OakStride · IT Management

An IT manager on your side of the table.

For companies with 10–50 employees that have outgrown 'the person who knows computers' but don't need a full-time IT manager. OakStride supports and offloads your team on IT matters — strategy, budget, security and vendors — on a fixed number of hours per month.

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What we help you with

We support your leadership on IT matters — we are not your helpdesk. Daily operations and support are handled by a managed service partner, and we help you procure, follow up and set demands. You get someone on your side of the table.

Support

Support for your leadership

  • Support in shaping an IT strategy and annual plan tied to your business goals
  • Support with IT budget, cost control and input for purchasing decisions
  • Material and reporting for management and the board
Assurance

Security & good order

  • Review of security protections and backup routines, with recommendations
  • Routines for access rights and staff on-/offboarding
  • Help preparing contingency and a plan for when something goes wrong
Governance

Vendor management

  • Support in procurement and contracts with operations and system vendors
  • Follow-up on cost, quality and delivery
  • One contact for you — we help you chase the vendors
AI

AI for smaller companies

  • Help finding the AI tools that actually save time in your business — without the hype
  • Support during adoption: licences, training and simple guidelines for safe use
  • Advice on what not to feed the tools — customer data, contracts and GDPR
Everyday

Your digital everyday

  • Website and domains — support with upkeep, vendors and further development
  • Payment solutions and e-commerce — help with choices, contracts and making it all connect to checkout and finance
  • The digital workplace — support with email, Microsoft 365/Google Workspace, shared documents and telephony

How we get started

Colleagues planning together
Step 1

Current-state review

We walk through your environment, contracts and costs. You get a clear picture of where you stand and a prioritized action list — whether or not you continue with us.

Step 2

Plan and scope

Together we set the right scope and a 90-day plan: what gets fixed first, what it may cost, and how we measure that it gets done.

Step 3

Ongoing support

We support you on an ongoing basis. You get one steady contact, a plain-language monthly report, and IT that supports the business instead of disturbing it.

Contact

Curious what part-time IT leadership could mean for you? Book a no-strings conversation — the current-state review is always a good first step.