Services

IT strategy, architecture and consulting

Senior, independent advice for leadership teams: roadmaps, architecture, reviews and CTO-level guidance.

Overview

Why it matters

Big decisions about data centres, cloud, security and suppliers deserve senior, independent advice. Getting them wrong is expensive and hard to undo.

Our Founder & CTO brings 15 years across networks, infrastructure, security and cloud, and now data centre design including for hyperscale cloud providers, to help you set direction and invest with confidence.

Who it is for
Boards, leadership teams and IT leaders
How we engage
Fixed-fee reviews, advisory projects and fractional CTO services
Outcome
Clear direction and decisions you can explain

Capabilities

What we deliver

IT strategy and roadmaps

A clear plan that ties technology investment to business goals.

Infrastructure and cloud architecture

Target architectures for data centres, networks, cloud and identity.

IT systems review

A fixed-fee audit with a clear, prioritised action report.

Data centre strategy

Build, colocate or move to the cloud: an independent analysis of the options.

Supplier and technology selection

Clear requirements, fair evaluations and well-informed decisions.

Fractional CTO

Senior technology leadership, part time, without a full-time executive salary.

Plain English first

What it means for you, and the technical detail

What it means for you

  • A clear roadmap tied to business goals
  • Independent advice focused on your needs
  • Board-ready reporting on risk and investment
  • Decisions you can explain to stakeholders

The technical detail

  • Current-state assessment and target architecture
  • Resilience, continuity and disaster recovery design
  • Capacity and cost modelling
  • Technology risk assessment
  • Board and committee reporting

How we work

From first conversation to results

  1. Listen

    We understand your goals, constraints and concerns.

  2. Assess

    An evidence-based view of where you are today.

  3. Recommend

    Clear options, costs, risks and a prioritised roadmap.

  4. Support delivery

    Help turning the plan into results, if you want it.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

What does the IT systems review include?

A fixed-fee review of security, devices, backup, network and Microsoft 365, with a written report in priority order. It is useful before a budget round, after a restructure or when changing IT provider.

What is a fractional CTO?

A senior technology leader who works with you part time. You get strategic leadership and board-level reporting without hiring a full-time executive.

Do we have to use you for delivery?

No. Our recommendations are yours to use however you choose.

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Let’s talk

Start a conversation about your data centre or IT

As a founder-led start-up, you speak directly to our Founder & CTO. Tell us what you are working on and we will give you an honest view of options and next steps.