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About Sentinel South.
We're a security-first managed IT and compliance partner built for law firms, accounting practices, and medical offices that need enterprise-grade protection without enterprise overhead.
Hands-on IT expertise, built for your industry.
Sentinel South Inc is led by Jordan Sculnick, a hands-on systems engineer with 20+ years of experience across small business IT, multi-location environments, and MSP-level support. We're not a help desk call center — we're a focused, documentation-driven engineering practice that treats your IT environment like infrastructure, not a ticket queue.
We're headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and serve clients across New York, Pennsylvania, and the greater Southeast — with remote support nationwide. Sentinel South carries professional liability (E&O) and cyber liability insurance, and we're happy to provide certificates of insurance during the vendor review process.
Onsite work in each market is delivered by engineers physically based there. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre corridor is covered by our Northeastern Pennsylvania-based engineer; the New York metro is supported through a mix of scheduled onsite visits and remote engineering. Birmingham work is handled directly out of our Alabama office.
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Years of hands-on IT experience across SMB, MSP, and multi-site environments
Service markets: Birmingham, New York City, Long Island, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and nationwide remote
Focused verticals: legal, accounting, and medical/dental practices
Response time for all new client inquiries — no automated runaround
Not stock photos. Our actual builds.
Every image below is from a real Sentinel South project — rack buildouts, structured cabling, and workstation deployments we've installed and manage today.
Enterprise capabilities. SMB pricing.
We don't use cheap tools and hope for the best. Our stack is built around enterprise-grade platforms with 24/7 SOC backing, centralized monitoring, and the operational controls that large MSPs rely on — deployed and managed for your scale.
What makes us different.
Security first, always
Security isn't a bolt-on service we upsell after onboarding. It's baked into every config, every policy, and every support interaction from day one.
Documentation-driven
We document everything. Your environment shouldn't depend on one person's memory — and our support shouldn't either. Clean docs mean fast support.
Proactive, not reactive
We patch, monitor, alert, and fix before things break. A quiet IT environment isn't luck — it's the result of consistent preventive work.
Compliance-aware
We understand the specific regulatory environments our clients operate in — IRS Pub 4557 for accountants, attorney data ethics, HIPAA-aligned controls for healthcare.
Transparent billing
Flat monthly plans with defined scope. Clear invoices. No mystery charges or surprise overages. You always know what you're paying for.
Real communication
Plain English, fast responses, no jargon. We treat your staff like adults and explain what we did and why — not just that we "fixed it."
What sets us apart.
We specialize in your vertical
Most MSPs serve everyone from landscapers to law firms with the same playbook. We focus on professional services — law, accounting, and medical — where a data breach isn't just an IT problem, it's a regulatory event and a client trust crisis.
Security is the foundation, not an add-on
Our entire stack is built security-first — managed EDR with 24/7 SOC backing, M365 identity protection, hardened baselines, and MFA enforcement from day one. The first thing we do when we onboard a client is find what's exposed.
Documentation you can actually use
We document your environment comprehensively — network topology, credentials vault, device inventory, configurations. Most MSPs treat documentation as internal notes. We treat it as a client deliverable.
Compliance is built in, not bolted on
IRS Pub 4557 WISPs, attorney data ethics obligations, HIPAA-aligned controls — baked into how we scope, price, and deliver our Compliance tier from day one, not figured out when a client asks.
20+ years of real hands-on experience
Not a recently incorporated MSP with junior techs following runbooks. When you have a complex problem, you get someone who's seen it before.
Sentinel South vs. the alternatives.
| Capability | Sentinel South | Typical MSP |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical specialization (legal, CPA, medical) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Managed EDR with 24/7 SOC | ✓ | Sometimes |
| M365 identity threat detection (ITDR) | ✓ | ✗ |
| IRS Pub 4557 WISP development | ✓ | ✗ |
| Attorney data ethics alignment | ✓ | ✗ |
| Comprehensive environment documentation | ✓ | Rarely |
| Flat monthly pricing, defined scope | ✓ | Varies |
| Security baselines enforced from day one | ✓ | Sometimes |
| Security awareness training included | ✓ (Compliance) | Add-on |
| Dark web monitoring | ✓ (Compliance) | Add-on |
| Quarterly compliance reporting | ✓ (Compliance) | ✗ |
Who we work best with.
We're not the right fit for every organization. We work with firms ranging from solo practitioners to 100-user offices — small enough that you'll talk to the people who actually do the work, established enough that we'll hold you to a real security baseline regardless of size.
Solo practitioners to 100-attorney firms
Firms that handle confidential client matters and understand that their IT is a risk vector — and want a partner who takes that as seriously as they do.
Tax and accounting practices
Firms that need IRS Pub 4557 compliance and want technical controls that actually match the WISP they're required to have — not just a document.
Medical and dental offices
Small practices handling PHI that need HIPAA-aligned IT controls and a vendor who understands the stakes without charging hospital-system rates.
Any M365-reliant SMB
Organizations on Microsoft 365 that want to move from break-fix chaos to a predictable, well-documented, security-first managed environment.
Ready to talk about your IT environment?
We respond to all new inquiries within one business day. No pressure, no jargon — just an honest conversation about where you are and what better looks like.
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