Part-time technology leadership for small and mid-sized businesses.

Someone to own your technology decisions, security and continuity planning, for the hours you need and not a full-time salary.

When this tends to help

One person knows how everything works, and there's no written plan if they leave.

Business accounts and subscriptions are in someone's personal name.

A client, insurer or auditor is asking security questions you can't answer with confidence.

Policies exist on paper, but nobody has set up the controls to enforce them.

An audit or legal request means producing documents and emails from years back, and nobody is sure where they are.

What's included

The mix depends on your business. These are the areas we usually work in. Much of our work is in Microsoft 365 and Azure, but the approach carries over to other platforms. Tell us what you use.

Systems inventory

An inventory of your systems and accounts, diagrams of how data moves between them, and a short list of risks in priority order.

Security and access

Multi-factor sign-in, role-based access, password management, and device management with Defender and Intune.

Data protection and records

Retention policies, sensitivity labels, geographic access limits, and the ability to find and produce documents and communications from years back when legal needs them.

Continuity planning

A written "break glass" plan so the business can get into its own systems if the person who runs them isn't available.

Vendors and budget

Review of licences, subscriptions and cloud spend against what the business earns, and help with vendor decisions.

Policies and AI use

Plain-language IT and AI-use policies, and the settings that turn what your lawyers want into something enforced.

How it works

Technology audit

A fixed-scope first step covering your infrastructure, security, continuity risk and compliance readiness. You get a written report with prioritized recommendations, and no commitment to continue.

Fix what matters first

If the audit shows work to do, we agree on the urgent items, usually access, MFA and a continuity plan, and do those first.

Ongoing support

A monthly arrangement with agreed hours, much like a fractional CFO. Price and scope are set after the audit, so you know what you're signing up for.

An example

One company had personal subscriptions standing in for business accounts, a key vendor account controlled by one person, and no system documentation since 1990. Over a few years it moved to a managed Microsoft 365 setup with MFA, device management and retention policies. The written continuity plan took about three months.

What this isn't

It isn't a help desk. If you need someone to reset passwords every day, a managed service provider is a better fit, and we're happy to work alongside one. It also isn't a full-time role. The point is to give you senior input for the hours you need.

Get in touch

Tell us what your technology situation looks like and we'll tell you whether this would help.

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