Virtual CIO (vCIO) Services
Get experienced technology leadership without hiring a full-time Chief Information Officer. Netsmart’s Virtual CIO (vCIO) service connects technology decisions to your business goals. We work with your owners, executives, finance team, and IT staff to assess your environment, set priorities, plan IT budgets, and oversee vendors, security, and major initiatives. Regular business reviews keep costs, risks, progress, and upcoming decisions visible, giving your company a clear plan for its technology investments.
Strategic technology leadership
We work with your owners, executives, finance team, IT staff, and providers to turn business priorities into technology decisions and accountable action.
We review your systems, business priorities, and upcoming changes, then build a technology roadmap with clear priorities, dependencies, ownership, and milestones. The plan covers immediate improvements and longer-term needs, including infrastructure lifecycle, cloud platforms, applications, and opportunities to improve how your staff work.
Explore IT Strategy and Technology RoadmapsWe help prepare operating and project budgets, forecast hardware replacements and software renewals, and compare options before you commit resources. We review current spending and identify overlapping services, avoidable costs, and gaps that need investment. Your leadership receives recommendations, business reasons, and visibility of planned spending.
Explore IT Budgets and Investment PlanningWe review technology suppliers, contracts, licensing, service levels, and renewal dates with your team. We help evaluate proposals, clarify responsibilities, and coordinate vendors so your company has a clearer view of what it buys, who supports it, and when decisions are needed. Contract and purchase approvals remain with your leadership.
Explore Vendor and Software Portfolio ManagementWe connect technology risks to business priorities, coordinating security improvements and recovery planning with your operational and technical teams. We review access, critical systems, backup and recovery readiness, and relevant control requirements, then maintain a prioritized action plan with owners and review dates.
Explore Cybersecurity, Risk, and Business ContinuityWe establish clear responsibilities, decision processes, and reporting for your technology program. Regular leadership reviews cover roadmap progress, budgets, vendor performance, open risks, and upcoming decisions. Your owners and executives receive plain-language information they can use to set priorities and hold work accountable.
Explore Governance and Executive ReportingWe help leadership evaluate the technology needed for expansion, acquisitions, new locations, major system changes, and AI initiatives. We review options, dependencies, business value, costs, and implementation readiness, then coordinate the agreed plan with your IT team and vendors. This gives projects a defined purpose, accountable ownership, and a practical path from approval to delivery.
Explore Growth, Projects, and AI PlanningWhat you receive: A prioritized technology roadmap, IT budget and renewal forecasts, a vendor and software review, documented risks and actions, and regular executive reporting suited to the agreed engagement.
An ongoing leadership relationship
We start by understanding your business plans, systems, spending, vendors, and open risks. Together, we agree the priorities, roadmap, budget planning, and responsibilities for your engagement.
We then review progress with your leadership at an agreed cadence, adjusting the plan as your business changes. Your company retains approval of spending and major decisions, with clear recommendations and supporting information from Netsmart.
Common questions
Let’s talk
We act as your IT team and dedicated consultants. Talk with us about ongoing support, a technical problem, or a planned project. We work directly with you to agree priorities and manage your IT needs.
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