Essential IT is a managed IT company on Level 2 at 7 Winston Avenue in Papanui, Christchurch. It has supported businesses across Christchurch and Canterbury since 1999, mainly small and medium-sized firms in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, finance and law. Its services include managed IT support, system monitoring and maintenance, and cybersecurity, including help meeting cyber insurance requirements. It also offers cloud and hosted servers in private, hybrid or public forms, and backup and disaster recovery on site or in the cloud. The firm sources hardware and software licences and works with vendor partners. It offers fixed-price support plans, and it says it will work with a business to plan its IT for growth. A free 15-minute call with a specialist can be booked through the website.