IT STRATEGY AND FRACTIONAL CIO · CHICAGOLAND
A technology roadmap, a budget you can plan around, and regular business reviews with people who know your environment. The senior IT thinking of a full-time CIO, without the full-time salary.
IS THIS YOU?
Most companies your size do not need a full-time CIO. They do need someone thinking ahead. These are the signs nobody is.
Five laptops die in the same quarter, the server warranty ran out last year, and none of it was in the budget.
New software gets bought because one department wanted it, and nobody checked whether it fits, connects or duplicates something you already pay for.
The insurer, an auditor or a large customer asks how your data is protected, and the answer is a shrug.
Tickets get closed, but nobody has ever sat down with you to talk about where the business is going and what it will need.
WHAT IT COVERS
On Managed IT this is part of every plan. On Co-Managed IT you can add it next to your own IT lead.
What changes this year, next year and after, tied to where the business is going.
Technology spend you can see coming, so it lands in the budget instead of on a credit card.
A clear view of where you are exposed and what it takes to close the gap.
A second opinion before you sign, and someone who tells you what to cancel.
A plan for how your team uses AI, before it spreads on personal accounts.
New offices, acquisitions, new staff and new systems, planned before they happen.
BUSINESS REVIEWS
Many providers quietly skip business reviews. For us they are the centerpiece of the relationship.
Your account manager compiles each review personally, around your environment. Nothing about it is automated.
Our CTO reviews every business review before it reaches you.
What was promised, what is done and what is still open, written down so nothing slides.
Monthly, quarterly, twice a year or yearly, set to what your business needs. The first one is within 90 days.
A regular report built from live data: ticket volume and trends, response performance against our SLA, patch and backup status, asset changes and upcoming lifecycle needs. A person checks it before it reaches you.
A full-time CIO is out of reach for a company of 10 to 100 people. A fractional CIO gives you the same planning, budgeting and risk view, from a team that already knows your systems.
GETTING STARTED
Nothing gets quoted off a guess. You can stop after any step, and what we find is yours to keep.
15-minute call
Where the business is going, what keeps surprising you, and whether we are a fit.
Assessment
An engineer reviews your environment, security, backups and hardware age, remotely or on-site.
Findings presentation
What we found, ranked by risk, with a 30/60/90-day plan. Your first roadmap starts here.
Proposal
A plan and a price based on what we actually saw.
Keep your IT lead and add a second senior opinion next to them for roadmap, budget and risk decisions.
We run all of it: help desk, 24/7 monitoring, cybersecurity, backups and strategy, with three plans from $130 per user per month.
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
Two offices and a hybrid team across Chicagoland, and clients who stay.
Real reviews from the Chicagoland practices and businesses we support.
Rated by our clients on their support tickets.
FAQ
A senior technology leader you share instead of hire. You get the planning a full-time CIO would do, such as a technology roadmap, a budget, risk decisions and vendor advice, without a full-time salary. You may also see it called a virtual CIO or vCIO.
Yes. Business reviews, a technology roadmap and budget planning are part of every Managed IT plan, from $130 per user per month. On Co-Managed IT you can add them next to your own IT lead.
Business reviews run monthly, quarterly, twice a year or yearly, set after onboarding to what your business needs. The first one happens within your first 90 days.
Your account manager compiles each one personally around your environment, and our CTO reviews every business review before it reaches you.
What was promised, what has been done and what is still open, plus risk, hardware lifecycle, budget and recommendations. It is accountability in both directions, written down.
Yes. Monitoring shows which devices are aging and which warranties and licenses are coming due, so replacements and renewals go into the budget ahead of time instead of arriving as emergencies.
Yes. We check new software before you buy it, review renewals before they renew, and source hardware to our specification. You can also buy direct, as long as the equipment meets that specification.
Yes. We find out who is using which AI tools, move people onto business accounts, write a short policy and review AI apps before they get access to your data. Building custom AI workflows is a separate project, quoted up front.
A short call about where the business is going and what keeps surprising you. If we are a fit, the next step is an assessment, not a sales pitch.
Tell us a little about your business and we will get you booked in.
