Technology and Business Consulting that Sets You Up for Success

Digital transformation is moving fast, but the right decisions still matter. Our consultants help you choose the best route forward, aligning technology to your business goals so your people can work securely, productively and confidently — wherever they are.

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The Cost of Getting Digital Transformation Wrong

When technology decisions aren’t joined up with business strategy, projects stall, budgets are wasted and teams lose confidence. Poor planning doesn’t just slow progress — it puts growth, security and customer experience at risk.

Pain points:

  • Projects overrun on time and budget
  • Technology that staff don’t adopt or trust
  • Security risks introduced by rushed decisions
  • Fragmented systems that don’t scale
  • Pressure on IT and leadership teams
  • Lost competitive advantage

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Around 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail to meet their objectives.

McKinsey & Company – Digital Transformation research

 

Expert Consultancy Across Your Entire IT Estate

Our consultancy services cover every part of your technology journey. From strategy and security to connectivity and adoption, we help you make informed decisions that deliver real business outcomes.

Cyber Security

Protect your data, systems and reputation with security-led decision making.

Digital & Cloud

Migrate confidently to cloud or hybrid-cloud using proven frameworks.

Microsoft Consultancy

Get more value from Microsoft 365, Teams and Azure.

Voice & Collaboration

Modern communications that help your teams work better together.

Connectivity

Faster, more secure networks designed for modern work.

Mobile

Reduce mobile costs while improving device security and usability.

Adoption & Change Management

Ensure people adopt new technology and use it well.

Meet the consultants behind your success

Our consultants bring decades of real world experience across technology and business. You’ll work directly with experts who understand your challenges.

Martin Bacon

Consultants Team Leader

Specialist in Unified Communications, Microsoft Teams and Modern Workplace, AI adoption with deep leadership and delivery experience.

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Colin Aitkenhead

Consultant – Adoption & Change Management, Microsoft 365

Helping organisations succeed with Microsoft 365, cloud adoption and cyber security awareness through people‑first change.

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Paul Gibbons

Senior Consultant – ICT & Managed Services

Advises business leaders on ICT strategy, Microsoft Azure, continuity and legacy systems.

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Michael Smyth

Consultant – LAN & WAN

Expert in SD‑WAN, SASE and enterprise connectivity, specialising in Cisco Meraki solutions.

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Carla Mattingley

Consultant – Device Solutions

Whether you’re refreshing your existing estate or planning a new deployment, Carla provides clear, practical guidance to ensure you get the best value from your device strategy.

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Our Success Stories

Hugh Baird College

The superior IT package Hugh Baird college offers as a result of their work with Chess makes them stand out from the rest.

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Samba Sports

With its Sage50 software reaching its capability limits, Samba Sports looked to Chess for a new robust cloud system.

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Paydens

See how Chess helped Paydens modernise their telephone services. 

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Making IT Work For You

Chess is one of the UK’s leading independent and trusted technology service providers, employing more than 240 skilled people across the UK, supporting over 18,000 organisations.

We believe IT should work for you, reduce costs, deliver efficiency, keep you secure, enhance your work-life balance, improving performance. At Chess, we’re passionate about our unique culture and our continuous investment in our people to be industry experts.

We’re extremely proud that our people voted us No.1 in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for’ list 2018, and we continue to celebrate more than 17 years in the top 100.

Frequently asked questions

Technology and business consulting helps align IT decisions with business goals to improve performance, security and growth.

They often fail due to poor planning, lack of adoption and misalignment between technology and business strategy.

 Yes. We support Microsoft 365 licensing, security, Teams, Teams Voice and adoption.

Our consultants identify inefficiencies across cloud, connectivity, mobiles and licensing.

 Yes. We support both SMEs and large organisations across the UK.

Yes. Consultancy can lead into managed services, support and long‑term partnerships.

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