2026 Buyer’s Guide for AI & Tech Leadership
How to navigate a crowded, confusing market and find the right technology leadership for your organization The market for AI Strategy, Virtual CIO, Fractional CIO, and Interim CIO services has…
Chips on the Table with our Clients
In most advisory relationships, only one side has money at risk, and it is the client's. The firm gets paid on the calendar; the outcome is something the client lives…
Why the Old Big 4 Consulting Model is Dying
and What the Mid-market Should be Considering in its Place There is a ritual that plays out in conference rooms across middle-market America several thousand times a year. A…
Why Mid-Market Companies Outgrow Their MSPs · and How to Break Through That Ceiling
Growth is the ultimate objective, but it introduces a paradox that few CEOs anticipate. As your revenue, headcount, and market share expand, the very infrastructure that supported your ascent often…
Bridging the Gap between your Tech and Boardroom Strategy · Who Can & Who Can’t
The modern enterprise is witnessing a dangerous divergence. On one side sits the Boardroom, focused intently on market share, EBITDA, and competitive differentiation. On the other sits the IT department,…
The Shocking Rarity in IT Consulting: Independence
In most business disciplines where the stakes are high, independence is a given. Financial auditors must not own stock in the companies they evaluate. Investment advisors are required to disclose…
You Pay Them, but your MSP Works for their Program OEMs, Not You
There is a question that almost no mid-market CEO thinks to ask their Managed Service Provider, and it is the single most important question in the relationship: "Who else pays…
Expertise on a String for MSPs · White-Labeled vCIO Strategy
The managed services business has always been a relationship business dressed in technical clothing. Tickets, response times, and patch cadences are the daily currency; renewal decisions, however, get made in…