Skip to content
AI Setup / Private AI / Managed IT

Put AI to work in your business. We keep it running.

We set up AI that answers missed calls, books appointments, drafts replies and chases invoices, so your business can take on more without hiring. Then we run it for a flat monthly fee, on top of the IT and security that keep everything standing.

Trusted across healthcare, financial services, education, and more / Based in the South Bay of Los Angeles / 10+ years experience / 500+ users supported

The gap

Most owners have tried AI. Very few have it doing real work.

76%

of small business owners already use AI in some form.

14%

have it built into how the business actually runs.

73%

want help putting it in place.

Source: Goldman Sachs survey of 1,256 small business owners, March 17, 2026.

A chatbot tab open in somebody's browser is not a system. We build the system, connect it to the tools you already pay for, and stay accountable when something breaks.

Services

What we do.

01

AI that does real work

AI Setup & Managed Agents

Missed-call text-back, online booking, review replies you approve, intake routing, invoice chasing, document handling. We build it in your own accounts, show you one working on your real business before you pay, then run and tune it every month. Packages start at $750 to set up.

Replaces: the AI subscription nobody on your team has time to figure out.

See the packages and prices
02

AI that stays in your building

Private, On-Site AI

Some data should never leave the office, like patient records, client files and financials. For those businesses we install and manage AI models on hardware inside your own network, so the work gets done without your data going to an outside AI service.

Replaces: "we can't use AI because of compliance."

03

Your IT team, on call

Managed IT & Help Desk

You call. We pick up. Your team gets same-day support from someone who already knows your setup, not a random tech reading a script. AI only works on top of systems that work, so this is the foundation everything else stands on. The plan is called BlueFort Care: $125 per person per month, with a minimum of $625 a month.

Replaces: the unreliable freelancer, the nephew who "knows computers," the vendor who takes 48 hours to respond.

See what is included and every price
04

Your cloud, actually optimized

Microsoft 365 & Cloud Management

We set your Microsoft 365 up right, migrate what needs moving, roll out Copilot where it earns its seat, and keep managing it so you're getting real value, not just an email bill.

Replaces: the M365 subscription nobody configured properly.

05

Your business, locked down

Network & Cybersecurity

Firewall configuration, endpoint protection, ongoing monitoring, compliance prep. The more your business runs on AI and automation, the more this matters, because a phishing email should not be able to take down your entire operation.

Replaces: hoping for the best.

Industries

We've been in your world before.

Healthcare & Nonprofits

From enterprise hospital systems to lean nonprofit teams. We know healthcare IT inside and out, HIPAA and all.

Financial Services

A decade of experience in an industry where compliance failures and data breaches end careers.

Education

Technology management for environments where 500 users somehow all need help at the same time.

Real Estate

Fast-moving teams that need mobile access, reliable cloud tools, and zero downtime during closings.

Construction & Trades

IT for companies where half the team is in the office and the other half is in the field. Both need to stay connected.

Retail & Hospitality

POS systems, staff devices, customer-facing tech. All running smoothly, all secured.

Why BlueFort IT

Why businesses switch to us.

You'll actually get a human.

Most MSPs route you through a ticket system and a queue. We don't. When you call BlueFort IT, you get someone who already knows your network, your team, and your setup. First-call resolution, not first-call runaround.

We run on AI ourselves.

BlueFort runs on its own AI agents every day: drafting, research, monitoring, bookkeeping. We only sell you what we already trust in our own business, and we will tell you when AI is not the answer.

No contracts you can't leave.

We don't lock you into 3-year agreements because we don't need to. We keep clients by being good at what we do. Start with a single project. Scale into a managed plan. Leave if we ever stop earning it.

Enterprise experience, small business pricing.

Our founder has spent years in enterprise healthcare data centers, where downtime is not an option. We bring that same discipline to your business: the monitoring, the security standards, the infrastructure thinking. You get the expertise of a Fortune 500 IT department at a price that makes sense for a team of 10, 50, or 150.

10+
Years Experience
500+
Users Supported
6
Industries Served
Same-Day
Response Time
Daryl Shiromoto, founder of BlueFort IT
About the founder

Built by someone who's been on your side of the desk.

I started BlueFort IT because I've spent over a decade on both sides of the IT world, and I kept seeing the same gap. I've worked in enterprise data centers in healthcare, hands-on with the infrastructure that keeps critical operations running 24/7. All told, I've supported 500+ users across healthcare, financial services, education, and more. Along the way I've watched small businesses overpay for support that was too slow, too outdated, and too impersonal.

BlueFort IT bridges that gap. I bring enterprise-level knowledge and discipline to businesses that could never afford an enterprise IT department. I've built networks from scratch, migrated organizations to the cloud, locked down systems that were wide open, and helped teams stop wasting hours on work that software should be handling. This is how IT support should work: fast, modern, personal, and built to make your business better, not just keep it running.

These days most of my time goes into AI. I build and run AI agents every day, for my own business and for clients, so I know what actually works, what is hype, and how to put it on top of systems that will not fall over. That is what BlueFort does now: help small businesses grow with AI, with an IT team underneath it that knows how to keep it all running.

Daryl Shiromoto, Founder

FAQ

Questions we hear a lot.

How much does this cost?
AI setup packages start at $750 to set up and $149 a month. Managed IT (BlueFort Care) is $125 per person per month, with a minimum of $625 a month that covers up to 5 people, so there are no surprise bills. Every price is on our prices page. The free check is the best way to find out what you need. There's no commitment. See every price
Is AI safe for patient or client data?
It can be, if it is set up right. We use HIPAA-ready tools where they exist and keep sensitive details out of general AI services. If your data cannot leave the building at all, we can run AI models on hardware inside your own network instead.
We already have an IT guy. Why would we need you?
A lot of our clients have an internal person handling some IT. We don't replace them. We support them. We handle the stuff they don't have time for: security monitoring, cloud management, vendor coordination, after-hours issues. Think of us as the team behind your team.
We're too small for managed IT.
If your business has 5 or more employees using computers, you have an IT environment, whether you're managing it or not. We work with businesses as small as 5 people and as large as 150+. The managed plan scales to fit.
What if we don't like the service?
Leave. Seriously. We don't do long-term lock-in contracts. We earn your business every month. If we're not delivering value, you should absolutely find someone who does.
What's an AI Opportunity Check?
It's a free 30-minute video call where we look at where your week goes and name the two or three setups worth doing. Before you pay anything, we show you one of them working on a real example from your business. If AI is not the answer, we'll say so. If your IT needs attention first, we'll tell you that too.

Thirty minutes to find the hours AI could give back to your team every week.

No commitment. No sales pitch. You see one setup working on your own business before you pay anything.

Tell us what you need

Tell us a bit about you. We'll be in touch within one business day. No commitment, no sales pitch.

We respect your privacy. We'll never share your info.