Building on the evidence-based approach taken by CoStratify, CoPerceptuo is a spin-out application platform intended to guide clients in gathering the correct information on which to make business cases for digital transformation.Built on over 10 years of real-world consultancy experience, CoPerceptuo relates insight across several key areas to: • Highlight opportunities for IT service improvement • Drive more excellent value to IT service consumers • Focus digital change on… Show more Building on the evidence-based approach taken by CoStratify, CoPerceptuo is a spin-out application platform intended to guide clients in gathering the correct information on which to make business cases for digital transformation.Built on over 10 years of real-world consultancy experience, CoPerceptuo relates insight across several key areas to: • Highlight opportunities for IT service improvement • Drive more excellent value to IT service consumers • Focus digital change on what's really important to each individual service or department in your organisationIf you'd like to find out more about CoPerceptuo and how it may be able to help you, you can visit our website at www.coperceptuo.com or message me directly for more information. Show less

We form strong and detailed evidence for change, building IT strategies and roadmaps that enable business flexibility, growth and efficiency.Working closely with housing associations, public and private sector organisations, we provide advice based on evidence that not just focusses on technology, but the means of adopting, living with and adapting technology to create a truly flexible IT platform on which a business can operate. For more information and to see how we have… Show more We form strong and detailed evidence for change, building IT strategies and roadmaps that enable business flexibility, growth and efficiency.Working closely with housing associations, public and private sector organisations, we provide advice based on evidence that not just focusses on technology, but the means of adopting, living with and adapting technology to create a truly flexible IT platform on which a business can operate. For more information and to see how we have helped others: www.costratify.com Show less

Shaping Cloud are bespoke cloud solution and cloud integration experts, providing public and hybrid cloud integration services for clients in both private and public sectors.Building on Shaping Cloud's strong application development and existing cloud integration services, my primary responsibility is in helping customers understand how cloud services can best compliment their organisation, ease cloud adoption and achieve maximum advantage from cloud functionality. As director… Show more Shaping Cloud are bespoke cloud solution and cloud integration experts, providing public and hybrid cloud integration services for clients in both private and public sectors.Building on Shaping Cloud's strong application development and existing cloud integration services, my primary responsibility is in helping customers understand how cloud services can best compliment their organisation, ease cloud adoption and achieve maximum advantage from cloud functionality. As director of infrastructure services I manage a team of people who also architect, deliver and manage complex hybrid cloud and cloud based technologies, delivering cloud migrations for public and private sector clients.Here we work with and architect an array of cloud and hybrid technologies including hybrid cloud storage, complex hybrid network connectivity, cloud networking and security, cloud compute architectures, on premise virtualisation solutions and hybrid service management solutions enabling customers to manage cloud technologies post migration.Primarily these technologies consist of Azure based technologies such as Azure IAAS, ExpressRoute, SCOM and SCCM, Office 365, Windows Intune, System Centre DPM and Azure Backup, SQL on Azure, on premise Hyper-V, Active Directory (including Azure AD) and authentication integration services. We also work with a number of on premise technologies such as firewall and proxy technologies to provide full hybrid solution connectivity and security.For more information regarding the services we offer please see www.shapingcloud.com or contact us on info@shapingcloud.com. Show less

Over the course of 2013 and 2014 I setup and managed my own consultancy company providing IT consultancy and solution architecture services for a number of clients, both direct and through other partner IT vendors.Through the strong technical and solution architecture services offered and the consultancy approach taken, DrawCord worked on a number of projects, providing guidance and solution architecture skills to the likes of CGI, Shaping Cloud and Tactica Partners, which in turn… Show more Over the course of 2013 and 2014 I setup and managed my own consultancy company providing IT consultancy and solution architecture services for a number of clients, both direct and through other partner IT vendors.Through the strong technical and solution architecture services offered and the consultancy approach taken, DrawCord worked on a number of projects, providing guidance and solution architecture skills to the likes of CGI, Shaping Cloud and Tactica Partners, which in turn resulted in stronger working relationships with their customers and positive solution outcomes.Throughout the course of early 2015, this company was amalgamated into Shaping Cloud and we continue to offer this rich set of consultancy services through Shaping Cloud's infrastructure and consultancy division. Show less

Tactica Partners provide enterprise class IT consultancy services for a range of global brands and corporate organisations. As a significant part of the Tactica consultancy delivery team I was key to guiding customers on: + Current state environments, technologies and considerations. + Thought processes around future state direction and strategy. + Solution options to technical and business challenges with a tangible roadmap for delivery. + Complex, yet easy to understand… Show more Tactica Partners provide enterprise class IT consultancy services for a range of global brands and corporate organisations. As a significant part of the Tactica consultancy delivery team I was key to guiding customers on: + Current state environments, technologies and considerations. + Thought processes around future state direction and strategy. + Solution options to technical and business challenges with a tangible roadmap for delivery. + Complex, yet easy to understand business case analysis with sound ROI and TCO analysis.Working on projects for clients such as The Co Op, UEFA, Ralph Lauren and the NHS, the projects worked on provided real value to the end clients, providing clear transparent thought leadership and helping customers to avoid costs, reduce on going operational costs and enhance operational efficiency through recommendations made. Show less

At Logica (now CGI) I fulfilled the role of a presales Infrastructure Solution Architect, providing technical bid support and infrastructure solution design services to a multitude of bids (ranging from £1m to £30m bids) across a number of business sectors, with a high proportion of bids and solutions being prepared for public sector clients.I played a significant role in the sales cycle for CGI, helping CGI to retain key accounts often leading the technical solution architecture and… Show more At Logica (now CGI) I fulfilled the role of a presales Infrastructure Solution Architect, providing technical bid support and infrastructure solution design services to a multitude of bids (ranging from £1m to £30m bids) across a number of business sectors, with a high proportion of bids and solutions being prepared for public sector clients.I played a significant role in the sales cycle for CGI, helping CGI to retain key accounts often leading the technical solution architecture and design service as part of the bid process. In addition to this I was also involved in successfully delivering on the promises we had made at a technical and service level, implementing complex technical solutions and being involved in managing complex customer and 3rd party relationships. Show less

At CSC I was an account based, project technical architect providing end to end technical designs, working mainly for public sector energy organisations. This involved providing innovative end to end technical designs, taking a customer concept through an industry best practice design and documentation process and turning the designs into a working product. Here I worked across a breadth of technologies involving SAN and NAS storage technologies, X86 server technologies, networks and… Show more At CSC I was an account based, project technical architect providing end to end technical designs, working mainly for public sector energy organisations. This involved providing innovative end to end technical designs, taking a customer concept through an industry best practice design and documentation process and turning the designs into a working product. Here I worked across a breadth of technologies involving SAN and NAS storage technologies, X86 server technologies, networks and communications, server virtualisation, Citrix, virtual desktop, print management, service management toolsets (such as BMC Remedy) as well as understanding strict security best practices and security technologies. Show less