05/15/2026
Public update from Tates PC
I’m glad to put this on the record. After over 15 years of working with Hord Family Farms, I will soon be taking a position with them. Hord has been good enough to let me keep Tates PC going on my terms, same name, same bar for how clients get treated.
What stays the same
The heart of the shop is still software, monitoring, backup, security tooling, and the protection stack that goes with it. If that’s what you lean on me for, you should read this as “I’m still here,” not a goodbye. The doors aren’t closing.
What’s changing
Hands-on labor is getting split out from software and protection. They’ll be different agreements with different numbers on them, on purpose, so expectations stay honest.
Labor, **if I do it**
It’ll be outside normal hours, a lot of it on weekends, at a higher rate than before, and it runs behind my day job at Hord. That order of priority is my call, not something Hord asked for. I care about the work Hord does and the people there; that’s a big part of why I said yes to the role. To be very clear here, I initiated this transition, and they’ve been open about me moving forward with Tates PC in a way I see fit for my family and myself. I am also putting this note out without their influence or direction.
I’m thankful for every client, whether you’re in ag, a small shop, or something else entirely. I want to keep earning that trust with straightforward communication and the same focus on results.
Why rates and structure are moving
Costs and time. For a long stretch I’ve held the line on pricing while the cost of doing this right has gone up, especially after COVID and with everyone remote, always on, and a bigger target for junk on the network. The new numbers line up better with what it actually takes to keep you covered.
What you’re buying.
The lineup today is the best it’s been. In seventeen years, every ransomware case that’s hit a client has been brought all the way back with the way I layer things in. I’ve also had cases where someone got tricked into letting a bad actor on the machine remotely; the stack still kept sensitive data from walking out the door. That’s the same kind of tooling clients get now.
My new cost-analysis tool allows you to check what services you want, put in how many endpoints you have, and how many users you have, and get a fair price live. No sales calls. No hidden fees. No difficult decisions pressured by repeated emails or knocks on your door. Check it out here: https://tatespc.com/signup.php
Still a value play (as always, the new pricing is public).
I’m not chasing “cheapest ticket in town.” I’m priced for outcomes and for staying in business next year, and I’m still under what you usually see for comparable coverage.
Here's what an office of 8 devices, with file backup, antivirus, EDR, managed firewall, monitoring, health alerts, asset reporting, and remote access would expect: $25.02/endpoint/month ($200.16 total). See it live here: https://tatespc.com/signup.php?AVs=BitDefender1&RmAc=Remote&PCs=8&itSu=No&Dashboard=Yes&Remote=True&Business=True&users_powerusers=1&users_contacts=7&backup_ninja=Yes&backup_ninja_ws_qty=8&pentest_unmanaged_devices=3&packages_explicit=1&package_tmf=1&package_acrn=1&package_nzpt=1
Feeling like the whole stack? Both backup solutions, with a server, in that same environment, a Technician account so someone on staff can help see and resolve issues, and HIPAA-quality reporting and pen testing for your network (1 router, 1 printer, 1 wireless access point, 8 desktops, and 1 server) would run about $70.64/endpoint/month ($635.77 total). Still under the entry-level pricing you would typically expect.
Are you a startup or struggling MSP in the Bucyrus area? Reach out; I'd be happy to license my proprietary and proven stack to you and supercharge your start to help the Bucyrus community get a better solution with an in-person support agent who is honest, qualified, and reliable. I currently DO NOT and HAVE NOT endorsed anyone in Bucyrus to take clients. Unless I say so right here on my Tates PC Facebook or my x.com/lvpcfix profiles, anyone who has claimed or does claim otherwise, has lied.
Feeling like my prices are a bit too high?
Here's some market research from the last few months in the Ohio market alone (Las Vegas, NV, is much higher).
https://skynetmts.com/insights/managed-it-cost-in-columbus-ohio-2026/ https://mytekrescue.com/managed-it-services-pricing/ https://www.vc3.com/guide/managed-it-services-cost-pricing
