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vCIO Services With Roadmaps, Budgets and QBRs

Support keeps things running. A vCIO keeps them heading the right way. Quarterly reviews, roadmaps, budgets and vendor choices, without an executive salary.

  • Quarterly business reviews
  • 12 to 36 month roadmaps
  • Budget forecasting
  • Vendor evaluation
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  • IT Leadership, Not a Salary

Your IT strategyLed by SADOS

  • QBRsPerformance, risks and next steps
  • Roadmap12 to 36 months, by quarter
  • BudgetCosts mapped to each quarter
  • VendorsOptions compared side by side
  • RiskSpend aimed where it matters most

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Technology without a plan

Without strategy, IT spend is a string of surprises. Switch views to see what a vCIO changes.

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6 gaps, reactive0 gaps, planned

BudgetSurprise bills every quarter.Every project mapped to a quarter with costs.
SurprisesForecast
RefreshesReplaced when they break.Planned on the roadmap.
EmergencyScheduled
VendorsBought after a sales pitch.Compared against your needs.
PitchedEvaluated
RiskSpend goes to the loudest problem.Ranked by business impact.
RandomRanked
LeadershipNo regular IT review.Quarterly business reviews.
NoneQuarterly
GrowthIT slows down every new office or deal.Planned before you expand.
BottleneckReady

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What vCIO services include

Strategic IT leadership, tied to the team that runs your systems day to day.

Already planning a move?Your vCIO plans timing for cloud migrations and hardware refreshes.

Reviews

  • Quarterly business reviews
  • Support and security trends
  • Actionable recommendations
  • Budget estimates for each

Planning

  • 12 to 36 month roadmap
  • Projects mapped to quarters
  • Capital and operating costs split
  • Updated every quarter

Vendors

  • Tool and platform evaluation
  • Side-by-side comparisons
  • Contract reviews
  • ISP and software negotiations

Risk and growth

  • Risks ranked by impact
  • Compliance strategy
  • M&A due diligence
  • Scaling plans for new offices

Strategy and execution in one

Writing a plan is the easy part. Having the same team carry it out is the job we take on.

What gets done
No strategyReact as you go
Full-time CIOHire an executive
SADOSvCIO plus managed IT
Quarterly business reviews
No
Yes
Yes
Written roadmap and budget
No
Yes
Yes
Vendor evaluation
No
Yes
Yes
Team to carry out the plan
No
Must hire
Yes
M&A technology due diligence
No
Yes
Yes
Cost
None up front
Executive salary
Part of your plan

Four steps to an IT plan

We learn your goals first, then plan around them.

  1. 1

    Discovery

    Goals, challenges, industry and current technology.

  2. 2

    Roadmap

    A 12 to 36 month plan with costs by quarter.

  3. 3

    Execute

    Our managed IT team carries out the plan.

  4. 4

    Review

    Quarterly reviews keep the plan current.

Strategy included with Managed IT

vCIO services and quarterly reviews are part of your managed IT plan.

vCIO and IT Strategy

Included

Roadmaps, budgets, vendor evaluation and quarterly reviews.

Quoteincluded with Managed IT, or quoted on its own
  • Quarterly business reviews
  • 12 to 36 month roadmap
  • Budget forecasting
  • Capital and operating split
  • Vendor evaluation
  • Risk prioritization
  • Compliance strategy
  • M&A due diligence

Strategy starts with a free consultation.

Managed IT for Employees

Risk-Free Trial

Endpoint protection, monitoring and support for every device.

$35per device, per month
  • Sentinel EDR
  • Ransomware protection
  • OS patching and updates
  • 24/7 help desk, Mac and PC
  • 4-hour SLA
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Min. 5 devices. No commitment required.

Try us for 60 days, risk-free

Every managed plan starts with a 60-day risk-free trial. Switching providers? We’ll put up to $1,000 toward buying out your old contract.

It felt like a real partnership from the very start.
SADOS managed customer

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vCIO and Strategy questions

Straight answers on meetings, decisions and growth.

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How often do we meet with our vCIO?

Quarterly business reviews are standard. We add meetings for budget cycles, vendor choices or big decisions, and some clients prefer monthly.

What decisions does a vCIO help with?

Technology investments, vendor selection, budgets, risk, compliance strategy and growth. That includes security spend, cloud migration timing and hardware refresh planning.

Do we get written plans?

Yes. Roadmaps map every project to a fiscal quarter with costs for hardware, software, labor and licensing, split into capital and operating expenses. Plans and notes live in your shared portal.

How is a vCIO different from IT support?

Support fixes what is broken today. A vCIO plans the next 12 to 36 months. Both run through the same team, so support data shapes the plan and the plan shapes how we run your systems.

Can a vCIO help with growth or an acquisition?

Yes. We document current technology, find integration risks, estimate the cost of combining systems and plan how infrastructure scales with the business.

Is a vCIO cheaper than hiring a CIO?

For most mid-size businesses, yes. A full-time CIO is an executive salary. vCIO services are included in your managed IT plan.

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