Free IT Audit Gloucester | Security & IT Health Check | System Force IT
FREE IT AUDIT · GLOUCESTER
Free IT audit for Gloucester businesses.
A senior engineer, sixty minutes, and a plain-English report covering your cyber security, Microsoft 365, backup, resilience and support cost. Run from our base in Gloucester, with same-day on-site if you need it.
For Gloucester businesses with 10 to 250 employees, GL1 to GL4 and across Gloucestershire. No charge, no contract, no obligation to switch provider.
UKAS ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certified · Microsoft Solutions Partner · Certified 3CX Partner · RIPE NCC Member · Gloucester-Based, Privately Owned
UKAS ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certified · Microsoft Solutions Partner · Certified 3CX Partner · RIPE NCC Member · Cyber Essentials Practitioners · Privately owned, no venture capital
Why a free IT audit makes sense for a Gloucester business
Gloucester’s economy mixes long-standing engineering and aerospace employers around the M5 corridor with growing professional services, public sector contracts and a steady base of family-owned manufacturers. The IT estates we see across GL1 to GL4 have a similar shape: a mix of cloud and on-premise, a Microsoft 365 tenant that has been added to over time, a current IT provider who is decent on the basics but stretched, and a quiet worry that the cyber security side has not been looked at properly for two or three years.
That worry is usually well-founded. Three quarters of the audits we run for Gloucester businesses surface at least one gap that would have been expensive in a breach: an unmonitored Microsoft 365 mailbox rule, a backup that has not actually restored since the last upgrade, a leaver account still active with full mail and file access. None of these need a contract change to fix. They need to be found.
Because we are Gloucester-based, the audit is fast to schedule, normally remote, and on-site cover is local if anything needs in-person attention.
If your current Gloucester IT provider is doing a good job, our audit will tell you. If they are not, you should know that too.
How the free audit works
1. Book a 60-minute call
Fill in the form or call us directly. We schedule a video call with a senior engineer within one working day, at a time that suits you. No screen access, no credentials, no follow-up meetings unless you want one.
2. We audit your IT
Structured questions in the call, then an hour or two of our own checking afterwards. We look at cyber security, Microsoft 365, backup, network, devices, support contract and compliance posture.
3. You get a written report
Within five working days. Plain English, prioritised, showing what is healthy, what needs attention, and what needs fixing now. Yours to use however you choose. We do not call to chase work.
What your free Gloucester IT audit covers
- Cyber security baseline – MFA coverage, conditional access, endpoint protection, admin account hygiene, dormant identities.
- Microsoft 365 review – tenant configuration, mailbox forwarding rules, sharing permissions, default security settings.
- Backup and recovery – what is actually being backed up, when it last restored, and how long a real recovery would take.
- Network and connectivity – business broadband resilience, firewall configuration, wireless coverage and segmentation.
- Devices and patching – Windows update state, third-party patch cadence, end-of-life hardware, encryption status.
- Support cost and contract – what you are paying, what you are actually getting, whether the cover matches the risk.
- Compliance starting point – Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, sector regulators, cyber insurance requirements.
- Plain-English written report – findings, priority, fix cost where known, and what you can fix yourself.
Sixty minutes of structured questions, an hour or two of our own checking afterwards, and a written report within five working days. Yours to use however you choose.
The four gaps we find on almost every Gloucester audit
MFA that is mostly on
Mostly is not on. The accounts that bypass MFA, the shared inboxes, the service accounts, are exactly the ones attackers find. We flag the exceptions.
Backups that have not been tested
A backup nobody has restored from is a hopeful gesture, not a recovery plan. We check the last successful restore and what would happen this week.
Microsoft 365 mailbox forwarding rules
Attackers set inbox rules to siphon invoices and contracts. Most Gloucester tenants we look at have at least one rule nobody recognises.
Active accounts for people who left
Leavers from six months ago, still with mailboxes, file access and sometimes admin rights. We name them so you can close them.
What it feels like once you actually know
Most leadership teams carry a low-grade IT worry for months: not sure if the backups work, not sure who has admin access, not sure whether the current provider has done what they were paid to do. The audit closes that uncertainty in one short engagement.
- You know exactly where you stand on cyber security, with evidence not opinion
- You have a written record to share with your insurer, your board or your auditors
- You stop wondering whether your current IT provider is delivering what they are paid for
- You decide what to fix and when, with realistic costs and priorities
- You either stay where you are with confidence, or you move with a plan
Why Gloucester businesses trust System Force IT for the audit
Gloucester-based since 2006
Twenty years running multi-client IT estates from Gloucester. The engineer doing your audit lives and works here, not in a call centre two hundred miles away.
UKAS ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certified
Same independently audited security standard your regulators and insurers expect. We hold it and apply the same discipline to your audit.
Microsoft Solutions Partner
Direct partner relationship with Microsoft, which means we see Microsoft 365 the way it is meant to be configured, not the way wizards default it.
Privately owned, no venture capital
No external investors pushing us to upsell. We are accountable to clients, not to a board demanding monthly contract growth.
Frequently Asked Questions – Free IT Audit Gloucester
Yes if useful. Most audits are remote because the data we need is the same either way, but if you would rather we came in for the 60-minute session, same-day or next-day visits across GL1 to GL4 are easy from our Gloucester base.
Yes. There is no charge, no obligation to switch, no follow-up sales meeting. We ask that you are a UK business with at least 10 employees so the audit is worth our engineer’s time.
A structured conversation with a senior engineer. We walk through your cyber security, Microsoft 365, backup and support setup, ask specific questions, and gather what we need to assess. No screen-share access or credentials are needed.
Within five working days. Plain-English, prioritised, with a clear summary of what is healthy, what needs attention and what needs fixing now.
No. The report is yours. Many Gloucester recipients share it with their current provider as the basis for improvement. We will quote for any work you ask us to scope, but only if you ask.
A senior System Force IT engineer with at least ten years’ experience running multi-client IT environments. Not a sales person reading from a script.
Book your free Gloucester IT audit
Fill in the short form below and we will be in touch within one working day to schedule the 60-minute audit call. Business enquiries only.
Or call us directly: 01452 701355 · Business enquiries only · Response within one working day · No obligation.
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