What IT Consulting Services Does TechGents Offer?
“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
The world of technology is ever-changing and fast-paced, especially in a business environment. The ability to ensure a productive workforce and workspace is the new way businesses compete. Failure to react and adapt can put you at risk of being outpaced by the competition who are using new technology to their advantage. The most successful organizations are constantly looking ahead to determine a roadmap and the technology that will get them there. Whether it is helping your new venture get its technical infrastructure in place, an established business looking to upgrade its technology, deciding on innovative marketing materials, or just another set of eyes for that project around your business, we have the answers.
TechGents provides customized, researched, and rolled out solutions that are able to amplify your business's productivity and expand your reach to clientele. Our team has worked in a variety of offices and fields, and we utilize this collective knowledge to offer you the best advice, support, and solutions for any given project.
Because we believe that EVERY project and situation is different, we offer a free consultation and estimate for our consulting services. Once we have established the goals and scope of the project, we will establish a budget based on all the collected information.
Contact us to set up a consultation to see how we can help you meet the needs of the ever-changing business landscape.
Assessment & Evaluation
An old Chinese proverb wisely states, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The first step is assessing the current status of your technology, whether that is hardware, software, or networking equipment. It is likely that as your business has grown and changed over time, so have the things you use to complete various tasks. Those changes may have inadvertently lead to inefficiencies, security issues, and headaches.
Not surprisingly, as we all depend more and more on the daily use of technology, we also become more vulnerable to the inherent risks of our new lifestyle. An attack on your business infrastructure can lead to damages to your finances and reputation.
Through assessment and evaluation, TechGents will help you invest in the right technologies to protect and grow with your company in a changing landscape. The assessment will be comprehensive and look at what in your technological ecosystem could be a hinderance to that growth. We want to help you create a detailed plan that can help you reach short and long term goals.
Budget & Planning
Every project has a budget. Budgeting for IT needs go hand in hand with the roadmap for growth of any successful business. Trying to create a technology budget can often be tedious and frustrating without understanding the possible needs of your company.
Through our consulting services, TechGents will work with you to develop a budget that addresses your needs, realistically accounts for your resources, and will deliver the best value of new technology to reach your short and long term goals.
Project Management / (VCIO)
What is a CIO or VCIO?
A CIO or VCIO (Virtual) is the chief executive of a business in charge of “information”. The CIO is in charge of managing how the business leverages its technology to outperform its competitors. A VCIO differs from a traditional CIO through flexibility. A VCIO is a contractor rather than a standard day-to-day employee. Not every business requires a traditional CIO, and a VCIO offers smaller businesses many of the perks of a CIO without the need for another executive on the payroll.
What are some of the services or responsibilities of a VCIO?
VCIOs start with a roadmap which helps formulate strategic goals for the business related to technology. They have the ability to assess, analyze, plan, budget, and adapt for a more constantly forward-looking service offering. A VCIO will also often directly oversee the maintenance of IT infrastructure, as well as the identification for opportunities and installation of new technology. In addition, a VCIO can act as a direct contact for other contractors and service providers, such as internet and e-mail providers.
Why and When to Choose a VCIO?
In conclusion, not all small-to-medium size businesses can afford to budget for a full-time CIO. A VCIO through TechGents offers an on-demand approach to the position, bringing us on when technology-based decisions are needed. By being on demand, the business’s cost is significantly reduced without sacrificing quality.
