Couno team — Everything Counts
Multi-award-winning managed IT · UK businesses with 20 to 150 users

A managed IT standard most providers can't reach.

Couno is built for businesses that have outgrown reactive IT support and generic contracts. Every client is aligned, secured and improved against the Couno Managed IT Framework: one operating standard, six measured pillars.

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One accountable partner. One clear standard.

Most IT providers fix problems after they happen. Couno works to a different standard. We've spent over a decade building the Couno Managed IT Framework: the same operating discipline that won us Top 50 UK MSP in 2024 and 2025, and MSP Titan of Industry EMEA recognition. It gives you the depth of an internal IT department, without the cost or complexity of building one.

Built for businesses that rely on IT to perform

UK organisations with 20 to 150 users that treat technology as core infrastructure, not overhead, and want a provider held to a proven standard.

A team measured against a published standard

Responsive support, monthly technical alignment, quarterly strategic reviews and 24/7 security monitoring. Every pillar scored, not assumed.

A business that runs on certainty, not hope

Fewer disruptions, provable security posture, a clear technology roadmap and a leadership team that can finally stop worrying about IT.

The Couno difference

The Couno Managed IT Framework

Every business is different—but the questions leadership should be asking are remarkably consistent. Our framework benchmarks six critical areas. Hover or tap each axis to explore.

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Core Infrastructure

Are your networks, connectivity and core systems documented, resilient and maintained to a consistent standard?

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Performance you can measure.

5.00
reactive tickets per user, per month. Our operating benchmark, not an industry average.
60 mins
average time to first response. Fast, human support — not a ticket queue.
0%
of issues resolved same day. Most providers make you wait. We don't.
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Finance

Managed IT for investment and financial firms

Security-first technology, resilient operations and board-ready governance for firms that operate under scrutiny, delivered by an award-winning provider used to being held to a higher standard.

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Legal

Managed IT for law firms

Protect client confidentiality, keep fee earners productive and bring technology risk under control with a partner that understands legal IT and the standards it's judged against.

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Six pillars. One published standard.

The Framework brings support, cyber security, resilience and strategy together as one continuously managed system, aligned to recognised standards and the realities of running a modern SME. It's the same discipline behind our industry recognition, applied without exception to every client.

Core Infrastructure

Networks, connectivity, firewalls and core systems designed, documented and maintained to a consistent standard.

Endpoints & Devices

Every approved device centrally managed, patched, encrypted and protected throughout its lifecycle.

Cloud & Identity

Microsoft 365, identities and access configured securely, with strong authentication and controlled privileges.

Cyber Security & Compliance

Layered protection, 24/7 monitoring, vulnerability management, awareness training and clear security evidence.

Backup & Business Continuity

Independent backups, tested recovery and continuity planning designed to keep the business moving.

Governance & Strategy

Monthly technical alignment, quarterly strategic reviews and a roadmap tied directly to business priorities.

Everything counts
"Great IT is not one product, one project or one heroic fix. It is hundreds of standards being followed, measured and improved, every day. That discipline is what won us Top 50 UK MSP in 2024 and 2025, and MSP Titan of Industry EMEA recognition."
Kevin Lockhart
Kevin Lockhart
Founder & CEO, Couno

Common questions

What type of business is Couno built for? −

Couno is designed for UK SMEs with 20 to 150 users that rely on technology and want a proactive, security-led partner held to a published standard. We have particular depth in financial services, legal and other regulated or high-trust sectors.

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Let's see if Couno is the right fit

A focused 15-minute conversation about your business, current challenges and whether our standard is the right fit for yours. No hard sell. No technical theatre.

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