We manage and protect your systems

Our local team understands your community because we’re part of it. When you work with us, you’ll always have someone who speaks your language, knows your neighborhood, and truly gets what matters to you

Infrastructure Managment

Transform your infrastructure into a powerhouse of efficiency with expert management of your entire technology stack. Our team handles everything from server maintenance and virtualization to cloud optimization and database administration, ensuring your systems run at peak performance while reducing costs and complexity.

Server monitoring and maintenance
Virtual machine management
Cloud infrastructure management
Storage optimization
Database administration

Network Monitoring

Power up your security with comprehensive protection that never sleeps. Our advanced firewall systems, real-time intrusion detection, and round-the-clock network monitoring work together to defend your business against modern threats, while our expert team ensures your data stays secure both on-site and remotely through enterprise-grade VPN solutions.

Next-generation firewall management
Intrusion Detection/Prevention
Network monitoring and optimization
VPN management
Security assessments

Cyber Security

Stay compliant and secure with comprehensive protection that goes beyond technology. Our expert team delivers engaging security training, proactive compliance monitoring, and robust access management. In contrast, clear security policies and rapid incident response plans protect your business and prepare for whatever comes next.

Security awareness training
Compliance monitoring
Access control management
Security policy implementation
Incident response planning

Backups, and Data Protection

Protect your business with enterprise-grade backup solutions that safeguard your critical data and ensure business continuity. Our automated systems handle daily backups, secure cloud storage, and comprehensive email archiving, giving you peace of mind while you focus on growth.

Automated system backups
Cloud backup solutions
Email archiving and backup
Disaster recovery planning
Data encryption management
Physical and Virtual machine snapshots
Database exports and snapshots
Domain user and security policy backups

Endpoint Management

Keep your devices secure and your team productive with comprehensive endpoint management. From laptops to mobile devices, we automatically handle all your updates, security, and inventory tracking, protecting every endpoint while simplifying IT management across your organization.

Workstation and laptop
Mobile device (MDM)
Patch management and updates
Antivirus/Anti-malware
Asset inventory management

Strategic IT Leadership

Your business is unique – and a cookie-cutter IT plan will only take you so far. Our IT roadmapping process gets to the core of your technology needs. We’ll examine your strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities to develop a 100% customized IT strategy.

Comprehensive IT Infrastructure Analysis
Strategic Business-Technology Alignment
Clear Implementation Timeline & Budget
Risk Management & Security Planning
Performance Metrics & Success Tracking

Watkins Labs is your trusted partner in Managed IT

Stop overpaying for IT Support

Are technology issues eating into your profits? Are you tired of paying for an full-time IT person who spends half their day waiting for something to break? There’s a smarter way to manage your technology.

Our Company Approach

Your peace of mind is the end goal of everything we do. We want your workdays to be productive and optimistic – without looming concerns.

We Work Proactively

Proactive IT is the only IT worth investing in. We monitor your IT infrastructure 24/7/365 to spot/remedy abnormalities before they evolve into problems, minimizing obstacles and downtime.

We Take Security Seriously

“Hindsight is 2020” is never a phrase we like to use. Our technicians monitor your IT day and night to keep your business running smoothly.

We Respond to Inquiries Quickly

Proactive IT is the only IT worth investing in. We monitor your IT infrastructure 24/7/365 to spot/remedy abnormalities before they evolve into problems, minimizing obstacles and downtime.

We Meet Your Budget

Security-First IT is not reserved for businesses with the deepest pockets. Our IT roadmapping strategy session works to maximize every dollar in your budget, regardless of the size.

Local to Georgia

Trusted by Organizations Worldwide

With over two decades of enterprise technology experience, Chris Watkins brings deep technical expertise across infrastructure, cloud architecture, and systems integration. His career includes work at industry leaders like IBM, E*TRADE, and Pitney Bowes, complemented by extensive development experience in Python, SQL, C++, JavaScript, and numerous other programming languages. From managing multi-million dollar implementations for multinational corporations to helping local businesses optimize their technology, Chris and his team combine hands-on development capabilities with deep infrastructure knowledge. This versatility and breadth of experience ensures solutions that are both technically sophisticated and practically grounded, regardless of project scale.

Don’t settle for less,
Get More From Your IT Partner

Call our IT services department at (470) 593-0221, fill out this form, or schedule a video meeting with the button at the bottom of the page. We will contact you to set up our first chat, where we will get to know you and your needs.