Senior technology leadership, without the full-time hire.
Essential Tech’s vCIO services give you technology direction, compliance clarity and board-ready reporting, without hiring a full-time CIO, CTO or compliance specialist.
ISO 27001:2022 certified
SMB1001 Partner
Australian owned · Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne
The questions arriving
CIO-level questions, usually with a deadline
Most organisations of 25 to 300 people can’t justify a full-time CIO, but are still asked CIO-level questions.
A board or auditor asking for cyber assurance
Evidence needed in language a board understands.
No continuity of direction
A departing IT manager, M&A activity or growth with no technology plan.
Eight advisory streams
What a vCIO does for you
A retained advisor who sets direction, governs decisions and reports the position to the people who carry the risk. Select a stream marked → to see it in detail.
Where you stand against SMB1001, Essential Eight and your regulators, and what to fix first.
Policies, controls and decision rights that hold up when a client or auditor asks.
Plain-English risk assessment and a prioritised plan to reduce exposure.
Recovery objectives, continuity plans and tests leadership can sign off.
Independent advice on what to buy, renew or replace, before you sign.
Technology advice the board can act on, in the language of risk and investment.
What you get
Answers you can take to the board
- A technology roadmap tied to your business plan
- Governance over technology decisions and spend
- Compliance evidence against SMB1001, the Essential Eight and ISO 27001
- Board technology packs and executive dashboards
- A safe, governed approach to AI and automation
Where we start
1. Discover
A discovery call to understand your requirements.
2. Propose
A tailored proposal based on what we find.
3. Onboard
Once accepted, a planned, documented onboarding.
4. Improve
Ongoing reviews, certification where it applies, and a roadmap.
IT consulting in Brisbane
Need advice for one project rather than ongoing leadership?
The same senior team also takes on defined IT consulting engagements in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Many grow into an ongoing vCIO relationship; some simply need a clear answer and a plan.
Technology roadmap
A costed plan for infrastructure, cloud and security, aligned to your business plan.
Migrations, tenant-to-tenant moves and Azure, planned so your people keep working.
Where you stand today and what to fix first, mapped to Essential Eight or SMB1001.
Backup and continuity review
Recovery objectives checked against what you can actually restore. BCDR planning →
Book your assessment
Let's find out where you stand
Tell us a little about your firm and what’s prompting the review. We’ll come back to you to book the discovery conversation.
- No obligation to proceed
- Written for leadership, not for IT
- Works alongside your current provider
Helping you protect what you’ve built and build what’s next. Australian owned, operating in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with local accountability and global capability.