Advisory
An honest assessment of your infrastructure before you plan what comes next
Fixed-scope, time-boxed assessments that tell you what's actually at risk — with a prioritized remediation roadmap, not just a list of findings.
5 days
Minimum assessment duration
6
Assessment areas covered
Prioritized
Remediation roadmap format
Honest
Finding format — not reassuring
What we assess
Six assessment areas that cover what actually fails
Infrastructure failures are almost never caused by a single problem. Architecture gaps create availability risk; operational gaps turn availability risk into actual outages. We assess both.
Infrastructure architecture
Review of your compute, storage, and network architecture against current best practices and your business requirements. Single points of failure, over-provisioned capacity, technical debt, and modernization opportunities are documented with their business impact and remediation priority.
Compute · Storage · Network · Data centre · Cloud architecture
Current security gaps
Review of your identity setup, network segmentation, endpoint coverage, patch status, and security tooling. We assess against the frameworks relevant to your industry and give you an honest picture of your actual security — not the one described in your policy documents.
Identity · Network · Endpoints · Patch status · Security tooling coverage
Resilience and availability
Assessment of redundancy, failover capability, backup program effectiveness, and actual vs. documented RTO/RPO. We test backup restore procedures where practical. Recovery gaps are quantified in business terms — not just technical terms.
Redundancy gaps · Backup integrity · RTO/RPO gap analysis
Performance and capacity
Analysis of utilization trends, performance bottlenecks, and capacity constraints. We identify workloads that are constrained today and those that will become constrained in the next 12 months at current growth rates. Capacity planning recommendations are workload-specific.
Utilization analysis · Bottleneck identification · 12-month capacity forecast
Compliance and governance gaps
Review of your current compliance coverage against the frameworks relevant to your industry. We identify gaps that represent audit findings or regulatory risk — not a full compliance program, but a clear picture of where the exposure is.
Compliance gap summary against your applicable frameworks
Operational maturity
Assessment of your operational processes — monitoring coverage, incident management, change management, patch management, and capacity planning. Operational gaps are as consequential as architectural gaps; this assessment surfaces both.
Monitoring · Incident management · Change management · Patch management
Assessment types
Three assessment formats for different situations
Infrastructure Health Check
Scope
Architecture, availability, and operational maturity
Format
Remote assessment with key stakeholder interviews
Output
Executive summary + technical findings + remediation roadmap
Best for
Organizations that want a current-state view before planning a modernization program
Security Posture Assessment
Scope
Security architecture, identity, network, endpoints, compliance gaps
Format
Remote assessment + tooling review + stakeholder interviews
Output
Security gap analysis + risk register + prioritized remediation plan
Best for
Organizations facing a compliance deadline or recent security incident
Comprehensive Infrastructure Assessment
Scope
All assessment areas — architecture, security, resilience, performance, compliance, operations
Format
On-site and remote sessions + deep technical review
Output
Full findings report + executive summary + remediation roadmap + cost estimates
Best for
Organizations undergoing a significant transition — M&A, re-platforming, or regulatory change
Deliverables
What you get at the end of every assessment
Executive summary
A 2–3 page briefing for leadership — what we found, what the most significant risks are, and the recommended priorities. Written for people who make decisions, not for the people who implement them.
Technical findings report
Full documentation of every finding — what was assessed, what was found, the risk rating, and the recommended remediation approach. Written for the engineers who will act on it.
Prioritized remediation roadmap
Findings organized by risk priority and remediation effort — a risk-adjusted view that helps you address the highest-impact items first, not the easiest ones.
Effort and cost estimates
High-level effort and cost estimates for each remediation item — enough to inform budget planning and prioritization decisions, not a detailed project plan.
Use Cases
Assessments built for real decisions
Manufacturing
Pre-acquisition infrastructure assessment
The Situation
A manufacturing group is acquiring a company with an enterprise IT and OT infrastructure that the acquirer's team has never reviewed. The deal timeline is 6 weeks. They need an independent assessment of what they're acquiring — not a report from the target's internal team.
Our Approach
We complete a 10-day comprehensive assessment of the target's infrastructure — architecture, security status, operational maturity, and compliance gaps. Significant findings are communicated directly to the acquiring team before close. The assessment informs deal terms and the integration program that begins on day one of ownership.
Financial Services
Regulatory readiness review before an examination
The Situation
A financial institution has a regulatory examination scheduled in 8 weeks. The last examination produced findings on IT controls, security, and operational resilience. They want an independent view of where they stand before the examiners arrive — not an internal self-assessment.
Our Approach
We conduct a targeted assessment focused on the examination areas that produced prior findings — access controls, change management, incident management, and resilience. Gaps are identified and, where the timeline permits, remediated before the examination. The assessment also prepares the team for the questions the examiners are likely to ask.
Is this right for you?
This is a good fit if you…
- You want to understand exactly where your technology stands before making major decisions or investments
- Something has broken or degraded and you're not sure why — or what else might be at risk
- You're evaluating whether to modernize, migrate, or invest further in current infrastructure
- A regulator or board is asking you to demonstrate technology health and you need an independent view
- You're about to sign a long-term infrastructure contract and want to understand your current obligations
You might want to start elsewhere if…
- You already know what needs fixing and just need someone to do the work — start with Implementation
- You need a security-specific review focused on vulnerabilities and penetration testing
Common questions
Questions people ask before getting started
Plain answers. No jargon. If something isn't covered here, just ask us directly.
Not sure where to start? Start with an assessment.
A 5-day health check will tell you exactly where your infrastructure stands — and give you a prioritized list of what to address first.