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Technology Strategy

Strategic tech leadership. Without the full-time hire.

Fractional CTO services for businesses that need technology direction but aren't ready for a six-figure salary. Quarterly roadmaps, vendor management, and board-level reporting.

Reviewed by the Stabilise engineering team.

+44 203 355 7522

What's Included

What a fractional CTO does for you

Technology Roadmapping

A prioritised 12-month plan covering infrastructure, security, tools, and capacity. Updated quarterly as your business evolves.

Board & Investor Reporting

Clear, non-technical reporting on IT posture, security compliance, and technology investment. Ready for board packs and due diligence.

Vendor Management

We manage your ISP, SaaS vendors, hardware suppliers, and contractors. One point of contact instead of five.

Growth Planning

Headcount doubling? Opening a second office? We plan the infrastructure and tooling ahead of time so growth doesn't break anything.

IT Budget Ownership

Annual IT budget planning with lifecycle forecasting. You know what you'll spend, when, and why.

Quarterly Business Reviews

Structured quarterly reviews where we go through what worked, what didn't, and what comes next, with the numbers on the table rather than anyone's gut feel.

Fractional CTO Services for Growing Businesses

Hiring a full-time CTO costs upwards of six figures before you add equity and benefits. Most businesses with 20 to 200 staff do not need that level of investment. They need strategic technology leadership on a predictable schedule. Our fractional CTO service gives you a senior technology advisor who understands your business, attends your leadership meetings, and owns your technology roadmap. You get the thinking without the headcount, and you can scale the engagement up or down as your needs change.

Quarterly Planning With an 85% Implementation Rate

Strategy is worthless if it stays on a slide deck. We run quarterly technology reviews with every strategy client, setting clear priorities, timelines, and owners for each initiative. Our 85% implementation rate across all clients means the plans we write get delivered. That number exists because we tie strategy directly to execution. Our engineering team carries out the work, so there is no gap between what gets recommended and what gets built. Roadmaps cover hardware refresh cycles, software consolidation, cloud migration, security posture improvements, and budget forecasting across a rolling 12-month horizon.

Vendor Management and Procurement

Technology decisions involve dozens of vendors, each with their own licensing models, renewal cycles, and sales pressure. We act as your single point of contact for vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, and procurement. Whether you are choosing between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, evaluating NAS solutions from Synology and QNAP, or negotiating an Apple Financial Services lease, we bring market knowledge and volume pricing that individual businesses cannot access alone. Every recommendation is vendor-neutral. We pick the best tool for your workflow, not the one that pays us the highest margin.

Aligning Technology With Business Growth

A good technology strategy removes friction from growth as well as keeping the day-to-day running. We help you plan for office moves, headcount increases, and new workflows before they become emergencies. When you win a new client that requires Cyber Essentials certification, your infrastructure is already compliant. When you hire ten people in a quarter, zero-touch deployment means they are productive on day one. Strategic planning turns IT from a cost centre into a competitive advantage, and that shift is measurable in the speed your business can move.

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Technology leadership that delivers

85% of our strategic recommendations get implemented, and we track that number deliberately, because advice that sits in a slide deck helps nobody.

85%

Implementation rate

Quarterly

Strategic reviews

12-month

Roadmap horizon

100%

Client retention

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

What does a fractional CTO do that an MSP doesn't?

An MSP keeps your IT running. A fractional CTO decides where it should go. We provide strategic technology leadership: roadmapping, vendor evaluation, budget planning, board reporting, and growth planning. Most London businesses at 15-100 employees need both.

How often do you meet with clients for strategy work?

Quarterly business reviews are standard, with monthly check-ins for active roadmap items. We're also available for ad-hoc strategic input when you're evaluating vendors, planning hires, or preparing for investor due diligence.

Can you help with investor due diligence on our IT?

Yes. We prepare technology due diligence packs covering infrastructure, security posture, compliance status, and operational maturity. Common for Series A/B startups and PE-backed businesses in London.

We're too small for a CTO. Is strategy work still relevant?

That is exactly when it matters most. Between 15 and 100 people, technology decisions compound: the MDM you pick, the identity provider, the file storage. Getting them right early is far cheaper than unwinding them at 150 people. Fractional means you pay for the thinking rather than a full-time salary.

Do you only do strategy for existing support clients?

No. Some clients engage us for strategy alone, often alongside an in-house IT person or another provider handling day-to-day support. Independent advice works either way.

Can you help us choose between Jamf, Intune, and other MDM platforms?

Yes, vendor evaluation is core strategy work. We run Jamf internally, deploy several MDM platforms for clients, and publish detailed comparisons. The recommendation is based on your fleet and compliance needs, with no reseller margin steering it.

Industries we serve with technology strategy

Get a technology roadmap that gets executed.

Start with a free assessment. We'll take an honest look at your current setup and come back with a view on what the next year of technology decisions should look like.

+44 203 355 7522