Sometimes what you need is not a repair but an answer: whether a quote is reasonable, whether a plan will scale, whether the vendor is telling you the whole story. Consulting is time spent on your problem with no product being sold at the end of it. You get a straight recommendation and the reasoning behind it, in writing if that is useful.
What is included
- Review of your current systems, with risks and priorities identified
- Technology planning, budgeting, and replacement lifecycle advice
- Independent review of vendor quotes, contracts, and proposals
- Migration and upgrade planning before the work is committed to
- Security and privacy posture review for small organizations
- Backup and business continuity planning
- Written recommendations you can act on with or without me
This is probably what you need if…
- A quote or proposal you want checked by someone with no stake in it
- A project that needs planning before money is spent
- Inheriting a system nobody documented
- Knowing something is wrong but not what to ask for