. I was once again reminded this week why (my favorite word) TEAM is such a point of emphasis for us at Tri-State Steel. One of our most trusted TEAM members is Total computer Solutions. The team and TCS routinely work behind the scenes keeping our “engine” safe, sound, secure and efficient. Thanks, TCS! I love being on the same team as you!

Steve Scott, President, Tri-State Steel

We’ve been using TCS for IT support for over ten years and couldn’t be happier. They have been terrific on everything from a strategic partnership in anticipating our company’s evolving needs and tech changes coming over the horizon to field techs with deep expertise and a good bedside manner. Super-responsive when problems come up, Our uptime has been far more significant than what I hear from other small business owners, and we chalk that up to TCS.

Rob K., Kaiser Leadership

I want to thank you for the outstanding job your company did on our recent server installation project. We replaced all of our servers, so we naturally expected considerable downtime. Still, all of our critical applications were up and running the next day, with some back up the same day. The minor issues we did have were expected and quickly resolved. Your staff’s dedication to our project was outstanding. It was the best transition I have ever experienced in my many years in the IT field. It is truly a testament to your staff’s superb planning and preparation. We would happily recommend TCS to anyone and look forward to a continued relationship with your company.

Dawn, Information Technology Manager

On behalf of our firm, I want to thank you for your company’s outstanding job in providing us with Network Assistance. The people you have working for your company have far exceeded all our expectations. They have been available and willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. We have been pleased with the attention given to our recently completed move. We had very few problems, and the problems we did have were resolved within a short time. I would highly recommend you to any company that was looking for network assistance.

Roger, Agency Manager

As you know, for the past year, we have struggled with various server-related issues daily. Our previous outside resources were aware of the problem but seemed to be unable to correct it. We were pleasantly surprised when your group fixed this problem in just a few hours. It has now been more than three months without a single incident of this problem.

Ben, CFO

Richard and I wanted to let you know how thankful we are to you and your staff for all you have done in getting us up and running in our new location. When we decided to expand our business into a second location, we had no idea that the network linking the two offices would prove challenging to set up – at least until TCS came in. We were at the end of our rope when we called you and thought we might have a mess that was too big for ANYONE to repair, but TCS accepted the challenge and had us working within a brief period. We especially appreciate that we have been informed from the beginning on what is being done, where the technician is in the process, what to expect regarding downtime, etc. You have an excellent staff: knowledgeable, friendly, courteous, and professional. We are happy to recommend TCS to anyone who needs network administration help.

Mary, Vice President

We are happy to have TCS as our consulting resource for information technology administration and solutions. TCS provides subject matter experts covering all our systems. Since we teamed with TCS, we have implemented new email, anti-virus, security, and remote access applications in record time while maintaining legacy systems. TCS provides professional consultants that understand the technology and its relationship to business needs. These professionals have proven their commitment to clients during any crisis and are a necessary part of an IT manager’s team.

Deron, MIS Administrator

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all that you did. My number one goal was to transition our IT infrastructure from our old building to our new facility, make the planned wholesale changes, and not disrupt the employees’ workflow. This was accomplished due in no small part to your planning and knowledge of what needed to be done. I can honestly say that I would not have been able to pull this off if not for you guys. I sincerely want to thank you for all of your hours of work and invaluable assistance to ensure that our move was as seamless to the employees as humanly possible. GREAT JOB!!

James, Controller and Director of Business Development