Q: How long does it take?
A: How long does IT take? Information Technology is a fantastically dynamic discipline constantly evolving through the brilliant efforts of millions of people around the world. It is a journey of rewarding milestones rather than a finite destination. Keeping that in mind:
- Domain registration is immediate.
- Support contract clients receive immediate support via WhatsApp, phone, email and onscreen.
- Web hosting takes around 10 minutes to setup.
- We can look at business and NPO name availability immediately alongside domain availability.
- We can setup a Microsoft 365 Business tenant within 10 minutes. We prefer to take the time for a proper setup and strategy session.
- Data migration can be very quick with one person on very fast uncapped fibre. It can also take weeks to move terrabytes of archived information across multiple devices and onto the cloud. We will estimate a timeline during planning and work torwards limiting any downtime.
- Domain transfers can take some time as they are in the control of where and how you registered the domain if not with us.
- Universally, it takes 2 to 24 hours for propagation to take full effect on servers around the world. It is only then that the domain is fully live on all servers and when you will be able to use HTTPS security. The SSL certificate takes about 24 hours to work.
- Websites / systems can take anywhere from 2 to 200 hours to build. The less planning applied, the more development and collaboration time will be needed to compensate for changes. We prefer to help you plan properly and maximise budget over the long term.
- CloudBric security takes about an hour to activate on your domain.
- AVG licences take between 1 and 72 hours depending on the product type and time of day.
- Name reservation results generally come through from CIPC within 24 hours. If it is a saturated name, it can take longer.
- Business registration also takes about 24 hours once all the paperwork is in order, signed and certified. It can also take days if there are complications or legal cousels required by a commercial attorney.
- Please speak to your accountant or tax practitioner for SARS and tax assistance. We are NOT authorised financial service providers. We can recommend LSG Integrated for bookkeeping, accounting, tax and audit requirements: https://www.lsgintegrated.co.za
- Please speak to an attorney if you need assistance with a proper Memorandum of Incorporation or Articles of Association for your business to properly protect yourself, and itself for the long-term.
- If onsite support it required, response times will be discussed based on location and needs. We rarely ever need to be onsite as we can provide remote assistance anywhere in the world where there is internet. We are not an ISP and cannot help with supply of internet.