Our IT Consulting services help you make smarter decisions about your infrastructure, budget, and long-term strategy, so your technology works in service of your business goals.
Whether you’re planning for expansion, upgrading outdated systems, or simply want to get more value from your IT investments, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
IT Consulting in Sarasota for Growing Businesses
Our IT consulting helps business owners make technology decisions with a plan behind them: what to replace and when, what to budget for next year, and how to build infrastructure that will handle the next stage of growth. Engagements are led by Portolan founder Pat Midzio, who has worked in IT since 1998.
What you get
All four tie into one another.
- A technology roadmap. A prioritized plan covering what needs attention now, in the next year and in the next three years, written for owners, not engineers.
- An IT budget. Expected spend by quarter, including hardware replacements, licensing renewals and planned projects, so nothing arrives as a surprise.
- A hardware lifecycle plan. An inventory of your computers, servers and network gear with age, warranty status and recommended replacement dates.
- Infrastructure recommendations. Concrete options for growth, such as a new office, more staff or a move to the cloud, with the trade-offs explained.
Where we focus
How an engagement works
- Conversation. What’s driving the question: growth, a renewal, a security scare or an aging server.
- Assessment. We review your current systems, licensing, hardware and risks.
- Recommendations. A written plan with options, costs and priorities.
- Review meeting. We walk you through it and answer questions.
- Follow-through (optional). We can carry out the plan ourselves, or hand it to your team.
Who leads it
Pat Midzio founded Portolan Networks in 2020 after a career in IT that started in 1998, covering sales, support, infrastructure design and strategic consulting. He has supported organizations from small businesses to enterprises with over 40,000 endpoints, in industries including manufacturing, construction, education, legal, finance, golf clubs and membership organizations. More about Pat.
Who it’s for
- Owners who want a second opinion before a major technology purchase
- Businesses planning a move, an expansion or a cloud migration
- Companies with an internal IT person who needs strategic backup (see co-managed IT)
- Managed IT clients who want planning beyond what their plan includes
Common Questions
Either. We can implement the recommendations ourselves, as a cloud migration or ongoing managed IT, or hand the plan to your team.
If you have a decision coming up and want someone to think it through with you, book a time on my calendar. Or call (941) 200-4360.