Summary
Owner of The Davies Consultancy, with 25 years’ experience in information technology, Brian is the go-to IT consultant for organisations ranging from Housing Associations and entrepreneurial businesses, right through to the SME sector.
What you need to know: Brian and his team’s end-to-end IT support delivers on time, to budget, and to brief, all provided with his trademark refreshingly jargon free, no-fuss approach.
With in-depth knowledge of the latest IT innovations and practices, as well as a keen understanding of what SMEs need from their IT support, Brian makes light work of everything from implementing back-office systems for smaller businesses to specifying a whole new IT infrastructure and hardware for major corporations.
Offering both on and offsite support, businesses turn to Davies Consultancy for both short term projects and ongoing external IT support services.
The Davies Consultancy offers a tailor made IT consultancy service, delivering solutions to diverse briefs across the board.
Experience & expertise include:
• System specification
• System hardware procurement
• System hardware installation and configuration
• Software specification and configuration
• Software production
• Data services- management and migration
• Management/ assessment of IT departments
• Training
As an entirely independent IT consultant, Brian can offer incisive, impartial ‘critical friend’ advice, thanks to being affiliation-free from hardware or software providers.
For IT-phobes who are running their own businesses and simply need results fast, Brian ticks all the boxes and will unfailingly deliver glitch-free systems. Which means owner/managers’ time is freed up to get on with the business of running their company!
However, Brian is equally at ease delivering for board-level IT directors – and so down to the nitty gritty: he offers particular expertise in MySQL, Informix and SQL Server databases, 4GL, VB, Unix scripting and VMware ESX system installations. Other areas of expertise include Oracle Solaris and Ubuntu Linux.
Not just a ‘techie’, Brian’s acute understanding of the commercial issues affecting today’s market means that he’s driven to deliver systems and processes that maximise budget and improve efficiency.
What you need to know: Brian and his team’s end-to-end IT support delivers on time, to budget, and to brief, all provided with his trademark refreshingly jargon free, no-fuss approach.
With in-depth knowledge of the latest IT innovations and practices, as well as a keen understanding of what SMEs need from their IT support, Brian makes light work of everything from implementing back-office systems for smaller businesses to specifying a whole new IT infrastructure and hardware for major corporations.
Offering both on and offsite support, businesses turn to Davies Consultancy for both short term projects and ongoing external IT support services.
Expertise
The Davies Consultancy offers a tailor made IT consultancy service, delivering solutions to diverse briefs across the board.
Experience & expertise include:
• System specification
• System hardware procurement
• System hardware installation and configuration
• Software specification and configuration
• Software production
• Data services- management and migration
• Management/ assessment of IT departments
• Training
As an entirely independent IT consultant, Brian can offer incisive, impartial ‘critical friend’ advice, thanks to being affiliation-free from hardware or software providers.
For IT-phobes who are running their own businesses and simply need results fast, Brian ticks all the boxes and will unfailingly deliver glitch-free systems. Which means owner/managers’ time is freed up to get on with the business of running their company!
However, Brian is equally at ease delivering for board-level IT directors – and so down to the nitty gritty: he offers particular expertise in MySQL, Informix and SQL Server databases, 4GL, VB, Unix scripting and VMware ESX system installations. Other areas of expertise include Oracle Solaris and Ubuntu Linux.
Not just a ‘techie’, Brian’s acute understanding of the commercial issues affecting today’s market means that he’s driven to deliver systems and processes that maximise budget and improve efficiency.
Experience
-
Davies Consultancy
Owner
1996 - Current
With over 25 years of hands-on experience across various sectors, stand out areas of Brian’s expertise include: Housing Associations - Working across over 30 housing organisations (including several stints as acting in house head of IT) has translated into a keen understanding of Housing practice and the associated problem areas. SMEs and fast growth micro businesses - For busy entrepreneurs who need solutions fast, without getting bamboozled by techno speak, Brian’s no-nonsense, trouble-shooting approach gets the job done.
Qualifications
MBCS
Clubs and Associations
Part owner FC United of Manchester
Full Member of the British Computer Society
Full Member of the British Computer Society
Interests and Hobbies
Football, politics, driving, a good book and an even better bottle of wine.
An avid FCUM fan, Brian is a member/owner of the club. (http://fc-utd.co.uk). He currently owns a Chevrolet Corvette C6 and enjoys nothing more than talking football, cars – and occasionally even IT!
An avid FCUM fan, Brian is a member/owner of the club. (http://fc-utd.co.uk). He currently owns a Chevrolet Corvette C6 and enjoys nothing more than talking football, cars – and occasionally even IT!
