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Hardware Staged, Configured, and Shipped to Your Team Before the Workday Starts.

Day-One Ready Devices. Every Single Time You Need Them.

A new hire's first week shouldn't be spent waiting on IT equipment.

With Ember One's Depot Service, every device arrives pre-staged, fully configured, and ready to work, shipped directly to your employee's door before their first day. Whether they're remote in Portland, hybrid in Tampa, or onsite at headquarters, they unbox and get to work immediately.

No delays. No setup headaches. No lost productivity.

Your IT Team Stays Focused, We Handle Everything Else

  • Pre-configured & imaged: Devices are staged in our secure facility with your exact needs

  • Ships U.S.-Wide : Office, home, or coworking space, we deliver where your team works

  • Spare inventory : Need a replacement? Same-day deployment for urgent situations

  • Warranty & RMA support: We coordinate directly with manufacturers on your behalf

  • Lifecycle tracking: From procurement to decommission, every asset is accounted for

  • Compehensive program: Onsite, hybrid, and remote employees supported seamlessly

“The Ember team never comes in with an ego. They operate with professionalism, honesty, transparency and always with a friendly approach that makes it easy for anyone here or remotely to ask for help. They operate more like trusted business partners and that’s rare in an IT company.”

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Reginald Pinckney

VP, Business Operation

“Our staff has a huge amount of confidence in Ember and respect for the way they treat every person in our office, from the founder to the newest hire! They quickly got 99.5% of our practice all set up, boosted the productivity of our whole team, and never, ever make any of us feel stupid for asking a question.”

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Renee Cook

Operations Manager & Clinical Research Coordinator

“Ember One has been a trusted partner to our companies for over a decade, providing consistent and reliable IT support across multiple geographies. As our managed service provider, they’ve delivered scalable solutions tailored to the unique needs of each location, allowing us to expand internationally with confidence. Their team operates as a true extension of ours—proactive, responsive, and deeply committed to keeping our infrastructure secure and resilient. Thanks to their professionalism and dedication, we’ve been able to stay focused on innovation and growth. A partnership of this length speaks volumes about both their technical expertise and the genuine care they bring to every engagement.”

Thong Q. Le

Investment Director and Managing Partner of the Strategic Investment Fund atGates Foundation& Senior Managing Director | Chairman at Accelerator Life Science Partners

“I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the support you provide during our onboarding process. I consistently hear from new hires how responsive and helpful you are when getting their IT set up. Your quick turnaround and clear guidance make a big difference in ensuring they have a smooth start and feel supported right away. Your efforts really contribute to creating a positive first impression of Avalyn for our new employees, and I appreciate the partnership you provide to make that happen. Thank you again for everything you do!”

Alyssa Black

Director Human Resources – Avalyn Pharma

“Having used Ember One for IT support in three companies that I was the CEO, one small, two medium sized, over the past 15 years, I am constantly impressed with their level of service. They are adept at serving employees at remote locations at home, or in other states as well as in United Kingdom. In 15 years, I have not heard a single complaint about IT, something that was common in prior companies that I had in-house support. They place a strong emphasis on security, ensuring systems are well protected and company data remains safe. Their billing is fair and transparent.”

Bruce Montgomery, MD

CEO of Seastone Pharma

Your Team Stays Focused, We Handle Everything else

Zero-Touch Provisioning

Devices are staged, imaged, and configured to your exact specifications in our secure facility before they ever reach your team on day one.

Nationwide Fulfillment

Home office, coworking space, or headquarters, we ship fully prepared hardware anywhere in the U.S. without delays or complications along the way.

Rapid Replacement Inventory

Hardware breaks. We maintain a pool of spare, pre-staged devices ready for immediate, same-day deployment when emergencies strike and your team can't afford to wait.

Hassle-Free Management

We take over the busywork, handling all RMAs, warranty claims, and manufacturer coordination on your behalf so your team never has to deal with it.

End-to-End Asset Tracking

Gain complete visibility into your environment. Every single device is tracked from initial procurement all the way through to secure, documented decommission without any gaps.

Unified Support

One comprehensive program that perfectly supports your onsite, hybrid, and fully remote workforce no matter where your team members happen to be working.

The IT Problem That Businesses Never See Coming

Getting a new employee set up sounds simple until you're coordinating procurement, imaging, shipping, and access all at once. For most organizations without dedicated IT staff, device provisioning is one of the most time-consuming and error-prone processes they deal with.

The same challenge applies when hardware fails unexpectedly. Without a ready supply of configured spares, a single device failure can take an employee offline for days while a replacement is ordered, shipped, and set up from scratch.

Built for Teams That Can't Afford Downtime

Ember One's depot service was built for organizations that need device logistics handled reliably, without building an internal IT operation to manage it. Whether you're onboarding one employee or twenty, the process is the same.

Every device that leaves our facility is fully configured, tested, and ready to use. Your new hire doesn't wait, your remote employee isn't left without a working machine, and your IT team, if you have one, isn't buried in provisioning tasks that pull them away from their work.

The People Behind the Hardware

Depot services are only as good as the team running them. Ember One's approach combines secure infrastructure, experienced technicians, and a logistics process built to scale with your organization without adding complexity on your end.

Complete Device Visibility

Every asset is tracked from the moment it enters our facility all the way through its entire lifecycle, giving your organization a clear and consistently accurate picture of your complete hardware inventory so nothing is ever lost, forgotten, or left unaccounted for at any stage of ownership.

No Outsourced Logistics

All depot work is performed exclusively by full-time W2 Ember One employees working in our own facility, so quality and accountability stay entirely consistent across every device we touch, with absolutely no reliance on third-party vendors, outside contractors, or subcontracted service providers of any kind.

Scales With Your Team

Whether you're adding one employee or onboarding an entire department at once, our provisioning process is built to handle the volume without cutting corners, skipping configurations, or pushing your onboarding timelines back, regardless of how quickly your organization is growing or how complex your requirements are.

Ships on Your Schedule

Devices are fully prepared, configured, and shipped according to your specific onboarding timeline and requirements, so new hires and remote employees always receive their equipment exactly when they need it, without last-minute delays, missing components, or logistics surprises derailing your carefully planned onboarding schedule.

FAQs About Our Depot Services

How long does device provisioning actually take for remote employees?

Provisioning timelines for remote employees depend on shipping destination, device availability, and configuration complexity. In a well-run depot operation, a fully imaged and configured device can typically be prepared within one to two business days, with delivery time added on top based on location. Planning ahead for scheduled start dates helps avoid delays.

What is the difference between imaging and configuration in device provisioning?

Imaging refers to installing a standardized operating system and software baseline onto a device, while configuration involves setting up user-specific applications, access credentials, and security policies. Both steps are typically completed before a device ships so the employee can begin working without requiring IT involvement on their end.

How should organizations handle device recovery when an employee leaves?

Offboarding a device properly involves revoking access, wiping or re-imaging the hardware, and returning it to available inventory or decommissioning it based on age and condition. Having a defined process for this ensures data is protected and the device can be redeployed or retired cleanly without gaps in your asset records.

What are the risks of managing device provisioning without a dedicated process?

Without a structured provisioning process, organizations risk shipping misconfigured devices, missing security baselines, losing track of assets, and creating inconsistent employee experiences. These gaps become more costly as headcount grows, since each unmanaged device represents a potential security vulnerability and an added burden on whoever ends up handling the setup.