Over 40 Years in BusinessISO 27001 compliantPublic sector: GSA contract holder
LA 562-298-5000 · Chicagoland 312-432-5300 · Phoenix 602-733-6807 · Client Support
Over 40 Years in BusinessISO 27001 compliantPublic sector: GSA contract holder
LA 562-298-5000 · Chicagoland 312-432-5300 · Phoenix 602-733-6807 · Client Support
Managed and co-managed IT for Fox Valley companies with around 20 or more users. Keep scanners connected in Aurora warehouses, production systems separated in Batavia plants and Microsoft 365 working across Geneva and St. Charles offices, with a help desk, on site engineers and 24/7 NOC/SOC.
BTI Communications Group, LTD. provides managed IT services and IT support to Fox Valley businesses from its Downers Grove office, and has been in business for over 40 years. Our help desk, on site engineers and 24/7 NOC/SOC support companies in Aurora, Batavia, North Aurora, Geneva, St. Charles, Oswego, Montgomery, Sugar Grove and Yorkville. Pricing runs $60 to $290 per user per month. Call 312-492-2613 or book a free IT consultation.
Fox Valley businesses mix distribution operations near I-88, manufacturers along Kirk Road and professional offices through the Tri-Cities and Randall Road corridor. Our clients usually look like one of these:
Tickets wait for days, the same problems repeat and no one plans ahead. You want a team with depth and documented processes.
Your internal team handles strategy and users, and wants help desk overflow, after hours coverage, security tools and project hands.
Offices in the Fox Valley, elsewhere in Chicagoland and beyond need one standard for networks, devices and security.
A customer audit, CMMC requirement or cyber insurance renewal needs controls in place and documented.
| Fully managed IT | Co-managed IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Good fit for | Companies without internal IT staff | Companies with an IT manager or small team |
| Help desk | BTI is your help desk for every user | BTI takes overflow, after hours or specific queues |
| Security tools | BTI provides and runs the stack | Shared, with clear ownership of each tool |
| Strategy | Regular planning with a BTI technology lead | Your IT leader sets direction, we execute |
| Learn more | Managed IT services | Co-managed IT support |
Not sure which fits? Compare them in the fully managed vs co-managed comparison or the shared responsibility model.
Phone, email and portal support for your users, with tickets tracked from open to close. See help desk services.
Engineers dispatched from our Downers Grove office for hardware, network and move work that cannot be done remotely.
Servers, networks, firewalls and backups watched by our 24/7 NOC/SOC, with alerts handled before users notice.
Licensing, email, Teams, SharePoint, Intune and identity managed for you.
Switching, firewalls and wireless designed for offices, clinics, plants and warehouses, from a Cisco Select Partner. See managed infrastructure.
Operating system and application updates, endpoint protection and device lifecycle tracking.
Backups for servers, cloud data and Microsoft 365, tested restores and a written recovery plan.
MFA, email security and managed detection and response. See cybersecurity in the Fox Valley.
Regular reviews of tickets, risks, budgets and the technology roadmap with your leadership.
Changing providers worries most companies more than it should. A planned transition keeps users working while we take over.
More detail: switching IT providers.
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Support for the way your organization works.
Scanner roaming, WMS connectivity, secure remote vendor access and network capacity for distribution buildings near I-88 and Route 30.
ERP, CAD workstations and segmented shop floor networks for plants in Aurora, Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles.
Microsoft 365, identity management and secure file sharing for Fox Valley firms with users in the office and in the field.
Practice systems, imaging workstations and secure messaging for medical groups, dental and behavioral health practices.
Tenant improvements, building expansions and field teams that need documented network, cabling and security standards.
Predictable support, classroom connectivity and protected donor or student information for local organizations.
Managed clients and project clients both use our engineers for the larger work that a help desk cannot absorb.
See all IT projects.
Whether you choose BTI or someone else, these questions separate a provider with real depth from one that will struggle as you grow.
| Ask this | Why it matters | How BTI answers |
|---|---|---|
| Who answers when I call? | Small shops route calls to one or two people who may be on site elsewhere. | A staffed help desk backed by 400+ engineers and a 24/7 NOC/SOC. |
| Who owns our admin passwords and domains? | Some providers keep control, which makes leaving painful. | Your company owns every account. We document access and hand it over on request. |
| How are security tools chosen and managed? | Unmanaged tools give a false sense of safety. | Security is built into managed IT, and alerts are handled by our NOC/SOC. |
| What happens when we need on site help? | Remote only providers cannot replace a switch or run cable. | Engineers drive from our Downers Grove office, about 16 to 26 miles from the main Fox Valley cities we serve, and the same company handles cabling, phones and building systems. |
| How do you show what we are paying for? | Bundled pricing hides what is and is not included. | Itemized proposals and regular reviews of tickets, risks and the roadmap. |
| Can you support our compliance needs? | Customers, insurers and auditors expect evidence, not promises. | ISO 27001 compliant governance at BTI, and compliance work through BTI and its partners. |
New offices, acquisitions, audits and growth are scoped as projects with a named engineer and a written plan, so the help desk keeps running normally.
Most BTI managed IT plans run $60 to $290 per user per month. Where you land depends on support level, security services, devices and locations, and every line is itemized so you can see what you pay for. See managed IT pricing. Financing at 3.99% is available for qualified buyers, subject to credit approval, for hardware and projects.
Engineers and installation crews dispatch from Downers Grove for scheduled work. Remote support handles the everyday issues first, with on site visits planned around shifts, deliveries and tenant hours.
Aurora and North Aurora industrial and distribution buildings need warehouse networks, dock and yard cameras and badge access that fits shift changes. I-88 connects these sites with our Downers Grove office.
Kirk Road industrial parks, Route 31 and Randall Road offices mix manufacturing, professional services and medical groups. We plan cabling, entry access and video around the building rather than a one-size-fits-all package.
Growing distribution, light industrial and office sites along Route 30, Route 34 and Route 47 need Wi-Fi for scanners, secure networks and support as the building fills up.
West of the river, industrial and office sites get the same remote support and planned on site engineering from our Chicagoland team.
Naperville, Woodridge and other DuPage communities stay on our DuPage County hub. Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville and Plainfield are on our Will County hub. Schaumburg and the Cook County northwest suburbs stay on the Northwest suburbs hub.
See every BTI service on the BTI Fox Valley hub.
1441 Branding Ave, Suite 200
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Managed IT line: 312-492-2613
Main office: 312-432-5300
24/7 support: 800-HELP-BTI (800-435-7284)
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT
Design Wi-Fi around racking, high ceilings and moving scanners. Document the WMS network and isolate camera, guest and business traffic.
Keep ERP, CAD and office systems supported, control remote vendor access and plan changes around production windows.
Standardize Microsoft 365, identity, backups and devices across Geneva, St. Charles, Oswego and Yorkville, with one support process as the business grows.
BTI Communications Group, LTD. serves Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Pick your area for local services.
Chicago and Chicagoland businesses.
Western suburb businesses, served from our Downers Grove office.
Schaumburg corridor and Cook County northwest suburb businesses, served from our Downers Grove office.
North Shore and Lake County businesses, served from our Downers Grove office.
Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville and Plainfield businesses on the I-55 corridor, served from our Downers Grove office.
Aurora, Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles businesses along I-88, served from our Downers Grove office.
Hammond, Gary, Merrillville, Portage and Valparaiso businesses, served from our Downers Grove, Illinois office.
Over 40 years of IT, security and communications work. Call 630-343-1322 for security or 312-492-2613 for IT, or book a free consultation.
Get a free consultation400+ engineers across IT, networks, communications and security, so complex issues do not stall.
IT, phones, cameras, access control and cabling from one team that already knows your site.
ISO 27001 compliant governance, independently reviewed through the TAG ISO 27001 Compliance Program.
Engineers leave from Downers Grove for Fox Valley sites.
Microsoft Partner, Cisco Select Partner, SMB Black Belt Certified Partner and Cisco Meraki partner.
A Chicagoland company with an office and warehouse in Downers Grove.
Managed IT and IT support built around each industry, with local examples from across the Fox Valley.
Each building type asks something different of its network, doors and cameras. These are the buildings we are asked about most in the Fox Valley.
BTI Communications Group, LTD. provides fully managed and co-managed IT from its Downers Grove office, with a help desk, on site engineers and a 24/7 NOC/SOC. We support companies in Aurora, Batavia, North Aurora, Geneva and St. Charles and across the Fox Valley. Call 312-492-2613.
Fox Valley clients typically pay $60 to $290 per user per month. Where you land depends on support level, security services, devices and locations. BTI sends an itemized proposal after a short discovery call so you can see what is included.
Yes. BTI provides managed IT services and IT support to Aurora businesses with a remote help desk that starts right away, a 24/7 NOC/SOC, and on site engineers from our Downers Grove office, about 16 miles away.
Yes. Offices and warehouses there get the same help desk, Microsoft 365 management, backups and security monitoring, with engineers on site for installs, moves and network projects.
Help desk, on site engineers, Microsoft 365 management, device and patch management, backups, network and firewall management, security monitoring through our 24/7 NOC/SOC, vendor management and IT planning, fully managed or co-managed.
No. Our Chicagoland office is at 1441 Branding Ave, Suite 200, Downers Grove, IL 60515. Most support is remote, and engineers drive to Fox Valley sites when on site work is needed. Call 312-492-2613.
With managed IT, BTI is your IT department. With co-managed IT, your internal IT team keeps strategy and ownership, and BTI adds help desk capacity, after hours coverage, security tools and project engineers.
Most transitions follow a planned onboarding of discovery, access handoff, tool rollout and help desk go live. The timeline depends on size and how well the current environment is documented, and users keep working throughout.
Yes. We design and validate warehouse Wi-Fi with Ekahau for racking, high ceilings and dock doors, so scanners and vehicle mounted computers roam without dropping, and we manage the network after go live.
Yes. As a Microsoft Partner we manage licensing, email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune and identity, along with backups for Microsoft 365 data.
Yes. CMMC and other compliance work is completed and contracted by BTI and its partners, including top industry professionals in each category. Managed IT puts the technical controls and documentation in place.
Yes. Our 24/7 NOC/SOC monitors systems around the clock and handles alerts as they happen. Ask about after hours help desk coverage for your users during the consultation.
Yes. Co-managed IT is built for that. We fill the gaps your team names, from help desk overflow to security operations.
Yes. BTI provides business phones, security cameras, access control and cabling, so one partner can support the whole building.
A free consultation reviews your current support, risks and goals. No obligation.