One senior admin. Easley, SC.
I'm Dave Bolding, out of Easley, SC. I help small and mid-size companies tighten Microsoft 365, identity, endpoints, and backups. No big-firm overhead. No sales rep between you and the person doing the work.
Services
I audit your on-prem AD, find the rot, and fix it without breaking what people use every day.
Identity is where most breaches start. I tighten Entra so it stops being a quiet liability.
Repeatable device setup, real compliance, and Autopilot that actually works, ruggedized fleets included.
File shares to SharePoint and OneDrive, planned and tested so permissions and links survive the move.
Backups that work when you need them. Immutable storage, tested restores, and documentation you can actually find.
Right-sized networking for SMBs. Clean VLANs, firewall policy, and the unglamorous pieces that prevent outages.
Approach
Most small businesses I work with don't need a 40-page strategy deck. They need someone who will sit down with their current setup, find the things that are quietly broken, and fix them in an order that doesn't blow up the workday.
I keep clean handoffs, repeatable scripts, and honest testing before a big change goes live. Documentation is part of every engagement, not a separate phase you pay for later. When I'm done, your team or your next admin can pick it up.
I am one person, so I am direct about scope. If a job needs a bigger team, hardware vendor, or specialist, I will tell you up front and help you find the right one.
30-minute call. You talk, I take notes.
Read-only review of the tenant, AD, and endpoints. Findings written in plain English, risky stuff at the top, cosmetic stuff at the bottom. You get this whether you hire me for the work or not.
You decide what we touch and in what order. Nothing happens on a Friday afternoon.
Documentation, scripts, and a walkthrough so the next admin isn't starting from zero.
Engagements
A migration, a cleanup, a rollout. We agree on the deliverable up front. Common ones: file share to SharePoint, Intune rollout, Entra hardening, Veeam standup, AD tiering.
A few days a month of senior Microsoft 365 help, so your internal team or generalist MSP has backup on the harder identity, Intune, and SharePoint work.
One- or two-week deep dive of your tenant and on-prem. You walk away with a written prioritized fix list, even if you don't hire me to do the work.
A migration that stalled, a tenant that grew sideways, an MSP relationship that isn't working. I come in, sort the facts from the noise, and recommend the next safe step.
Limits
One person can't carry a phone for that, and pretending otherwise is how clients get burned. If you need round-the-clock coverage, a traditional MSP is the right call and I'll point you at one.
Buy your Microsoft licenses direct, or through your existing CSP. I configure what you already own. No middleman fees on top.
Most of what looks like a tooling problem is really configuration, hygiene, or someone owning the change. I'll say so before I quote you anything new.
If I take a project on, I see it through. If I hit something outside what I do well, I bring in the right specialist before it stalls. You'll hear that from me before you hear it from anyone else.
Proof
Directed the Intune rollout for 300 ruggedized scanners and cut endpoint setup time by 40 percent through a repeatable Autopilot-style process.
PowerShell and Graph automation that removed repetitive admin mistakes and shortened user lifecycle work by roughly 40 percent in a high-turnover environment.
Years inside managed services. More than 20 SMB and public-sector tenants: AD, Intune, Veeam, networking, and the human side of support, which is most of it.
Exchange to Microsoft 365, file shares to SharePoint, on-prem identity to Entra-aware identity. Done with rollback plans and end-user communication.
Built tiered admin models that organize privileged accounts and high-risk systems so they are easier to control, audit, and explain to leadership.
Immutable Veeam workflows with tape for offline copies, plus Microsoft 365 backup coverage and tested restores. Not just green checkmarks on a dashboard.
Stack
Microsoft-first, but the typical SMB shop is mixed. These are the tools I'm hands-on with. If something I work in isn't on this list, I'll tell you instead of bluffing.
FAQ
I'm based in Easley, SC and work primarily across the upstate: Greenville, Anderson, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Oconee counties. Most engagements are a mix of remote work and on-site visits when something needs hands on hardware.
Usually no. I most often work alongside an existing MSP or internal IT person and take on the deeper Microsoft 365, identity, Intune, and SharePoint work that doesn't fit their day-to-day. If you do need a full handoff, I'll help plan it.
Fixed-scope projects are quoted as a flat fee with a written statement of work. Assessment and roadmap engagements are priced by week. Ongoing fractional admin work is a monthly retainer based on hours. No surprises and no auto-renew traps.
Yes. I'll also use yours rather than insisting on mine.
That's not the core of what I do. If you only need general end-user help desk, a traditional MSP is a better fit and I'm happy to recommend one. I focus on the senior Microsoft and infrastructure work behind the help desk.
30 minutes, no pitch. You tell me what's going on: the tenant, the team, what's broken or feels risky. I either propose a small engagement, point you at the right kind of help, or tell you it's already fine.
Contact
Reach out and we'll set up a 30-minute call. I'll listen first, then tell you honestly whether this is something I can help with, or whether you need a different kind of partner.
Reply window: same business day on weekdays, usually within a few hours. After-hours work is for clients on retainer or planned change windows.