PHOLARIX
Services

Three areas.
One accountable partner.

Independent advisory across Technology, Cyber Security and strategy, with selective shared services so the advice gets delivered. Trusted counsel, transforming complexity into confidence.

Technology

Technology that works as hard as you do.

Advisory, architecture and hands-on delivery, cloud, infrastructure, integration and AI, from one accountable partner.

Technology Advisory

Strategy that turns into systems.

Technology strategy, architecture evaluation and vendor advisory, paired with real delivery capability so recommendations don't stay as reports.

  • Technology maturity assessment
  • Architecture evaluation
  • Cloud readiness & evaluation
  • Solution & technology advisory
  • Vendor selection & contract advisory
  • Technology due diligence (M&A)

Available as

  • Fixed-fee projects
  • Ongoing monthly advisory retainers
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Enterprise Architecture

Architecture that scales with you.

End-to-end enterprise and solution architecture for digital transformation, cloud design, integration and business continuity included.

  • Enterprise architecture design
  • Application & network integration
  • Cloud architecture design
  • Technology business continuity
  • AI solution architecture
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Project Management

Delivered on budget, not just on paper.

Technology, business transformation and workplace projects managed end to end, so initiatives land on time, on scope and on budget.

  • Project & program governance
  • Technology transformation delivery
  • Workplace & property technology projects
  • Vendor and contractor coordination
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AI & Quantum Readiness

Future-fluent, not hype-driven.

Honest, credible AI adoption and post-quantum cryptography readiness. The ASD now names PQC adoption one of four critical actions for organisations, and almost nobody is looking at it yet.

  • AI readiness assessments & adoption roadmaps
  • Copilot & AI tooling deployment
  • AI governance & responsible-use policy
  • Technology, data & AI roadmap
  • Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) readiness
  • Horizon-scanning & innovation workshops
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Cyber Security

Peace of mind, engineered.

Advisory, audit, testing and incident response, under one accountable security partner, so you're never coordinating five vendors during an incident.

Cyber Security Assessments

Know exactly where you stand.

Rigorous security maturity benchmarking and architecture evaluation, so you understand your real exposure before an incident forces the conversation.

  • Security maturity benchmarking
  • Architecture evaluation
  • Crown jewel identification
  • Incident response readiness
  • Essential Eight assessment & uplift
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As-a-Service CISO

Security leadership at the table.

Strategic security leadership without the full-time executive cost. Your vCISO owns the security agenda at board and leadership level.

  • Strategic security leadership
  • Board & executive awareness uplift
  • Security & technology strategy alignment
  • Policy & governance development

Available as

  • Fixed-fee assessments
  • Ongoing monthly vCISO retainer
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Penetration Testing

Real testing, not a scan with a cover page.

Hands-on testing across systems, people and physical environments, social engineering, web vulnerabilities and physical perimeter included.

  • System & technology process testing
  • Physical building security testing
  • Social engineering & targeted campaigns
  • Web services vulnerability testing
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Incident Response

Speed and clarity when it counts.

Readiness planning, tabletop exercises and hands-on response support, so your team knows exactly what to do when something actually goes wrong.

  • Readiness planning & playbooks
  • Tabletop exercises
  • Active response support
  • Post-incident review & uplift
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Advisory

Executive technology leadership, on demand.

Strategic leadership, governance and program advisory, with selective shared services to help you act on the advice and deliver the outcome.

CIO / CTO-as-a-Service

Executive technology leadership, on demand.

Genuine technology leadership at the table, without the cost, risk or wait of a full-time executive hire. Board-ready from day one.

  • Strategic technology leadership
  • Board & executive workshops
  • Technology strategy & roadmap
  • Budget & vendor governance
  • Risk identification & mitigation
  • Frameworks & standards
  • Reporting & compliance alignment
  • Architecture & cloud readiness evaluation

Available as

  • Fractional monthly retainer
  • Project-based advisory
  • Board observer / advisor role
  • Interim leadership cover
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Selective Shared Services

Help to act on the advice.

We're advisory-first, but we don't leave you to implement alone. Where it helps, we provide selective shared services, and platform reselling with margins disclosed transparently, to deliver the priorities that matter.

  • Targeted implementation support
  • Cloud & infrastructure delivery
  • Network & security implementation
  • Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace
  • Identity & access management
  • Transparent platform reselling (Microsoft, AWS, Google)
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Governance, Risk & Strategy

Trusted counsel at board level.

Independent strategic advice across technology, data and AI, governance frameworks, risk identification and roadmaps your board can stand behind.

  • Technology, data & AI roadmap
  • Governance framework development
  • Risk identification & mitigation
  • Board & executive advisory
  • Program & project governance (PMO)
  • Transformation advisory

Available as

  • Fixed-fee strategy sprints
  • Ongoing advisory retainer
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