Advisory & Fractional CTO
Most SMBs don't need a full-time CTO. They need one for the decisions that matter -- vendor contracts, infrastructure bets, compliance posture, and the moments when the wrong call costs real money.
What You Get
A prioritized, written plan -- not a slide deck. What gets built, in what order, at what cost, and why. Reviewed and updated quarterly against actual business conditions, not wishful thinking.
We run the RFP process, evaluate bids without vendor bias, and stay in the room when contracts are negotiated. Once a vendor is in, we hold them to SLAs so you don't have to.
Regular assessments of your technology stack against HIPAA, state bar, GLBA, or whichever framework governs your industry. Written findings with remediation priority -- not a checkbox list.
Plain-language IT briefings for ownership, partners, or board members who need to understand risk and investment without decoding technical jargon.
When something breaks badly -- ransomware, data event, critical vendor failure -- you need a senior decision-maker in the room immediately. That's a standing part of every engagement.
If you have internal IT staff or multiple managed service vendors, we serve as the technical authority that keeps them coordinated, accountable, and moving in the same direction.
How It Works
We start by documenting what exists -- infrastructure, vendors, contracts, gaps, and risk exposure. No proposals until we understand the actual state of things.
Based on audit findings, we build a prioritized technology plan with budget ranges and trade-off documentation. You decide what to act on -- we advise on sequencing and risk.
Monthly or quarterly advisory cadence depending on scope. Available on call for decisions that can't wait for a scheduled meeting.
Roadmap and priorities revisited every quarter. If the business changes, the technology plan changes with it -- not at the next annual review.
Who This Is For
EHR vendor decisions, network segmentation across facilities, HIPAA documentation -- these require a senior technical voice that understands the regulatory stakes.
If you're coordinating a phone system vendor, a document management vendor, and an IT support company with no one holding them accountable to each other, that's the gap we fill.
Cloud migration, new ERP, office build-out with structured cabling -- decisions with five- or six-figure consequences deserve independent technical review before the contract is signed.
Engagements start with an audit. We document what exists, identify what's exposed, and give you a written assessment before any advisory relationship begins.