Advisory and assurance services
From focused analyst advisory to multi-month engagements, every service is delivered to the same evidence standard as our published research.
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Research subscriptions
Ongoing access to our research and analysts for leaders and their teams.
- Full research library, benchmarks and data
- A dedicated client partner
- Quarterly priorities briefing for each role
Analyst advisory
Focused sessions with the analyst who authored the relevant research, on a specific decision, proposal or plan.
- Sessions scheduled promptly around your timeline
- A written summary with supporting sources
- Reviews of strategies, proposals and RFP responses
Virtual CISO
Experienced security leadership that sets direction, maintains the risk register and reports to your board, on a flexible basis.
- Security strategy, policies and risk register
- Reporting to the board, audit committee and regulators
- Incident preparedness, third-party risk oversight and incident support
Cyber, technology and regulatory audit
Independent audits against the applicable framework or regulation, with evidence for every finding and a prioritised remediation plan.
- Cybersecurity audits: controls, configuration, logging and incident readiness
- Technology audits: IT general controls, access, change management, resilience and IT governance
- Regulatory compliance audits: RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and CERT-In requirements, ISO/IEC 27001 and the DPDP Act
- A follow-up review to confirm that remediation is effective
Vendor selection and sourcing
Shortlists, RFP design and negotiation support, based on our Decision Lattice evaluation method.
- Shortlists tailored to your context
- Reference customer validation
- Contract and pricing benchmarks
Strategy and transformation
Fixed-scope engagements on technology, security, cloud, data and AI strategy, operating models and roadmaps.
- Roadmaps with defined review points
- Board and investment committee papers
- Independent reviews of programmes under way
Technology provider services
Market sizing, buyer research and positioning for technology and security providers.
- Addressable market models
- Buyer perception and win-loss studies
- Managed independently of our evaluations
Executive programmes
Peer councils of CIOs, CISOs and data leaders that meet each quarter.
- Moderated roundtables
- Peer benchmarks shared within each council
- Participation in the annual summit
Independence
Our evaluations cannot be commissioned or influenced by technology providers. Analyst compensation is not linked to sales, and commercial staff do not have access to draft evaluations.