Architecture & systems review
An outside read on whether your current architecture can support what you're planning to build next, before you commit budget to a direction.
Advisory
Technology decisions that hold up after the contract ends.
Independent, vendor-neutral consulting on the architecture, infrastructure, and technology choices that AI and modernization initiatives get built on.
Where this fits
Broader than AI strategy, narrower than a staffing contract.
Our AI Strategy service scopes AI initiatives specifically. Most legacy organizations also have technology decisions that sit underneath and around those initiatives — architecture, infrastructure, vendor selection, integration — that need an independent read regardless of whether AI is in the picture yet.
How this differs from staff augmentation
- We recommend, we don't just staff — every engagement produces a written position, not just headcount against a backlog
- Vendor-neutral by default — we have no reseller margin riding on which platform you choose
- Scoped to a decision, not a headcount gap — engagements have a defined question and a defined end
What we advise on
Four kinds of technology decisions we get brought in for.
Vendor & build-vs-buy evaluation
Evaluating platforms and vendors against your actual constraints — data handling, lock-in, integration cost — not a marketing deck.
Infrastructure & cloud strategy
Right-sizing cloud spend, evaluating migration paths, and planning the infrastructure that scales with the system you're building.
Technology due diligence
Independent technical assessments for M&A, investment, or board-level decisions — a clear-eyed read on what you're actually acquiring or funding.
How an engagement runs
Three steps, deliberately short.
Advisory engagements are scoped to a decision, not a retainer — most run two to six weeks.
01
Assess
Review the current environment, the constraints in play, and what's actually driving the decision — not just the question as first framed.
02
Recommend
A written recommendation with trade-offs made explicit, delivered to whoever owns the decision — not a vendor-neutral-sounding pitch for the option we'd profit most from.
03
Support the decision
Available through implementation or vendor selection if you want it — not gone the day the report is delivered.
Have a technology decision on the table?
Get an independent read before you commit.
Most advisory engagements start with a short scoping call — no obligation past that conversation.