Strategic IT leadership · Charlotte & nationwide

Clarity above the noise.

Sokil Advisory brings senior IT leadership to firms that have outgrown ad hoc IT. We work out where your technology should go, then design and build it properly — one senior person from the first conversation to the finished work.

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IT leadershipDirection, budget and vendor decisions with someone senior in the room.
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Security & insurance readinessClose the common gaps and answer your insurer honestly.
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Cloud & AIMicrosoft 365 done right, and Copilot or Claude rolled out safely.
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Networks & multi-siteFirewalls, Wi-Fi and SD-WAN that just work, across every office.
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Managed servicesSystems engineered to look after themselves.
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Internet & connectivityA free bill review across 100+ carriers.
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Trusted by Charlotte businesses

Charlotte Ace Roofing
Fleet Chaser
Redstone Materials
Linic Freight
Landmark Materials
Charlotte Premier Roofing
Senior, start to finish
The person who assesses your IT is the person who designs and builds it.
Straight answers
"Keep what you have" is a real answer. No upselling, no pressure.
Quoted before we start
Every engagement is scoped and priced up front. No surprises.

What we do

Advice when you need direction. Engineering when it's time to build.

Most firms get one or the other: consultants who write reports, or technicians who fix what's in front of them. We do both, so the plan and the work never drift apart.

IT leadership

A senior hand on your IT, without a full-time hire.

We become the IT leader you don't have: setting direction, making the calls on vendors and spend, and keeping your team and your providers pointed the same way.

A clear picture of where you stand and what to fix first
Budget and vendor decisions with someone senior in the room
Regular reviews so the plan keeps pace with the business
Includes
IT roadmap · Budget planning · Vendor & contract review

Security & insurance readiness

Protection you can actually prove.

Most breaches start with a stolen password or a backup nobody tested. We close the common gaps, then make sure you can answer your cyber-insurance questionnaire honestly.

Multi-factor sign-in and conditional access, done properly
Firewalls and remote access hardened or replaced
Backups that are restore-tested, not just running
Typical tools
Microsoft Defender · CrowdStrike · Proofpoint · Keeper
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Microsoft 365 & Azure

Move to the cloud on purpose, not by accident.

We plan and carry out the move: file servers to SharePoint and OneDrive, old domains to Entra ID and Intune, servers into Azure where it makes sense, and only where it makes sense.

Migrations planned, tested and cut over after hours
Licensing sized to what you actually use
Clean exits from ageing servers and VMware
Typical tools
Microsoft 365 · Entra ID · Intune · Azure · Copilot · Claude
AI, done safely See the technology

Networks & multi-site

Every office connected, fast and secure.

From one office's Wi-Fi to a dozen sites on SD-WAN, we design networks that just work and are simple to look after.

Firewall, switching and Wi-Fi refreshes
Meraki and SD-WAN for multi-location firms
Site-to-site VPN and internet failover
Typical tools
Cisco Meraki · Fortinet
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AI, done safely

Put Copilot and Claude to work, without exposing what shouldn't be seen.

AI assistants can read anything a user can open, and most firms have years of over-shared files. We clean that up first, then roll out the right assistant with sensible guardrails, connected to the email, files and apps your people already use.

How an AI rollout works
  1. 1
    Get your data readyFix over-shared folders, label sensitive files and decide what the AI may see.
  2. 2
    Choose and connectMicrosoft 365 Copilot, Claude, or both, set up and connected to your systems.
  3. 3
    Govern and growA clear usage policy, staff training and regular reviews as new uses appear.

Managed services

Engineered to run itself.

We set your systems up to update, back up and protect themselves automatically, then step in only when something needs a human. We look after the systems that keep your business running, not password resets and printer jams.

Automated updatesDevices and servers kept current on their own, with an alert only if something falls behind.
Managed backupAutomated backups with scheduled restore tests, so you know recovery works.
Managed securityProtection that runs itself, with a 24/7 human security team watching for attacks.
Microsoft 365 & IntunePolicies set once and enforced automatically, plus changes whenever you need them.
Network managementSelf-updating firewalls and Wi-Fi, and we deal with the carrier when it breaks.
Health reportA short monthly or quarterly report proving it all works, for you and your insurer.
One invoiceMicrosoft 365, security and backup billed together, with everything still in your name.
Email & web protectionPhishing filtered, risky sites blocked and your domain protected from spoofing.

Run it for you, or set it up for your own team to own. Every option, and how our IT leadership retainers work, is on one page.

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Internet & connectivity

Paying too much for internet? Most businesses never shop it.

Most offices take whichever local carrier they started with. We compare the whole market for you, design a backup line so an outage doesn't stop work, and handle the carrier from order to install.

Get a free bill review

No cost and no obligation. Carriers pay us, not you, and you'll see every quote side by side.

  1. 1
    Send us your billsYour latest internet and phone bills, for every site.
  2. 2
    We shop the marketQuotes across 100+ carriers for fibre, cable, wireless and 5G backup.
  3. 3
    You compare side by sideSavings, speeds and a backup-line option. Keep what you have if it's the best deal.

How we work

One path, from first conversation to finished work.

Step 1Conversation

A free 30-minute call. What's working, what isn't, and what's worrying you.

Step 2Assessment

We look at what you actually run, and what it's costing you in risk and money.

Step 3Plan

A clear, prioritised plan in plain English, scoped and quoted before anything starts.

Step 4Build & look after

We do the work ourselves, then keep it healthy for as long as you want us to.

Every engagement is scoped and quoted before work begins. You can stop after any step.

Who it is for

Growing firms with one or two IT people, or none.

Small offices that have outgrown "the IT guy", and multi-site firms of up to a few hundred people: medical and dental groups, franchises, logistics, builders and credit unions. Owners and CFOs who want someone senior to own IT, without a full-time director's salary.

What we don't do

  • Day-to-day helpdesk or on-site break-fix (password resets, printers, desk-side fixes)
  • A staffed 24/7 service desk
  • Cabling, cameras or access control
  • Penetration testing (we bring in a specialist)
  • Selling you hardware you don't need

That's why your current IT provider can safely refer you to us.

Who you'll work with

The principal, every time. Not a junior, not a ticket queue.

Sokil Advisory is led by a senior IT director with 25 years running infrastructure, security and cloud for large multi-site organisations. The person who assesses your environment is the person who designs it, builds it and stays accountable for it.

Based in Charlotte. Working nationwide. Most of our work is done remotely, so we serve clients across the US. On-site work in the Charlotte region.

25 years
Hands-on engineering and IT leadership
Director level
Budgets, vendors, teams and boards
Microsoft
MCSE. Azure, Entra ID and Microsoft 365
Multi-site
Meraki, SD-WAN and datacenter-to-cloud moves

Let's talk, whichever way suits you.

No pitch. Tell us what keeps you up about IT and you'll leave with two or three things worth doing, whether or not we work together.