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Strategic consulting from senior engineers. We advise in-house IT teams on complex technical decisions, and deliver structured gap and workflow analysis for leadership teams driving operational change. Twenty-six years of cross-industry experience. Your team executes. We advise.
Senior expertise for your team. Zero operational overlap.
Good IT staff are hard to find. Your team handles L1 and L2 with skill, but complex projects, cybersecurity architecture, and infrastructure planning require specialized depth that most in-house teams don’t carry. That’s where we come in.
CMO provides strategic guidance, architectural planning, and implementation recommendations. The client’s IT team executes every change. This isn’t outsourcing. It’s having a senior engineering team available when complex questions arise. We work alongside your team to build solutions, not to take over operations.
Advisory only means we do not touch the network. We do not log into systems. We do not deploy software. We do not make configuration changes. This clear boundary is designed to minimise liability overlap, reduce insurance complexity, and maintain operational clarity for both teams. Your organization retains full control and accountability for every decision and change.
Most consulting relationships start with a referral, whether through the Microsoft Partner network or an existing client, when an organization needs senior expertise it doesn’t have on staff. The engagement that follows depends on the challenge: migrating a Google Workspace tenant to M365, designing a cybersecurity framework from scratch, restructuring Active Directory for hybrid join, or building a backup and continuity architecture that actually survives an outage. Every engagement is different, but the model is always the same: we plan it, your team builds it.
Many consulting clients start with a single project and discover the value of having senior expertise on call. CMO works with these organizations on an ongoing basis, providing continuous guidance as their environments evolve. The relationship grows because the knowledge transfer is real and measurable.
Strategic consulting areas.
Framework selection, security stack design, EDR/SOC/SIEM planning, and rollout strategy. We design the security model. Your team implements it.
Google Workspace to M365 migration planning, tenant architecture, conditional access design, and security configuration guidance.
Business continuity architecture, backup strategy design, recovery objective planning, and disaster recovery documentation. We plan it. Your team builds it.
AD restructuring, hybrid join planning, Entra ID architecture, and identity governance strategy for complex or growing environments.
Platform selection guidance for RMM, EDR, SOC, and documentation tools. We help your team build the operational foundation of a well-run IT department.
Knowledge base architecture, runbook development, change management processes, and operational documentation standards that make your team more effective.
Twenty-six years of IT and business automation experience delivered as a structured engagement. We map how your business actually operates, identify the gaps between current state and best practice, and deliver a prioritized report your leadership team can use to drive meaningful operational change. Engagements typically run two to three weeks.
Before artificial intelligence (AI) tools enter your business, we set the guardrails. Acceptable use policies, Shadow AI inventory, data exposure reviews, and PIPEDA-aligned governance. Your team captures the productivity gain without exposing the business to liability.
We help you choose the right AI platforms for your business, guide your team through licensing, data residency, and security configuration, then deliver hands-on training so your staff use AI confidently. You get the productivity gain without the risk. Vendor-neutral guidance, plain-spoken delivery, no lock-in.
Frequently asked questions.
You receive a documented map of your current workflows, a gap report identifying inefficiencies and operational bottlenecks, and a prioritized improvement roadmap. Recommendations cover process changes, technology investments, automation opportunities, and staffing adjustments, ranked by impact and effort so your leadership team can sequence what matters most. Engagements typically run two to three weeks from kickoff to delivery. The deliverable is yours regardless of whether you continue with implementation work through us.
Engagements typically run two to three weeks from kickoff to delivery. Pricing is fixed and quoted after the discovery call based on the scope of your business, the number of stakeholders involved, and the depth of the workflow map you need. There are no hourly billing surprises. You receive the full deliverable on a defined timeline, and the workflow map, gap report, and improvement roadmap remain yours regardless of whether you continue with implementation work.
Managed IT is an ongoing service where we monitor, maintain, and secure your systems on a continuous basis. IT consulting is project-based or advisory work: strategic planning, infrastructure assessments, technology roadmaps, vendor evaluations, or second opinions on decisions your internal team is making. Some clients use both; others only need one.
Absolutely. Many of our consulting engagements support existing internal IT staff. We provide senior-level expertise for specific projects, architecture decisions, security assessments, or compliance requirements that fall outside your team’s core experience. Your team stays in control, and we provide depth where you need it.
Common engagements include infrastructure assessments, cloud migration planning, network redesigns, security posture reviews, M365 tenant audits, disaster recovery planning, and technology roadmap development. We also consult on vendor selection and can provide independent evaluations of proposals you have received from other providers.
We start with a discovery call to understand your situation and objectives. From there, we scope the engagement, whether it is a one-time assessment, a fixed-scope project, or ongoing advisory hours. You receive a clear proposal with defined deliverables and pricing before any work begins. No open-ended billing surprises.
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