I have both professional experience and academic qualifications in my chosen field of IT.But when I try and explain what a “IT Consultant” is it gets complicated, When you should consider calling in IT consultants:• Making use of external, more objective advice and recommendations.• To gain access to the consultants’ specialised expertise.• During a one-time project, where the hiring of permanent employees is not required.• To outsource all, or part of, the IT services.The five basic principles of IT consulting are:• Focus on the Relationship: Understanding the personality and expectations of client, client organisation and all other stakeholders• Clearly Defined Role: Defined roles and responsibilities for clients, other stakeholders and the consulting team.• Visualise Success: Helping the client see the end, at the beginning.• Consultants Advise, They Decide: The client is the best person to decide.• Be Oriented Towards Results: Ensuring that the solution addresses end-user concerns, user training, implementation and maintenance constraints.Still with me?, I invite you to contact me with any questions and I will try and help.Specialties: • Managed offices: From infrastructure provisioning, to day to day delivery of services to tenants.• SMB networks - Cost effective, usable small business networks. Windows/Linux/Mac new or existing networks.• Dentistry - SOE & R4, from small practices, to large multi-sites.• NDA & Blue Sky projects - As part of your team or as external verification. New technologies and integrations, from planning to implementation.• Procurement and facilitation - We talk the talk