Stage 01 of 04 · Advise
Know what AI will ask of your organisation
IT consultancy and AI readiness. We assess use cases, workloads, data, facilities, skills and budget, then model capacity, cost and risk, so decisions rest on evidence.
When to engage
- You have AI ambitions but no agreed plan
- You need to know which AI models suit your work
- You need to choose between cloud, colocation and on-premises
- A board or funding body needs a costed business case
- Your facility may not support high-density compute
Overview
Advise: IT consultancy and AI readiness
Most AI problems start with early decisions: a use case that never needed AI, a model chosen before it was tested, a cluster sized for the wrong workload, a hall that cannot take the heat. The advisory stage exists to find those problems while they are still cheap to fix.
We start with what you intend to run and what you already have. The result is a costed, reasoned plan you can take to your board, your funders or any supplier.
What is included
What the stage covers
Use cases and models
We establish where AI would be useful, and which models suit it.
- Use cases: where AI is worth using, and where it is not
- Workflows mapped step by step, with the data each step needs
- AI models compared on your own material, across providers
Workload, data and facility assessments
We establish what you intend to run and what is already in place.
- Workload profiles: training, fine-tuning, inference, simulation
- Data: location, volume, movement and governance
- Facility survey: power, cooling, space and connectivity
- Skills, operating model and support arrangements
Capacity, cost and risk modelling
We size the infrastructure from the workloads, then compare the ways to provide it.
- Compute, storage and network sizing from workload profiles
- On-premises, colocation, cloud and hybrid options compared
- Capital and operating cost over the life of the assets
- Risks: supply lead times, power availability, obsolescence, compliance
Technology strategy and roadmaps
We turn the analysis into a plan that can be approved, funded and phased.
- Target architecture and phasing
- Build, buy or rent decisions, with the reasoning recorded
- Procurement strategy and sequence
- Roadmap aligned to budget cycles and approvals
What you receive
Deliverables
Documents you own. They are written to be read by your board and your engineers, and to be handed to any supplier.
Readiness assessment
Where you stand today across use cases, workloads, data, facilities, skills and budget, and the gaps to close.
Options appraisal
The realistic ways to provide the capacity, compared on cost, risk and time to service.
Strategy and roadmap
Target architecture, phasing and procurement sequence, with the assumptions stated.
Decision paper
A short summary for the board or funding body: what we recommend, why, and what it will take.
How it runs
Four steps
- 1
Scope
We agree the questions to answer, the people to involve and what “ready to decide” means for you.
- 2
Discover
Interviews, documentation review and, where relevant, a walk-down of the facility.
- 3
Analyse
Use cases and models are tested, workloads profiled, capacity sized and the options modelled for cost and risk.
- 4
Recommend
Findings are presented to your stakeholders and issued as a report with the reasoning behind each recommendation.
Timelines depend on scope and are confirmed after the first conversation.
FAQ
Common questions
Do we need an assessment if we already know what we want to buy?
Often, yes, and it can be short. It tests the plan against your workloads, facility limits and budget before money is committed. If it does not hold, you find out before the money is spent.
Is the assessment tied to a later purchase?
No. You own the findings and can take them to any supplier or delivery partner. You can continue with us into design, but that is a separate decision.
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on the scope, the number of sites and how quickly information is available. We confirm a timeline after the scoping conversation.
Can you assess an existing cluster or data hall?
Yes. We review current utilisation, bottlenecks and headroom, and set out what it would take to support new workloads.
Contact
Start with a question
Tell us what you are planning and where you are today. The first conversation covers workloads, facilities and timing.