A defined question
Each engagement is scheduled around a specific review, assessment, or plan.
Technology Advisory
Three ways to get a clearer decision.
Choose the service that matches the question in front of you. Scope and fees are agreed before work begins. Engagements may be fixed-fee, hourly, or individually quoted.
01
Proposed purchase
IT Proposal Reviews & Second Opinions
A provider has recommended a purchase, upgrade, or support agreement. North Sound Technology reviews the recommendation against what the business actually needs, so you can approve, narrow, or postpone it on purpose.
- An expensive upgrade or infrastructure replacement
- Competing proposals
- A new or renewed managed IT agreement
- A purchase you want to understand before approving the budget
You receive a concise written review: the decision, the reasons, questions for the vendor, cost considerations, and next steps.
02
Current systems
Business Technology Assessments
The systems are running, but you are not sure they still fit. An assessment looks at the environment you already have and puts the risks and spending in an order you can act on.
- Network and cloud arrangements
- Backup and recovery
- Selected security practices
- Technology spending and vendor relationships
This is a scoped business review. It is not a penetration test or a compliance certification.
03
Future change
Technology Planning & Vendor Advisory
The change is still ahead of you: a new provider, a migration, or a project whose requirements are not written down yet. Planning settles those requirements before a vendor's design becomes the plan.
- Requirements for a significant project
- A comparison of practical approaches
- Vendor proposals read against those requirements
- A plan you can hand to the people who will do the work
Planning advises the decision. It does not, by itself, mean North Sound Technology will install or operate the result.
04
Occasional
Selected Technical Projects
North Sound Technology occasionally takes a narrowly defined technical project in network architecture, infrastructure, security configuration, or cloud services. Each one is quoted individually. Ongoing support for business-critical systems stays with your designated provider unless a separate arrangement says otherwise.
Arrangements
Agreed before the work starts
Fees agreed first
Fixed-fee, hourly, or an individual quote. The arrangement and fee are settled before work begins.
Based in Edmonds
Most work is done remotely. Engagements are welcome across Western Washington and nationwide.
Scheduled advice
This is not emergency response or a help desk. Day-to-day support stays with your provider.
Contact
Start with the question in front of you.
A short description is enough. I typically reply within two business days to discuss next steps.
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