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Advisory · an objective review of your technology

A plain, factual picture of your technology, its risks and what to fix first.

We review your infrastructure, security posture, software licences, cloud use and operational bottlenecks, and tell you what we find without softening it. You receive an inventory of what you have, an assessment of the risks, an analysis of the technical debt and the bottlenecks that slow people down, and a prioritized plan, so that leadership knows where the exposure is and what to do about it, in what order.

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What you get

What is included in Technology Assessment

  • Asset inventory

    A complete list of hardware, software and cloud services, with ownership, age and support status.

  • Security posture review

    Where you are exposed: accounts, devices, networks, backups and habits, with findings ranked by risk.

  • Technical debt and bottlenecks

    What is ageing, fragile or slowing people down, and what it would take to put right.

  • Licence and cost review

    What you pay for, what you use, and where you are paying twice or not covered.

  • Resilience check

    Whether backups work, who can recover what, and how long you could be without key systems.

  • A prioritized plan

    The findings turned into an action plan: what to do first, what can wait and what to leave alone.

Is it the right one?

Where it fits, and where it does not

We would rather you choose the right thing than the one we happen to be discussing.

A strong fit when

  • You have inherited systems that nobody has fully documented.
  • A customer, insurer or auditor has asked about your IT and security.
  • You are about to invest in a major project and want a baseline first.
  • You suspect you are paying for things you do not use, and missing things you need.

Look at something else when

  • You need a technical penetration test: that is a specialist, separate exercise, which we can help you commission.
  • You already know the problem and want the fix: go to the solution, such as Cybersecurity or Cloud Strategy & Migration.
  • You want a certificate: an assessment is not certification, and we will not describe it as one.

How we run it

How we run Technology Assessment

Every engagement runs in phases, so the business sees progress and risks surface early. The timescale for each phase is set after an assessment, not before.

  1. Scope

    Agree what is in and out, who we talk to and what access we need.

  2. Collect

    Gather the inventory, the configurations and the contracts, and talk to the people who use and run them.

  3. Assess

    Check security, resilience, cost and condition against good practice and your own needs.

  4. Rank

    Rank the findings by risk and by effort, so that the order of work is clear.

  5. Report

    Write it plainly, with evidence, for leadership and for the technical team.

  6. Read out

    Walk through the findings with you, answer questions and agree next steps.

Questions we are asked

Technology Assessment: questions and answers

Will you tell us if the findings are bad?

Yes, plainly. An assessment that softens its findings is of no use. We report what we find, with evidence, and what to do about it, in an order you can act on.

Is this the same as a penetration test?

No. An assessment reviews your technology, configuration, processes and risks. A penetration test is a separate, specialist exercise in which testers try to break in. We can recommend when you need one and help you commission it.

What do you need from us?

A named contact, access to your systems or to someone who can show them to us, your contracts and inventories if you have them, and some time with the people who run things. We agree the exact list when we scope the work.

Goes well with

Related services

  • Advisory

    IT Consulting

    Technology advice tied to business goals: audits, target architecture, vendor selection and the cost of ownership behind each choice.

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  • Advisory

    Strategic Technology Planning

    A multi-year technology roadmap and budget, with architecture blueprints and continuity plans that follow your business plan.

    Explore Technology Planning
  • Security

    Cybersecurity

    Firewalls, endpoint detection, identity controls and incident-response planning, backed by regular vulnerability assessment.

    Explore Cybersecurity

Delivered on

The solutions it is carried out on

  • Security

    Cybersecurity & Zero-Trust Access

    Layered defence for networks, endpoints and identities: firewalls, endpoint detection, multi-factor access and regular vulnerability checks.

    Explore Zero-Trust Security
  • Cloud

    Cloud Strategy & Migration

    Plan and move workloads to Microsoft Azure or a hybrid setup, with the cost and security design agreed before anything moves.

    Explore Cloud Migration
  • Operations

    Managed IT & Monitoring

    Monitoring, patching, helpdesk and regular reviews, so your systems are looked after between projects.

    Explore Managed IT Support

Start the conversation

Get an honest baseline of your technology.

Tell us what you run and what prompted the question: an audit, an incident, a project or a suspicion. We will say what an assessment would cover and what you would have at the end.

  • An inventory of what you have, and who looks after it
  • The risks, ranked, with evidence
  • A prioritized plan you can act on with us or without us

What happens next

  1. Tell us where you are

    A short form or a call: what you run today, and what is getting in the way.

  2. We review it with you

    A named consultant looks at your situation and talks through the options and what each would involve.

  3. You decide what comes next

    You leave with a clear picture and a recommended scope you can take to your team.