Decisions & Vendors

How to tell Boston IT consulting firms apart: the Massachusetts requirements a good firm raises unprompted, and the questions that show who they work for.

A fractional CIO gives a growing company senior technology leadership part time. What the role covers, what it does not, the signs you need one, and how to choose one who works for you.

Twelve things to check before a telecom, cloud, or cybersecurity contract renews, in the order that saves the most money and risk. Most renewals are signed without any of them.

How to evaluate technology vendors when compliance is not optional: define the requirement first, score every vendor on the same sheet, prove it before you sign, and read the exit before the price.

A practical sequence for evaluating technology vendors: what to do before the first call, how to control the demo, what to ask references, and how to compare on cost, risk, and long-term fit.

The Deady Group offers independent, vendor-neutral advisory to simplify telecom, cloud, cybersecurity, and infrastructure decisions, covering compliance, risk management, cost optimization, and tailored strategy for business growth.

A five-step framework for technology decisions where compliance is a constraint, not a preference: diagnose, constrain, evaluate, decide, and document, with the compliance question answered first.

Learn how Cross-Functional IT Governance enables secure, compliant digital transformation by aligning stakeholders, controlling spend, and improving IT decision-making.

IT risk management improves when risk is visible. Learn how high-performing teams reduce coordination, speed up decisions, and maintain control without slowing progress.

How a nearly 30-year-old dental lab used a website rebuild, SEO foundations, and structured data to modernize its digital presence for regulated, service-based growth without losing the trust it built on referrals.

Discover why regulated industries face challenges with SaaS procurement and learn solutions to streamline SaaS procurement for compliance and efficiency.

Checklists, reports, and guides for people making technology decisions in regulated industries: cyber insurance, copper retirement, vendor evaluation, resilience, and Zero Trust.