Can You Support Clients with Multiple Office Locations or Distributed Teams?

Framework IT has extensive experience designing, deploying, and supporting technology for organizations with multiple locations. We provide standardized technology templates, coordinated deployments, remote and onsite support capabilities, and strategic planning to ensure consistent IT service delivery across all your offices.

Multi-Location Deployment Experience

Framework IT has deployed and supported technology for organizations with dozens of locations:

• VC-Funded Primary Care Startup (70 facilities): Designed a best-practice standard template and SOP, customized to site-specific requirements, and fully deployed technology at all locations—never causing opening delays
• Cannabis Company (50+ locations): Standardized design and SOP for retail locations and grow facilities. The company was later acquired by the largest cannabis company in North America
• Primary Care Provider (12+ locations): Currently designing and implementing network infrastructure for approximately a dozen new locations opening this year

Standardized Technology Templates

We create standardized technology blueprints for your locations (network infrastructure, server and cloud platforms, security baseline, workstation and printer standards, telephony and collaboration tools) while customizing for site-specific needs such as office size variations, local ISP availability, physical layout constraints, and specialized equipment requirements.

Standardization ensures:

• Predictable performance
• Simplified support
• Easier onboarding
• Reduced costs through volume purchasing
• Consistent security posture across all locations

Coordinated Deployment Process

Your vCIO and Project Manager coordinate multi-location deployments:

- Design & Planning → Vendor Coordination (ISP installations, equipment procurement, shipping logistics) → Pre-Configuration (at our facility to reduce onsite time) → Onsite Implementation (Technical Account Managers or local field technicians) → Testing & Documentation → Go-Live Support

- Remote + Onsite Support for Distributed Locations

- Chicagoland Area Offices: We dispatch full-time Framework IT engineers who already understand your environment and systems.

- Offices Outside Chicago: We leverage a national network of qualified field technicians. Our senior engineer diagnoses the issue remotely, we dispatch a local field technician to your office, the technician connects with our senior engineer via phone/video, and our engineer directs hands-on work while monitoring remotely—providing expert guidance with local presence without travel delays from Chicago.

- Centralized Management & Monitoring

All locations are monitored and managed through centralized tools:

• RMM (real-time visibility into all endpoints and servers)
• Auvik Network Monitoring (network devices, bandwidth, performance)
• ConnectWise PSA (centralized ticketing)
• IT Glue & SharePoint (centralized documentation for configurations, network diagrams, and SOPs)

Strategic Planning for Growth

Your vCIO helps plan for future locations:

• Technology budget forecasting for new office buildouts
• Timeline coordination to avoid opening delays
• Equipment procurement and staging
• ISP selection and installation coordination
• Standardization refinements based on lessons learned

Cost Considerations

Multi-location deployments typically range from $10,000 to $60,000 per location, depending on:

• Office size and user count
• Network complexity and equipment needs
• ISP installation requirements
• Physical infrastructure (cabling, conference room technology, access control)
• Specialized equipment or industry-specific requirements

For smaller satellite offices, costs typically fall on the lower end of this range.

Why This Matters

Without standardization, each office becomes a unique environment requiring specialized knowledge, increasing support complexity and costs. Framework IT's experience ensures:

✅ Consistent user experience across all locations
✅ Simplified support and troubleshooting
✅ Predictable costs and timelines
✅ Scalable infrastructure that grows with you
✅ No location left unsupported or under-secured

Whether you're opening your second office or your fiftieth, Framework IT has the experience, processes, and resources to ensure your technology supports your growth—not hinders it.

The Framework IT team is here to help you make informed IT decisions and build a strategy that supports your business goals.

Call 312-564-5446 or book your FREE Initial Consult to connect with our team.