Four service areas covering the full range of what enterprise IT leadership actually requires with AI strategy and governance woven through every one: cost optimization, technology strategy, Fractional CIO services and M&A due diligence.
Twenty-five years running enterprise IT at scale. When you engage ElevIT Ventures you get that experience applied directly to your most critical technology decisions, not a junior team working from a playbook.
IT Advisory Services
250-person global IT org · $85M budget managed · M&A due diligence across acquisitions and divestitures · AI deployment at scale · On-prem to cloud migration
Based in Los Angeles · Available for engagements nationally · Remote and on-site
Every engagement is led by someone who has sat in the CIO and Head of IT chair and lived with the results.
The AI strategy guidance in every engagement is backed by direct experience, not just frameworks. Ian scoped, directed, and shipped the AI analysis engine behind the practice's outdoor expedition planning service, using Claude and Make to orchestrate the pipeline from intake through delivery, without a development team. Every output is reviewed by a human before it reaches a customer.
The Track Record
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What We Do
Four focused service areas, each one grounded in operator experience, delivered at fixed fees, and scoped to drive measurable outcomes.
01 Cost Optimization & IT Rationalization
Reduce what you spend without reducing what you need.
Full software license and SaaS spend audit
Vendor consolidation, including MSP and support vendor spend, and shadow IT rationalization
Cloud and AI compute cost optimization, including migration strategy and visibility into where AI spend is going
Savings roadmap with prioritized quick wins and structural changes
Hardware lifecycle and procurement model assessment
Fixed-fee. In prior IT leadership roles, cost optimization initiatives regularly identified savings that exceeded the cost of the engagement itself, often within the first 90 days of implementation.
02 IT Strategy & Transformation
A roadmap that holds up when implementation begins.
12–18 month technology roadmap and digital transformation strategy grounded in your current state, not an idealized version of it
AI and agentic automation, identifying where it drives real business value, not just pilots
Vendor selection, RFP management, and build vs. buy analysis
Implementation planning with resource requirements and milestone sequencing
Fixed-fee. Typical engagements deliver in 2–4 weeks from signed agreement.
03 Fractional CIO
Senior technology leadership without the full-time cost.
Part-time strategic CIO leadership: board and executive technology counsel
Vendor and MSP oversight and renewal management
AI strategy development: vendor evaluation, cross-functional governance frameworks, responsible deployment
Technology roadmap development and quarterly review cadence
Interim leadership during CIO search or transition
Monthly retainer, 3-month minimum. The strategic leverage of a CIO without the full-time headcount.
04 M&A Due Diligence & Integration Planning
Technical clarity before you close the deal.
IT infrastructure and systems assessment of acquisition targets
AI and automation capability maturity evaluation
Realistic cost synergy and integration complexity assessment
Technology risk assessment: technical debt, vendor dependencies, licensing, and AI vendor risk (data rights, model training terms)
Fixed-fee engagement scoped to your transaction timeline. Typical engagements deliver in 2–4 weeks.
Let’s Talk
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Whether you have a specific project in mind or you're trying to figure out where to start, a 30-minute scoping call costs nothing and typically clarifies everything.
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Best for: You're still defining the scope or want to share context before getting on a call.
Engagements typically begin within 2–3 weeks of signed agreement. For time-sensitive M&A due diligence, expedited start is available, just note in your message or on the scheduling call.