Practical IT consulting for growing businesses
Independent advice on what to buy, what to build and what to leave alone — from people with no product to sell you.
Better technology decisions, made earlier
Most expensive technology mistakes are decision mistakes, not build mistakes — the wrong platform chosen under time pressure, a subscription nobody reviewed, an upgrade delayed until it became an emergency.
Our consulting work is deliberately unglamorous. We look at what you have, what it costs, what it is holding back, and what the sensible next move is. Then we write it down so you can act on it with or without us.
What we advise on
IT strategy
A technology direction that matches where the business is actually heading.
Technology assessment
An honest audit of current systems, costs, risks and duplication.
Digital transformation
Moving paper and manual processes into systems, in a sequence that works.
Infrastructure guidance
Hosting, networks, devices, backups and where the weak points are.
Software selection
Independent comparison of options against your requirements and budget.
Process improvement
Fixing the workflow before automating it, so you do not automate waste.
IT planning
Budgets, renewal dates and replacement cycles you can plan around.
Technology roadmaps
A staged twelve to twenty-four month plan with costs attached to each step.
Where businesses usually get stuck
Outdated systems
Software still running because replacing it feels riskier than keeping it.
Inefficient processes
Manual steps costing hours a week that nobody has been asked to fix.
Technology selection
Three vendors, three demos, and no way to compare them fairly.
Security concerns
Uncertainty about backups, access control and what happens after an incident.
Scalability
Systems that worked at ten staff and are straining at thirty.
Rising costs
Subscriptions and licences that have grown without anyone auditing them.
A morning, then something in writing
A typical assessment is a couple of hours with the people who use the systems daily, followed by a written summary of what is costing you time, what is a genuine risk, and what to do first.
You keep the document whether or not you engage us for the work.
How a consulting engagement runs
Understand
Your goals, constraints, budget and the pressure that prompted the call.