Infrastructure & operations
Network engineering, systems administration, Microsoft 365 and Azure, Active Directory, virtualization, and multi-site infrastructure. Professional experience includes a 4,000-account Microsoft 365 migration.
About NextGridIT
Independent thinking. Hands-on experience.
Experienced infrastructure, security, and operations support for organizations that need serious technical help—with clear scope, useful documentation, and ownership that stays with you.
The person behind the work
Benjamin Sparks
IT consultant & senior security analyst
Based in Seneca, South Carolina
NextGridIT draws on more than 20 years of professional experience across infrastructure, security, cloud migrations, support leadership, and compliance-aware operations.
That breadth matters because most technology problems do not fit neatly into one category. A provider transition can become an identity problem. A camera deployment can expose a network problem. An assessment is only useful if there is a realistic way to act on it.
The work is grounded in a simple principle: your organization should understand and control the systems it depends on. NextGridIT helps you get there through practical recommendations, hands-on work, and a documented handoff.
20+ years of professional IT experience100+ certifications across infrastructure, security, and operations.
A broad view of the environment
Experience that connects the pieces.
How that translates into work
Clear outcomes. Accountable delivery.
Projects include helping businesses transition away from an MSP, recovering municipal infrastructure access after a vendor departure, strengthening Microsoft 365 environments, and prioritizing security findings for medical practices.
Read the sanitized case studies- Scope and deliverables agreed before work begins.
- Documentation your team can use after the engagement.
- Private environments and client information treated with care.
- On-site work across the Upstate, with remote support and project travel when appropriate.
Let’s work through it
A clearer path forward starts here.
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