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ExploreTechnology Assessments
Find out where you actually stand
A defined, fixed-fee review of one part of your environment, delivered as a written report with prioritised findings you own.
Overview
The lowest-risk way to start working with us
An assessment is a contained engagement. We look at a defined area, document what we find, rank the findings by risk and effort, and hand you a report. There is no requirement to have us implement anything.
It is also the most useful thing to do before a large decision. Refresh or migrate, insource or outsource, buy the security product or fix the configuration — all of those benefit from a documented current-state position rather than an assumption.
Findings are written for two audiences: an executive summary that a non-technical decision-maker can act on, and technical detail your engineers or your next supplier can work from.
What changes
Outcomes we are measured on
The point of the work, stated as results rather than product names.
01
A documented current state
What you have, how it is configured and where the gaps are — in writing, and yours to keep.
02
Findings ranked by what matters
Risk, effort and business impact for each item, so remediation can be sequenced sensibly.
03
Budget you can motivate for
Evidence to support a capital or operational request that would otherwise be a matter of opinion.
04
A baseline to measure against
A reference point so improvement over the following year is demonstrable.
Capabilities
What sits inside this practice
Capability areas we design, implement and support. Scope for any engagement is agreed and documented in writing.
Assessment types
Choose the area that matters most right now.
- Infrastructure Health Assessment
- Security Posture Assessment
- Cloud Readiness Assessment
- Backup and Recovery Health Assessment
- Network Assessment
- Microsoft 365 and Tenant Review
- Identity and Access Review
- SQL Server Health Check
- Licensing and Cost Review
- End-User Computing Review
What is examined
Typical scope areas.
- Configuration Against Good Practice
- Patch and Support Status
- Capacity and Performance
- Resilience and Recovery Position
- Access Control and Privilege
- Documentation Completeness
- Licensing Alignment
- Single Points of Failure
What you receive
The deliverable.
- Executive Summary
- Prioritised Findings Register
- Technical Detail Appendix
- Risk Ratings
- Recommended Remediation Sequence
- Indicative Effort and Cost
- Presentation to Stakeholders
How we deliver
A sequence, because order matters here
Each stage produces something you can review before the next one starts.
Agree scope
Which area, which systems and which sites — fixed in writing, with a fixed fee.
Gather
Read-only data collection, configuration review and interviews with the relevant people.
Analyse
Findings assessed against good practice and against your own risk tolerance and obligations.
Present
Written report issued and walked through with your team and decision-makers.
Questions
The things people ask before signing anything
Data gathering is read-only and designed to run during business hours without impact. Anything that could affect performance is scheduled and agreed with you beforehand.
No. The report is written so that your internal team or another provider can act on it. Many assessments are commissioned specifically to inform a tender.
A single-area assessment for a mid-sized environment is usually one to three weeks from data gathering to report, depending on estate size and access.
Yes, though we generally recommend starting with one. A combined assessment produces a long list; a focused one produces a list that actually gets actioned.