IT Services
Before committing to infrastructure investment, get expert advice. SIPPER conducts IT assessments, network audits, security audits, and technology roadmaps for organizations that need an independent, qualified opinion before making technology decisions.
IT Consulting Overview
Organizations often make expensive IT purchasing decisions without fully understanding their requirements or evaluating alternatives. SIPPER's consulting practice provides vendor-neutral advice — we assess your current state, define requirements, and recommend the right solution for your budget.
SIPPER holds multi-brand expertise across Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba, UniFi, Yeastar, 3CX, Dell, and HPE. Our consulting is not tied to selling a specific brand — we recommend what fits your requirements, not what gives us the highest margin.
IT consulting is priced per engagement based on scope — not hourly. A standard office IT assessment runs ฿15,000–฿25,000. A full enterprise IT audit and roadmap runs ฿35,000–฿50,000. Fixed price agreed before work begins.
Every consulting engagement ends with written deliverables — assessment report, architecture diagrams, and budget estimate. You leave with a document that can be used for internal approval, board presentation, or tender specification.
Advisory Services
SIPPER offers four types of IT consulting engagements. Most clients start with an IT assessment, then engage SIPPER for implementation or ongoing managed service.
SIPPER reviews your current IT infrastructure — network, voice, security, and servers. Identifies gaps, risks, and inefficiencies. Documents findings with severity ratings and recommended actions. Starting point for organizations planning IT investment.
Detailed review of firewall configuration, access control policies, patch management status, WiFi security, and VPN setup. Identifies security gaps before they become incidents. Includes a prioritized remediation plan.
3-year IT investment plan aligned to your business growth. Phases infrastructure upgrades to spread cost and reduce operational risk. Each phase includes budget estimate, business justification, and vendor options.
SIPPER helps you define technical specifications, evaluate vendor proposals, and select the right technology partner. Particularly useful when you have received multiple quotations and need help comparing them objectively.
Deliverables
SIPPER consulting engagements always end with written documents you own — not just a verbal report. Deliverables are formatted for board presentation, internal approval, or use in a procurement process.
Written findings document covering current state, identified gaps, risk ratings, and prioritized recommendations. Suitable for CIO or board presentation. Includes executive summary for non-technical stakeholders.
Network topology diagram showing current and proposed infrastructure. Includes VLAN layout, IP addressing scheme, device placement, and interconnection. Exported in Visio or PDF format.
Itemized budget estimate covering hardware, software licenses, installation, and ongoing costs. Multiple options presented where relevant (e.g., Option A: Cisco + FortiGate vs Option B: H3C + Sophos) to support decision-making.
FAQ
Yes. SIPPER works with multiple brands and does not push one over another based on margin. Our consulting revenue is separate from equipment revenue — we make the same consulting fee whether the outcome favors Cisco or H3C. Clients who engage us for consulting frequently ask SIPPER to implement the recommended solution, but this is their choice.
A standard office IT assessment (20–100 users) takes 1–2 days on-site for data collection, plus 3–5 days for analysis and report writing. Total elapsed time from engagement start to report delivery is typically 2 weeks.
Yes. SIPPER can draft technical specifications for your RFP or Terms of Reference (TOR) for government procurement. We ensure specifications are technology-neutral and performance-based to maximize competitive response quality.
Yes. SIPPER advises on cloud vs. on-premise tradeoffs for PBX, server, and security workloads. We present a total cost of ownership (TCO) comparison over 3 years to support the decision. This is often part of a technology roadmap engagement.
The consulting engagement fee covers the advisory work regardless of what you decide to do next. You own the deliverables. You are free to use the documents to tender to other vendors or implement the recommendations yourself.
Request Quote
Contact SIPPER to discuss your IT challenges. We will scope an appropriate consulting engagement and provide a fixed-price proposal within 3 business days.