IT often gets a bad reputation for being expensive, yet it doesn’t have to be. Easy methods such as shifting IT costs from capex to opex, for example, is a strategy that works for some, but not all, businesses. And with most suppliers switching to subscription models, finding the best way of carrying the monthly recurring cost of licensing has become the new challenge for most businesses.

We help businesses to understand and realise their expenditure as well as reduce it. Things such as purchasing new computers and laptops every few years can be explained as a necessary cost to keep things running smoothly, just like the director changes their car when the lease is up — they do this not just because they want the newest model, but because they want to benefit from the latest in performance advantages and security enhancements.

This is an exciting and daunting time for all entrepreneurs! Stratum Now has helped many businesses get off the ground, including photographers, wedding planners, spa & massage salons, and more.

At a time when you need to keep costs as low as possible to ensure the viability of your venture, we can draw on our own experience of starting up with minimal overheads (many people call this “bootstrapping”) including use of free software suites, or utilising educational/charity pricing discounts.

Let us help you get started without the burden of signing up to many expensive products and services. Chances are, as part of assisting the start-up journeys for many clients, we can share our experiences with you!

Putting all your eggs in one basket isn’t always risky. Many businesses have multiple departments looking after different things, and when something breaks, you don’t want to have to break out the phone book and wait in a queue to find out you need to dial a diffrent number.

Stratum Now can help you to streamline operations, centralise management, and reduce expenditure of effort — in turn, you can expect happier employees, reduced fault resolution times, a more coherent IT strategy, and better delivery of services. Everyone’s a winner.

If you ask ten different consultants, you will (hopefully) get ten different right answers to your questtion. However, every consultant has their own experience set, and this can sometimes narrow the answers they can give to a question.

And nobody wants to be bombarded with possible right answers, they just want the one that’s right for their business. We’ve helped many businesses analyse the performance and response from their incumbent IT supplier and, usually, we can prove that they are getting good value for money. We can also usually offer room for improvement due to our breadth of experience and it’s this advantage that allows us to make a marked difference amongst our customers.