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Opus Smile
Dental
Advice with nothing to sell you.
Independent advice on your systems, software, suppliers and cloud, with a written plan for what to build, buy, keep or retire, and in what order.
Systems review
We list every system and subscription you use, what each one costs, who relies on it and where they overlap or fail to talk to each other.
Build or buy
A straight answer on whether an off-the-shelf product, a connection between existing tools or custom software is the right call, with the reasons written down.
Suppliers and cloud
A second opinion on quotes, contracts and hosting, so you know what you are paying for and what you would need to move away.
Technology roadmap
A prioritised plan for the next year or two, in an order your budget and your team can actually manage.
Sound familiar?
01
Subscription sprawl
Nobody is sure how many tools the business pays for, which ones overlap, or what would break if one was cancelled.
02
Locked to a supplier
One provider controls the site, the hosting or the data, and you cannot tell whether their advice is in your interest or theirs.
03
Decisions by default
Systems were chosen in a hurry years ago, and every new problem gets another subscription instead of a plan.
What you get
- Systems inventoryA clear list of your software, hosting, domains and accounts, with owners, costs and renewal dates.
- Process and data mapHow information moves between your tools today, and where it gets stuck or retyped.
- Security basics checkAccounts, access, backups, two-factor sign-in and who holds the keys, with the simple fixes listed first.
- Build-versus-buy reportOptions for each gap, compared on cost, risk and how well they fit the way you work.
- Supplier reviewA plain reading of current quotes and contracts, and what to ask before you sign the next one.
- Technology roadmapA prioritised, staged plan you can take to any supplier, including us.
IT consultancy in Bradford for businesses that want a straight answer
Most businesses get technology advice from someone with something to sell: a software subscription, a hosting package, a support contract. That advice is not always wrong, but it is rarely neutral. Our IT and technology consultancy is a fixed-price review that ends in a written plan you own and can take to any supplier, including us.
We work between Bradford and Antalya, with clients across the UK and Europe. We are a studio that builds and runs software, including our own products, so the advice comes from people who deal with these decisions every week.
What we look at
Systems and software
Every tool the business uses, what it costs, who depends on it and how it connects to the rest. Most reviews turn up tools that overlap, subscriptions nobody uses and important processes that rely on one spreadsheet.
Suppliers and contracts
Who controls your domain, your website, your hosting and your data, and what it would take to move. We read quotes and contracts in plain terms and tell you what to ask before you sign.
Cloud and security basics
Not a penetration test, but the basics that matter most: who has access to what, whether two-factor sign-in is on, whether backups exist and have been tested, and what happens when someone leaves. The simple fixes go at the top of the list.
Build versus buy
For each gap, we compare an off-the-shelf product, a connection between tools you already have and custom software. Often the honest answer is to buy or connect. When custom code is the right call, we explain why, and what it would involve. Our own products, such as Guaranteed Hours, exist because nothing off the shelf did the job, which is the same test we apply for you.
How this differs from our other advice
Technology consultancy is about the systems the business runs on. If your question is about a product or about growth, such as what to build first for customers or how to win more of them, digital strategy is the better fit. If you need senior Laravel help on a codebase, an audit of an existing build or developers to join your team, see consultancy and developers.
After the review
The roadmap is yours. Many clients act on it themselves or with suppliers they already trust. If the plan points to joining systems up across the business, we can take that on as business solutions, starting with a full process map. If it is one tool that is missing, it may be a web app or internal tool. And if a page builder website is part of the problem, our article on custom code or a page builder sets out the real costs.
How we do it
What it costs
We price every project after a short call, so you know the figure before any work starts.
Website and SaaS cost estimatorWhat affects the cost
- The size of the business and the number of systems in use
- How many teams or sites we need to speak to
- Whether contracts and supplier quotes need reviewing
- The depth of the security basics check
- One-off review or ongoing advisory check-ins
Tech and tools
Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceLaravelFilamentQuickBooksXeroStripeCloud hosting
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FAQs
Are you a reseller or partner for any software?
No. We are not a reseller and we are not a Microsoft, AWS or Google partner, so we earn nothing from recommending one product over another. The review is paid for at a fixed price and the advice is yours.
Do you only recommend custom software?
No. Often the right answer is a product you can buy, or a better connection between tools you already have. We recommend custom code only when it clearly beats the alternatives.
Is this a full cyber security audit?
No. We check the basics that cause most problems, such as access, two-factor sign-in, backups and leavers. If you need a formal security test, we will say so and help you brief a specialist.
What do we get at the end?
A systems inventory, a build-versus-buy report and a prioritised roadmap, written in plain English. You can act on it with any supplier.
How is this different from digital strategy?
Digital strategy is about your product and your growth. Technology consultancy is about the systems, software and suppliers the business runs on day to day.
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