Tools & Guides
Tools & Guides
Make a better-informed IT decision.
Practical checks and guides for business owners, operations leaders and IT teams. Understand your current position, put a cost against disruption and plan what happens next.
Start with the question you need to answer.
Use a tool for a quick starting point. Use the guides to structure the next discussion.
How well is our IT being looked after?
Get an indicative score and three priorities across support, security, recovery, people and planning.
Take the IT health checkWhat support do we need?
Find a starting point for managed or co-managed support, security, recovery, cloud, AI or planning.
Find your support routeWhat would downtime cost us?
Estimate lost staff time and potential revenue exposure using your own figures.
Calculate downtime costWhat happens in the first 90 days?
See how responsibilities, a baseline and an improvement plan can be agreed when CIS takes on a service.
See the first 90 daysHow do we change IT provider?
Plan access, documentation, supplier responsibilities and the handover before making a move.
Read the handover checklistIn-house IT or outsourced support?
Compare responsibilities and considerations before deciding how to resource your IT service.
Read the support guideWant help interpreting what you find?
Request a free 30-minute IT Risk Review. We will discuss your current arrangements and provide a one-page summary with three practical priorities.