Virtual CIO and CTO
Technology strategy, budgets and vendor choices from an experienced technology executive, part time.
Safire Business Services · Technology leadership
Technology leadership without a full-time CIO.
Organizations of every size need a technology strategy: choosing systems, evaluating cloud services, keeping up with regulations. We set the strategy, guide the execution and keep it running.
Oklahoma City metro, with project work across Oklahoma and the Dallas area.
What we do
Strategy through support
Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
Bringing a new location or business onto your systems, or separating one out, with operations, data and brand intact.
Enterprise architecture and design
Rationalize systems that grew over time: remove duplication, right-size licensing, and design to best practices such as TOGAF and ITIL.
Implementation and migration
Put the chosen solution in place and move off the old one.
Support
Keep the technology running so you can focus on the business.
Service integration and management
We manage your technology estate and your vendors, and become the one call you make for any technology issue.
How it runs
Strategy, then execution
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Assess
Start with a $250 assessment and its written report, credited toward the work.
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Strategy
A plan tied to business goals, budget and any regulations you work under.
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Execute
We guide or run the projects that come out of the plan.
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Run
Ongoing support and vendor management, if you want it.
Why Safire Business Services
Executive experience, sized for your business
Over 30 years
Including over two decades helping Fortune 200 companies design and implement new technology.
Business and legal training
Our founder holds an MBA and a Master of Legal Studies.
Insured
General liability, professional liability and cyber insurance.
Veteran-owned and local
Based in Edmond. We answer the phone.
Questions
Is this a full-time role?
No. A virtual CIO works part time, at the level your business needs.
Can you help evaluate an acquisition?
Yes. We look at the technology, data and contracts involved and plan how to bring them in or separate them.
What size businesses do you work with?
Mostly small and mid-sized businesses, typically up to around 100 employees.
Do you work outside Oklahoma City?
Yes. We travel for project work across Oklahoma and the Dallas area; travel for project work is billed to the project.
Talk about technology strategy
Tell us where the business is going and what technology decisions are coming up.
Prefer to talk first? Book a 30-minute call, or call (405) 766-5105.