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Fractional CTO vs. Full-Time Hire: What Does Your Business Actually Need?
You think you need a CTO. But do you really need to pay someone $250k a year to sit in meetings? Here is the brutally honest math on when to rent vs. buy.
Enterprise IT Strategy.
Tailored for Canadian SMBs.
Stop reacting to IT issues. Start predicting growth with clear roadmaps, secure cloud platforms, and enterprise-grade performance.
What We Bring to Your Business
Strategic Capabilities for Growth.
Strategic Consulting
Get C-Suite level advisory to align your technology with your growth goals. We deliver clear Roadmaps, CTO Oversight, and vendor-agnostic planning.
Cloud Platform
Design, migration, and management of Public, Private, or Hybrid Cloud environments. Secure, scalable, and optimized for cost.
DevOps & Automation
Implement next-generation CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and developer tooling for rapid, reliable production releases.
Data Management
Ensure your data is clean, reliable, and secure. Services include Data Architecture, Backups, and BI Dashboards.
Custom Software
Build new Web/Mobile Apps, APIs, and modernize legacy systems to eliminate technical debt.
Specialized Infra
High-level expertise for demanding compute needs. HPC, AI Clusters, and optimized local storage solutions.
Technology Agnostic Expertise
We design solutions using industry-leading proprietary and open-source standards to ensure scalability, cost efficiency, and zero vendor lock-in.
Predictable Delivery Models
We replaced open-ended hourly billing with clear deliverables. You invest in outcomes, not timesheets.
Strategic Roadmap & Blueprint
We analyze your environment and engineer a complete roadmap. You get a ready-to-build specification with a fixed price.
Phase 0 audit fees are credited toward Phase 1 execution.
Fixed-Price Implementation
We execute the design for the fixed project fee established in the Blueprint. No hourly billing, no surprises. We deliver the outcome, or we absorb the overage.
Managed Operations & Executive Leadership
From Managed Cloud Operations to Fractional CTO leadership. We provide ongoing security, optimization, and strategic guidance for a predictable monthly fee.
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Data Sovereignty 101: What Canadian SMBs Need to Know About Bill C-27
Is your client data sitting on a server in Virginia? If you don't know the answer, you might be in trouble. We break down Bill C-27 without putting you to sleep.
Why Your Cloud Bill Is Taking Away Your Money. How You Can Stop It
Remember when they told you the cloud would be cheaper but your AWS bill looks like a phone number, eh? You're paying the 'Lazy Tax.' Here is how to stop the bleeding.
The Silent Killer of Growth: Refactor or Rebuild
Your legacy systems are not only old, they're also costing you interest every day. We'll examine the different strategies of patching what you have versus burning it to the ground to rebuild.
Ready to Stop Guessing and Start Growing?
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