Sentry CTO

Prescott, Yavapai County

IT support and cybersecurity for Prescott businesses.

Sentry CTO was founded in Prescott in 2017 by someone who grew up here, and we are still a Prescott company. We provide IT services and IT support to organizations that have outgrown the computer guy: law offices, healthcare practices, nonprofits, contractors, and financial firms.

Day-to-day support and 24/7 security monitoring run remotely, because remote is faster than a drive across town. When the work needs a person in your office, we come to you, the same day if something warrants it.

What we do for businesses in Prescott: managed IT services and cybersecurity services.

Where Prescott does business

Prescott is the Yavapai County seat, and most of the ten largest employers in the City’s own financial report are public bodies, schools, and healthcare organizations.

Downtown and Courthouse Plaza

The county courthouse sits on the plaza, with Whiskey Row facing it across Montezuma Street. Law firms and professional offices nearby handle confidential client files every day, which is the kind of work our law-firm practice is built around.

IT and cybersecurity for law firms

Healthcare

Three of the ten largest employers in Prescott are healthcare organizations: Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center West on Willow Creek Road, the Bob Stump VA Medical Center, and West Yavapai Guidance Clinic. Practices that handle patient records carry stricter obligations for access control, backups, and audit trails.

Education and aviation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Prescott Regional Airport make aviation a real part of the local economy, alongside Yavapai College and Prescott College. Colleges hold the kind of personal data criminals look for, and a data breach at Prescott College showed that attackers do not skip smaller towns.

What the Prescott College breach means for local organizations

SR 69 toward Prescott Valley

Pine Ridge Marketplace, the former Prescott Gateway Mall, anchors the retail stretch along SR 69 heading east. Stores and service businesses there depend on payment systems and a working internet connection every hour they are open.

Managed IT services

A help desk your people can reach, managed computers and servers, tested backups, and someone planning a year ahead. Budget $250 to $400 per device per month as a guide.

What managed IT services include

Cybersecurity services

Enforced multi-factor authentication, endpoint protection, email security, and staff training, with security monitoring and response running 24/7/365.

What cybersecurity services cover

The help desk runs 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Security monitoring never stops. See what it costs

From our Google reviews

24 reviews, every one five stars.

“Niles and team are the best in Northern Arizona! We use [Sentry CTO] for our law office, and Niles is always prompt, responsive, professional, and knowledgeable.”
Annie Holdsworth Holdsworth Law Firm
“Niles and his team of highly trained techs have been amazing at managing my continuity and protecting my business from cyber threats and system issues that my team or I cause. Niles is responsive and informative when I need help and always exceeds my expectations. Thank you SentryCTO! I’m glad to have a local IT team.”
Kevin Wells
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How it starts

  1. 15-minute consult

    Tell us what prompted you to look. It is free, and you get a straight read either way.

  2. Sentry Inspect

    Thirty days examining your people, processes, and technology across nine areas.

  3. The briefing

    Your leadership sees the findings together, in business terms, with the cost of each risk.

  4. Sentry Protect

    Ongoing managed IT and cybersecurity, if it makes sense for both of us.

Questions from Prescott

Do you come on-site in Prescott, or is everything remote?

Both, depending on the work. We come to your office for the things that need a person there: assessment interviews, the leadership briefing, equipment rollouts, and the rare day when something is badly wrong. Day-to-day support and 24/7 security monitoring run remotely, because that is faster than waiting for someone to drive over.

What do managed IT services cost for a Prescott business?

Budget 250 to 400 dollars per device per month as a planning figure. We do not bill per device. Each agreement is built around what your business needs, including backup systems, the applications we support, and any regulatory obligations. Expect a one-time onboarding project of roughly one month of the service fee. The assessment that comes first is 1,500 dollars for 10 users or fewer.

Do you also cover Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, and Dewey-Humboldt?

Yes. All four Quad Cities are on-site territory. From downtown Prescott, Prescott Valley is about twenty minutes along SR 69, Chino Valley about twenty-five minutes north on SR 89, and Dewey-Humboldt about thirty minutes east. The rest of Arizona is supported remotely, with on-site visits scheduled.

What happens after 5pm?

Security monitoring and response run 24/7/365. The help desk runs 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and urgent issues outside those hours still reach someone. We spell out the difference so you do not discover it in the middle of an incident.

Are you the cheapest IT company in Prescott?

No, and we are not trying to be. Our pricing is published so you can rule us in or out early. If you are comparing a lower quote, check whether it includes 24/7 monitoring, tested backups, and staff training, because those are the items most often missing.

Can you help with a cyber insurance questionnaire?

Yes. Insurers now ask detailed questions about multi-factor authentication, backups, and endpoint protection, and an inaccurate answer can put a claim at risk. We help you answer truthfully, then close the gaps so the honest answer is also a good one.

The next step

Fifteen minutes, and an honest answer.

Tell us what prompted you to look. We will tell you what we would do about it, including when the answer is that you do not need us.

No pitch on the first call. If we are not a fit, we will say so and point you somewhere better.