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vCIO and IT consulting services in Tampa Bay
A technology leader at your table.
Every business should have a Chief Information Officer, but very few can find or afford one. Your assigned vCIO becomes part of your team and sits in on executive or board meetings as needed. The laptop budget, the insurance questionnaire and the move to the new office stop being surprises.
A year with a vCIO
No more technology surprises in the budget meeting.
One road map, four quarters. Pick a quarter to see what's on the table.
Technology road mapExample year
January: what you have, what it costs, what's next.
We take stock of every device, license and vendor contract, then build the year's IT budget and road map with your leadership, line by line.
- Technology planningEvery PC, server and license on one list, with its age
- IT budgetingA number for the year you can defend in the budget meeting
- Road mapProjects in order, each one approved by you first
Before hurricane season: the plan for the worst day.
Business continuity and disaster recovery, written down before June. Who calls whom, where the data comes back from, and how the phones keep ringing when the office is dark.
- BCDRA recovery plan your staff have actually read
- CybersecurityPolicies checked against how people really work
- Cloud servicesWhat should live in the cloud, and what shouldn't
The refresh, without the lost week.
The aging laptops and the old server get replaced on a schedule, not on the day they die. We pick the hardware and software, manage the vendors and the project, and train your people so the change sticks.
- Hardware and software selectionChosen for the job, not the catalog
- Vendor and project managementOne person chasing every vendor
- TrainingClassroom-style, online or on site, at your pace
The board meeting: what got done, and next year.
Your vCIO reports to leadership or the board in plain words: what changed, what it cost, where the risks are now, and what next year's road map should hold.
- Business analysisWhich technology paid off, and which didn't
- Data analyticsNumbers from your own systems, not guesses
- Change managementNext year's plan, agreed before January
Example year. Your road map follows your goals and your calendar.
For the size you are
The same advice a large company pays an executive for.
Non-profits and small businesses need the same technology planning as large companies, without a full-time technology executive on staff. Preparing for an infrastructure refresh? Our team starts with a custom consult, free of charge.
Decades of combined experience from Cosaint's team of recognized experts. Defending Florida businesses since 2001, one of the first Microsoft Certified managed service providers.
Where our consultants work with you
- Technology planning and project management
- IT budgeting and road-mapping
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
- Cybersecurity strategy and policy
- Vendor management, hardware and software selection
- Training and procedures your team adopts
Straight answers
Questions about a vCIO
Something else on your mind? Call 813-430-4800 and a person answers.
Who it is forNon-profits and churches with a board to answer to, medical practices planning a refresh, law firms and CPAs and senior living operators.
Areas we serveTampa, Brandon, Lakeland, and St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
What does a vCIO do?
A vCIO gives you the strategic IT guidance a Chief Information Officer would: technology planning, IT budgeting and road-mapping, vendor management, and business continuity planning. Your assigned vCIO becomes part of your team and sits in on executive or board meetings as needed.
Do you train our staff?
Yes. Classroom-style training online and on site, with procedures and best practices your team adopts, for individuals or groups, at the pace you choose.
We're planning an infrastructure refresh. Where do we start?
With a custom consult, free of charge. Call 813-430-4800.
Do non-profits need a vCIO?
Non-profits and small businesses need the same technology advice and planning as large companies, but often can't fund a full-time technology executive. A vCIO fills that seat.
Free. 45 minutes. Yours to keep.
Let's find the open doors.
We talk through your security, phones, and website. Nothing to install, and it all happens on one call. You get a written security review and a plan you can carry out yourself, or with us.
How switching works
- Day oneYou get your own primary technician, with our whole team behind them.
- Week 1We gather every password, license, and vendor contact ourselves.
- Weeks 2 and 3SHIELDS goes on after hours, and your phones keep their numbers, so nobody's morning changes.
- AlwaysYour domain, numbers, and passwords stay in your name, even if you leave.