Outsource IT, phones and security for a simpler network and a smaller bill.
One partner for IT, phones and security means fewer vendors, fewer bills and less to manage. Simpler costs less. We review everything you pay now, including overlapping tools and services you were oversold, and have providers compete for the rest.
I own Buckeye Telecom, and I can't know everything. So on every deal, we bring in some of the best engineers and experts in the U.S. The engineers are on our tab, not yours. So you get some of the best eyes in the business on your network before you decide anything. The providers pay us, and you pay the same rate as going direct.
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Since 2003 · 400+ providers · 500+ customers across 4,000+ locations
We compare prices from 400+ providers and platforms.
What outsourcing looks like
One partner for IT, phones and security means fewer vendors, fewer bills and less to manage. That is the point of a simpler network: less overlap, less to watch, and a smaller bill.
Companies often get oversold. Tools, lines and services pile up until you are paying for the same job twice. We review everything you pay now, including that overlap, then have providers compete for a cleaner split. If that sounds like your stack, see how we review an oversold setup.
Buckeye is not the day-to-day provider. You still choose who gets access, set priorities, and sign the contracts in your name. We find the providers that fit, put their offers on the same terms, and stay on them after you sign.
What you keep in-house, and what a provider handles
You keep
- The yes and no on access, vendors and spend
- An internal owner, even if that person is not an IT hire
- Contracts in your name
- The relationship with your customers
A provider handles
- IT: the help desk, patching, monitoring, backups, and problems after hours
- Phones: a cloud phone system, so you are not keeping a box in the closet alive
- Security: a team that watches alerts day and night and acts when something is real
If you already have an IT person you want to keep, they can stay in charge. The provider covers the gaps around them. That is co-managed IT. If nobody does IT full time, managed IT is usually the better fit. For phones, we compare hosted voice platforms. For security, we source managed security.
How the cost compares with hiring in-house
Hiring for all of this means salaries, benefits, turnover, and a stack of tool contracts. It also means coverage when someone is sick, on vacation, or leaves. Watching security around the clock takes a team, not one person.
A provider spreads its engineers, its tools and its after-hours coverage across many companies. You pay a monthly fee instead of carrying all of that on your own payroll.
The bigger savings usually come from newer technology. An old phone system moves to the cloud. Security tools someone bought and never watched get replaced by a service that actually looks at the alerts. A server closet moves to a data center or the cloud. You stop paying to keep old gear and old lines running.
Outsourcing is not automatically cheaper. A padded scope, or old lines you no longer use, can wipe out the gain. That is why we start with what you pay now.
How we review what you pay, then have providers compete
Send us the bills and a short picture of who does the work today. No charge for a bill audit. You get a one-page review of what you pay, what looks outdated, and what we would put out to providers.
Then we bring you quotes from the providers that fit your size, your locations and your industry, on the same terms. You hear the options. You decide. The contract stays in your name.
400+ providers compete for your business. The providers pay us, and you pay the same rate as going direct.
After you sign, you still have us. If the provider slips, you call us, and we open the issue the same business day.
What to send us
Recent bills for IT, phones and security, a count of users and locations, and a few sentences on who handles tickets, phones and alerts today. If you have an IT person, tell us what they want to keep.
Questions people ask us
Will outsourcing cost less than hiring in-house?
What do we keep in-house?
Do you become our IT, phone or security provider?
We already have an IT person. Can they stay?
How do you review what we pay now?
Send us a bill
We'll review what you pay now and tell you what we'd put out to providers.
Send us a bill614-224-2003 or sales@buckeyetelecom.com