Your business. Your technology. Your control.
IT ownership and transitions in Winnipeg
Do you know who owns your domain, your Microsoft 365 tenant, your backups and the administrator accounts that run your business? Finch Computers handles IT ownership and transitions Winnipeg businesses can trust, with an independent, documented answer, and a clear plan to close the gaps before a provider changes, a key person leaves or the business changes hands.
Managed is not
the same as owned.
Your IT provider may run your technology well. That does not mean your business controls it. Ownership gaps stay invisible until the day you need access and cannot get it.
Accounts registered to someone else
Domains, Microsoft 365 tenants and backup subscriptions are often registered to a provider, a reseller or a former employee.
Access nobody has written down
Administrator passwords, vendor portals and remote management tools often live in one person’s head or one provider’s system.
Problems that surface at the worst time
The gaps usually appear when a provider is replaced, a key person leaves or the business is sold.
Three moments that
test control.
IT Ownership and Control Audit
Find out what you own, who can access it and what to fix first, documented in writing.
Request a review02Changing IT Providers
Leave your current provider without losing access, backups, licenses or a day of work.
Plan a transition03Buying or Selling a Business
Know what technology risk and cost comes with the deal before you sign, not after.
Discuss due diligenceEvery account your
business depends on.
Domains and DNS
Who registered your domain, who controls DNS and when it renews.
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Who holds global administrator access and who the tenant is billed through.
Website hosting and licensing
Where the site lives, who pays for it and who holds the commercial licenses.
Backups and retention
Who owns the backup subscription, what it covers and how long data is kept.
Network equipment and vendor portals
Firewalls, internet services and the portals that manage them.
Remote management and admin access
Every tool and account that can reach into your systems.
Software subscriptions and renewals
What you pay for, who it is billed to and who is responsible for renewal.
Google Business Profile and analytics
The digital accounts tied to your reputation and your marketing data.
Your website.
Handed over properly.
If your web developer disappeared tomorrow, could you still manage your website? We review domain and DNS ownership, hosting, WordPress administrator accounts, plugins and commercial licenses, form and email integrations, analytics, Search Console, security, backups, performance and SEO migration risk.
What you receive
- Website Ownership Report
- Plugin and Licensing Register
- Third Party Integration Inventory
- Website Handover Checklist
- Migration Readiness Report
Website transition, maintenance and development work is delivered with our sister web agency, Primate Web FX.
If you had to recover tomorrow,
what would come back?
Most businesses have backups. Far fewer have watched a restore succeed. We check what is protected, who owns the backup subscription, how long data is kept and whether it actually comes back.
Close the gaps.
Keep them closed.
Vendor and License Dependency Audit
Identify unknown resellers, third party licensing obligations, renewal exposure and account dependencies.
IT Documentation and Runbooks
Document critical systems, procedures, recovery steps, administrative responsibilities and escalation contacts.
Independent IT Accountability Review
Evaluate whether your current IT arrangement gives you adequate ownership, documentation, backup coverage and clear responsibility.
Defined scope.
Written deliverables.
Scope agreed first
We confirm the systems, locations, vendors and access involved, then quote a fixed scope. No arbitrary price list.
Evidence based findings
Findings are based on the access and evidence available within the agreed scope, ranked by risk and written in plain language.
You decide what happens next
Fix the gaps yourself, with your current provider or with us. Corrections and transfers are quoted separately.
Since 1998.
Zero excuses.
Finch Computers is independent. An ownership review gives you a factual picture of what your business controls, not a sales pitch for replacing your provider. You get direct access to senior level IT expertise, with every finding explained in plain language.
IT ownership and transitions:
common questions
Does an IT ownership review mean we have to change providers?
No. Many gaps can be corrected by your current provider once they are identified. The goal is a clear picture of what you control, not a switch.
Do you need our passwords to start?
No. We agree in advance what access the review needs. Where administrative access is required, it is granted through accounts you control and removed when the work is finished.
How is the work priced?
Each assessment is quoted as a fixed scope based on users, locations, systems and vendors. Corrections, account transfers and ongoing support are quoted separately.
Will the review find every risk?
No assessment can honestly promise that. We review the systems in the agreed scope, report what the evidence shows and clearly flag anything we could not verify.
Do you only work in Winnipeg?
Winnipeg is home base, and Finch Computers delivers this work for businesses across Canada, the US and the Caribbean.
Is there a government guide on controlling business IT accounts?
Yes. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s baseline controls for small and medium organizations list asset inventory and administrative account control as core requirements. Our IT ownership and transitions services help you meet them in practice.
Related reading.
Practical articles from Finch Computers on the questions behind this service.
Zero excuses.
Starting now.
Tell us what is changing in your business, or what you are unsure about. You get straight answers and a clear plan from an established IT company that has been solving these problems since 1998.
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