Senior tech leadership without hiring a full-time CTO
We handle your cloud, security, vendors, and technology decisions — so you can focus on running your business. AWS, Azure, GCP — designed, deployed, and managed by someone who's done it at enterprise scale for 10+ years.
Is this the right fit?
This service is designed for growing businesses with real technology needs.
- You have 10-100 employees
- You have some technology in place but no dedicated CTO or VP of Engineering
- You're spending more on cloud than you think you should
- Your team is making tech decisions without a clear strategy
- You've been meaning to address security but haven't had time
- You need someone technical to evaluate vendors and manage contracts
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Everything your CTO would do
Strategic guidance and hands-on execution across all areas of technology.
- Technology roadmaps aligned to your business goals
- Build vs. buy decisions
- Architecture reviews and recommendations
- Technical due diligence
- AWS, Azure, or GCP cost optimization
- Right-sizing resources and reserved instances
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Migration from legacy or on-prem systems
- Security audits and hardening
- Compliance reviews (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI awareness)
- Access control and identity management
- Incident response planning
- Engineering team mentorship and code review
- Hiring support and technical interview design
- Vendor evaluation and contract negotiation
- Technical onboarding for new hires
Flexible engagement models
Month-to-month retainers — no long-term contracts required. Scale up or down as your needs change.
- Monthly strategy call (1 hr)
- Architecture and technology reviews
- Vendor evaluation support
- Email support (48-hr response)
- Quarterly technology roadmap updates
- Everything in Advisory
- 10 hrs/mo of hands-on engineering work
- Cloud infrastructure management
- Security monitoring and hardening
- Code review and architecture guidance
- Priority support (24-hr response)
- Everything in Hands-on
- 20 hrs/mo of dedicated technical leadership
- Team mentorship and 1:1s
- Vendor and partner management
- Board/executive reporting
- Dedicated Slack/Teams channel
Scoped projects
Not everything needs a retainer. We also take on scoped, one-time projects:
Move from on-prem or legacy cloud to a modern, documented setup
Comprehensive review of your security posture with a prioritized fix list
Terraform or CloudFormation for reproducible, auditable infrastructure
Find and eliminate wasted cloud spend
Flexible payment options
We accept credit card, ACH, and check. Retainers are billed monthly. Project work can be split 50% upfront / 50% on completion for engagements over $5,000.
Serving the Fox Valley and beyond
Based in St. Charles, we work with businesses across the Fox Valley and Chicagoland. Remote engagements available nationwide.
Frequently asked questions
Ready to talk technology?
Whether you need a full technical strategy or just a second opinion — we're here to help. No pressure, just a conversation.