Technology Rationalization
An inventory of every security tool you pay for, what each actually covers, where they overlap, and a consolidation plan with the savings priced.
What the practice does.
Security stacks grow by incident and by vendor visit. Most organizations run tools that overlap, tools nobody logs into, and licences sized for a company they no longer are.
We inventory the lot, map each tool to the controls it actually delivers, show you the overlaps and the gaps, and give you a consolidation plan with the savings and the risks priced side by side.
Deliverables.
Each item is something you keep: a document, a register, a plan. All of it is scoped and priced before the work starts.
Tool and licence inventory
Every security product, subscription and managed service, with cost, owner, renewal date, deployment coverage and who actually uses it.
Control coverage map
Each tool mapped to the controls it provides against NIST CSF 2.0 or your framework of choice, so overlaps and gaps are visible on one page.
Utilisation and effectiveness review
Deployment coverage versus licence count, features paid for but switched off, alert volumes nobody triages, and integrations that were never finished.
Consolidation options
Two or three realistic end states with the savings, migration effort, risk and timing of each, including what to negotiate at the next renewal.
Renewal calendar and negotiation support
A twelve-month view of renewals with recommended actions, and support in the conversations with vendors.
The four steps, applied.
The method is the same for every practice. This is what each step means here.
Which budgets, business units and tool categories are in scope, and the financial and risk questions leadership needs answered.
Inventory from finance, procurement and the tools themselves. Interviews with owners and operators. Coverage and utilisation measured, not assumed.
Every cost and coverage claim is checked against invoices, consoles and contracts by a second consultant before it goes in the plan.
Inventory and coverage map, consolidation options with priced savings, renewal calendar and an executive summary for the budget conversation.
The situations this is built for.
Security spend has grown faster than the team
Tools were bought to solve the problem of the day. Nobody can say what the full stack costs or covers.
A merger, acquisition or new platform has doubled the stack
Two of everything, with two sets of renewals approaching.
Finance has asked security to find savings
You need to cut cost without cutting coverage, and to show the difference.
Asked before most engagements.
How do you decide what to recommend?
Against the controls your framework and your risks require, and the budget you have. Each option is shown with coverage, cost and migration risk side by side so the trade-offs are explicit.
How much can we save?
It depends on the stack. Overlapping endpoint, email and vulnerability tooling, and licences sized for a larger headcount, are the usual sources. We price every option so you can see the savings against the risk.
Will you help us switch?
The plan includes migration sequencing and renewal timing. Implementation can be run under our cloud and SDLC practice or by your team with our oversight.
Often paired with this.
Security Consulting
Maturity assessments, threat and risk assessments (STRA / SOAR), and compliance readiness against ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIST CSF 2.0.
Fractional CISO
A named security leader inside your leadership team, part-time: strategy, budget, board reporting and vendor decisions without the full-time hire.
Cloud & SDLC Consulting
Cloud architecture and configuration reviews, secure development lifecycle design, and pipeline controls that catch issues before they ship.
Tell us what you need tested, assessed or governed.
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You will get a written scope and a fixed price, not a call booking link.