02 · Services · Eight disciplines · One operator

Services. End to end.

Architecture, strategy, transformation, solutions, data centre, cloud, network, security. Eight disciplines covered by one principal so the engagement that scoped the work also delivers it.

02.1 · Catalogue

The full discipline. Detailed.

Click any service for a typical engagement shape — duration, outputs, the team formation, and how it interlocks with the others.

01 / ARCHITECTURE

TOGAF-aligned enterprise architecture

From individual solutions to full organisational IT roadmaps. Reference architectures, capability models, target-state design, transition planning. Interoperability and reuse engineered in so the next project doesn't pay for the last one's shortcuts.

Typical duration12—20 weeks
OutputsTarget state · roadmap · principles
02 / IT STRATEGY

Roadmaps that move the business

Clear technology direction tied to revenue, cost and customer outcomes. We start with what the business has to win, then ask the technology how it intends to help.

Typical duration8—14 weeks
OutputsStrategy · investment case · governance
03 / TRANSFORMATION

Migrate without breaking BAU

Programs that move legacy estates to next-generation platforms with operational continuity guaranteed. Cutover plans rehearsed, dependencies mapped, rollback paths real.

Typical duration12—36 months
OutputsCutover · migration · stabilisation
04 / SOLUTIONS

Designed and delivered, end to end

Solution architecture, low-level design, build oversight and acceptance — aligned to the organisational roadmap, never freestanding.

Typical duration6—18 weeks
OutputsSAD · LLD · build acceptance
05 / DATA CENTRE

On-premise and hybrid, by design

Active-active and active-passive deployments. Capacity, power, cooling and connectivity engineered for the workloads that cannot afford a maintenance window.

Typical duration16—40 weeks
OutputsDC design · DR · runbooks
06 / CLOUD

IaaS · PaaS · SaaS · Hybrid

Landing zones, identity, connectivity and security baked into the strategy from the first slide. Avoid the rebuild that follows the rushed migration.

Typical duration10—24 weeks
OutputsLanding zone · migration plan · FinOps
07 / NETWORK

SD-WAN · MPLS · LAN · WAN

Cloud connectivity, software-defined fabric and traditional WAN engineered together. So customer-facing services don't drop a packet through change.

Typical duration10—28 weeks
OutputsTopology · BoM · cutover plan
08 / SECURITY

Security at every layer

Embedded controls across network, systems and applications. Essential Eight uplift, ISM-aligned architecture, identity-first design. Perimeter theatre is not a strategy.

Typical duration8—20 weeks
OutputsE8 uplift · IAM · zero trust
02.2 · Engagement Shape

From signal to delivery. Five phases.

Every engagement maps to the same five phases. The depth varies; the discipline doesn't.

PHASE 01

Signal

Week 0—1 · No cost

Initial conversation. Understand the brief, the stakeholders, the constraint that put you on this call. Agree on whether Verge Tech is the right fit. Some engagements end here — that's a healthy outcome.

PHASE 02

Reconnaissance

Week 1—4

Current-state architecture audit. Interviews with operators, not just executives. Document what is, before deciding what should be. Capability model, dependency graph, technical debt inventory.

PHASE 03

Target State

Week 4—10

Reference architecture, principles, target operating model. Options analysis with honest trade-offs — not three variations of the answer the room already wants.

PHASE 04

Roadmap

Week 10—14

Transition plan, investment case, governance model. Sequencing that respects the operational calendar — release windows, budget cycles, board cadence.

PHASE 05

Delivery

Ongoing

Architecture authority through delivery. Solution oversight, design review, acceptance. The architect who drew the line stays on the floor until the line is built.

→ Engagement

Pick a discipline. Start there.