Technology Consulting

Software and Technology Vendor Evaluation

Compare the cost, access and effort before you commit.

Micheal Golliet, Keegan Justis and Kyle Grenier help teams evaluate software and technology vendors against how the business operates. We map subscriptions, data use, access and migration dependencies, then document questions, tradeoffs and an owner for each decision.

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Make the tradeoffs clear before approval.

A documented review connects business needs with cost, access and change effort.

  1. Business requirement
  2. Vendor information
  3. Cost and risk review
  4. Owner decision

Open questions and implementation responsibilities stay visible.

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Build at the operating structure.

Vendor Risk & Procurement works in the operating structure. Strata Modus raises the information floor, from the physical layer to the digital surface.

  1. Convert
    The digital surface

    Where buyers search, ask AI and decide who to call: your website, Google, AI answers and campaigns.

    Marketing & AdvertisingWeb Design, Development & CRO
  2. Connect
    The signal layer

    How an inquiry reaches a person: AI voice, missed-call text back, intake, CRM and follow-up.

    AI & Business Automation
  3. Build
    The operating structure

    The systems the work runs on: strategy, software, technology and the integrations between them.

    Strategy & Fractional LeadershipCustom Software & IntegrationsTechnology Consulting
  4. Unearth
    The physical layer

    The work itself: crews, jobs, records, compliance and the numbers behind them.

    Compliance & Operational ReadinessBookkeeping & Payroll

The expertise behind the work

Make technology choices with the operating details in view.

Evaluate what the business needs, how a supplier will support it and who owns the risks and ongoing costs.

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Business priorities & systems

Micheal Golliet

CEO & Growth Strategist

Micheal connects business strategy, information systems and financial analysis to a clear implementation scope, with accountable owners and useful reviews.

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Cloud architecture & security

Keegan Justis

Chief Security Consultant & Cloud Architect

A decade in cloud development, operations and cybersecurity at Fortune 500 and private equity companies. Keegan brings that experience to architecture decisions, AI systems and security-sensitive implementation.

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Infrastructure & IT operations

Kyle Grenier

IT Leader & Systems Administrator

Kyle has deployed networks across 65 locations supporting 85 businesses and resolved thousands of endpoint security threats for global enterprises while working for a Microsoft contractor. He connects security improvements with the systems your team uses every day.

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The business opportunity

Vendor Risk & Procurement,
with a clear purpose.

A purchase or renewal may involve more than the monthly fee. Data handling, user access, support responsibilities and the work of leaving a provider can be unclear when each team evaluates a tool separately.

Micheal connects the business requirements and costs; Keegan reviews architecture and security; Kyle assesses infrastructure and operational fit. Make data use, access needs and exit effort visible before a purchase or renewal. Your business retains the decision, and we can coordinate scoped setup or migration after the approved choice is clear.

Build growth you keep.

Start with our infrastructure. Strengthen the assets in your business.

Strata tools & networks
Your retained assets

Your infrastructure documentation, configurations and access records.

See the ownership pathway

Shared Strata networks remain Strata-owned. Your commissioned assets and access are documented in the scope.

The engagement

What we build
with your business.

A defined scope gives your team a clear picture of the work and what it needs to operate.

01

Requirements and inventory

Record the business need, current subscriptions, affected teams and decision owners.

02

Vendor information review

Organize available vendor documents and open questions about data handling, access, support and service terms.

03

Cost and change assessment

Compare known fees, renewal dates, dependencies, migration work and operational tradeoffs.

04

Decision and renewal register

Prepare a comparison, unresolved questions, approval record and follow-up dates for the chosen option.

From first conversation to working system

How the work moves.

  1. 01

    Define the need

    Confirm the users, workflow, constraints and business owner for the purchase or renewal.

  2. 02

    Set evaluation criteria

    Agree on the cost, access, data, support and migration factors that affect the decision.

  3. 03

    Review available evidence

    Compare vendor information and document gaps for follow-up with the provider or a qualified adviser.

  4. 04

    Record the decision

    Capture the approved option, implementation responsibilities and next review date.

Before we begin

Useful questions.

We’ll refine the details around your business in the first conversation.

Can you help reduce overlapping software costs?

Yes. We map subscriptions, users, renewal dates and overlapping functions, then identify consolidation options. We account for migration effort and the workflows each tool supports before recommending a change.

Can you recommend a product?

We compare options against your requirements and available information. Any recommendation, implementation plan and supported connections are documented in the proposal.

Can you help migrate or set up the selected tool?

Yes, when implementation is included in the agreed scope. We confirm access, dependencies, data handling and responsibilities before scheduling the work.

How is the work scoped and priced?

After consultation, the proposal sets the vendors, records, renewal dates, evaluation factors and any implementation or ongoing support included.

Meet the people.
Define the work.

Consultation-scoped pricing

This work is scoped separately after consultation. Your proposal defines implementation, responsibilities and any ongoing support.

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Start with your business

Put Vendor Risk & Procurement to work.

Tell us what needs to improve and what you use today. We can help plan the change, build the solution and provide ongoing support, with responsibilities and pricing agreed in your proposal.

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