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Fractional CIO/CISO in Cleveland

Executive IT leadership for Northeast Ohio organizations that need a seat at the table, and a team that will carry the work after the meeting.

Cleveland firms often outgrow “the IT person” before a full-time CIO seat makes sense. Fractional leadership covers budget, vendors, architecture, and security reporting that would survive a board packet. Meetings by video or in person; managed operations do not wait for the drive.

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What Cleveland leadership usually wants

  • A technology plan that survives a board or partner meeting in healthcare or insurance
  • Someone to stop random SaaS and vendor spend across sprawling estates
  • A CISO-capable voice for HIPAA questionnaires and security reporting
  • Clear ownership of identity and access in complex organizations
  • An honest view of whether AI projects belong in production

Healthcare and insurance dominate the brief: HIPAA-minded operations and board-ready security reporting. Manufacturing and professional firms sit beside that core.

How we run the seat

  • Leadership stays connected to the team that runs tickets
  • Vendor choices have to earn their place in the stack
  • We size the seat to the work, including when a full-time CIO is the better path
  • Cleveland work is remote operations plus scheduled on-site

How Cleveland coverage works

We have a presence in Cleveland. Northeast Ohio is a live market for both IT and marketing.

Fractional CIO and CMO seats work by video and in person. Managed IT and managed marketing run continuously. On-site is scheduled.

On-site is scheduled: projects, assessments, quarterly reviews, and issues that need hands on hardware.

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Questions

Is fractional CIO overkill for a mid-size Cleveland company?

Fractional CIO works when technology spend, vendors, and risk already show up in leadership meetings. The seat is part-time on purpose. If the work truly needs a full-time CIO, we will discuss what that would mean during scoping.

Can the fractional CIO also run the MSP?

The roles stay distinct: CIO sets direction and owns outcomes; Managed IT executes operations. They talk to each other because they are the same firm. That is the difference versus hiring an advisor who cannot make the help desk move.

Do you travel to Cleveland for leadership meetings?

Yes. Fractional seats work by video and in person. Day-to-day managed operations continue while travel is planned. On-site cadence for projects and reviews is scheduled.

What do the first 90 days look like in Cleveland?

Inventory of systems, vendors, and open risks; a short leadership decision agenda; then remediation of the highest-leverage gaps. By 90 days you should have a defendable roadmap and a cadence that does not depend on fire drills.

Do you also offer marketing leadership?

Yes. Fractional CMO and managed marketing, alongside fractional CIO and managed IT. Same engagement model, same accountability.

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Let's talk about the work.

One conversation covers IT, marketing, or both. We use it to work through goals and what belongs in the first engagement.

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