Virtual CIO & Fractional IT Leadership
Senior IT leadership without the full-time cost. Strategy, vendor oversight, board-facing reporting, and risk management — one-day-per-month equivalent retainer, tailored to Perth SMB.
Senior engineering judgement, on tap
Most Perth small businesses don't need a full-time CIO — but they do need someone senior thinking about their technology. Without that, IT decisions get made reactively: licences accumulate, vendors go unchallenged, security drifts, and the budget is whatever last year's spend happened to be.
A Virtual CIO retainer gives you that senior voice without the headcount. We build and own your IT roadmap, set a realistic technology budget, and sit on your side of the table in vendor and licensing negotiations. Quarterly business reviews keep leadership across what's working, what's at risk, and what's coming — in plain English, not jargon.
It also means someone is accountable for the questions that fall between the cracks. Is our security posture where it should be? Are we paying for licences nobody uses? Does this software purchase actually fit where the business is going? You get considered answers, written down, before money is spent.
What's Included
IT Roadmap & Budgeting
A rolling 12-month technology roadmap tied to your business plans, with a budget you can take to the board — no surprise spend, no panic upgrades.
Quarterly Business Reviews
A structured quarterly sit-down: what's working, what's at risk, what's next, and what it will cost. Decisions get made with the full picture in front of you.
Vendor & Licensing Management
We manage your IT vendors and licence renewals, challenge pricing, cut unused subscriptions, and make sure contracts serve you — not the vendor.
Security Posture Oversight
Ongoing oversight of MFA coverage, backups, patching, and access — so your security posture is reviewed on a schedule, not assumed.
Technology Decisions & Procurement
Considered, written recommendations before you buy — new software, a hardware refresh, a move to the cloud — aligned to where the business is heading.
Board & Management Reporting
Plain-English reporting for owners, boards, and managers: what IT costs, what it delivers, and where the risks sit. No jargon, no filler.
Risk & Continuity Planning
A maintained view of your key IT risks — single points of failure, ageing hardware, key-person dependencies — with a plan against each one.
Project Oversight
When projects run — migrations, new systems, office moves — your vCIO scopes them, keeps suppliers honest, and reports progress back to you.
Why Support Perth for Virtual CIO?
Senior Experience, SMB Scale
Aaron brings senior IT leadership to businesses that can't justify a full-time hire. You get the judgement and the accountability without the salary.
Independent Advice
We don't resell hardware or clip vendor commissions. Recommendations are based on what's right for your business, not what pays us.
Transparent Pricing
A flat monthly retainer agreed up front — typically the equivalent of one day per month. Work beyond scope is quoted first at $180/hour (excl. GST). No surprises.
Local, 7-Day-a-Week Access
Aaron is based in Perth and available 7 days a week. When a decision can't wait for the next quarterly review, you can pick up the phone.
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Senior IT thinking. No headcount required.
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