The Virtual I.T. Director

The Virtual I.T. Director Independent IT consultancy aimed specifically at SMEs

Number 7 in our short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to your organisation.This week – Financ...
10/06/2026

Number 7 in our short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to your organisation.

This week – Finance Systems and ERPs.

Are you a scaling business rapidly outgrowing software like Xero, Sage 50, or QuickBooks?

Or is your financial system running on an ageing server, and you don’t want to reinvest in new hardware when you know you're not going to get the same return?

Moving up to a full finance system or ERP is a huge project and you don’t need a software provider selling you the moon on a stick! You need clarity on functionality, costs, custom add-ons, and commitments.

More importantly, you need an independent partner to explore the marketplace, handle the heavy lifting of implementation, and ensure the system actually works for your whole team.

Practical, unbiased IT leadership — without the noise.

Number 6 in our short series showing how The Virtual I.T. Director adds real value to your organisation.This week – peac...
02/06/2026

Number 6 in our short series showing how The Virtual I.T. Director adds real value to your organisation.

This week – peace of mind.

Most businesses don’t need more tech. They need someone to take ownership of it. Someone senior to deal with suppliers. To keep things moving. To stop things being missed. And to make sure IT doesn’t quietly become your problem again.

Practical, unbiased IT leadership — without the noise.

Number 5 in our short series showing how The Virtual I.T. Director adds real value to your organisation.This week – AI.I...
27/05/2026

Number 5 in our short series showing how The Virtual I.T. Director adds real value to your organisation.

This week – AI.

Ignore it, and you risk falling behind your competitors. Rush in expecting miracles, and you’ll end up in the same place.

Start with the problem. Understand the workflow. Get control of the data.

Practical, unbiased IT leadership – explained properly.

Number 4 in our short series showing how The Virtual I.T. Director adds real value to your organisation.This week – Audi...
20/05/2026

Number 4 in our short series showing how The Virtual I.T. Director adds real value to your organisation.

This week – Audit.

Sometimes you just need to draw a line in the sand.

A proper, helicopter view of your IT — spotting the open doors, the risks, and what’s quietly costing you money.

Practical, unbiased IT leadership – explained properly.

Number 3 in our short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to your organisation.This week – Growth...
13/05/2026

Number 3 in our short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to your organisation.

This week – Growth.

Growth brings complexity — more people, more systems, more moving parts. Without direction, things become disconnected and harder to manage.

Practical, unbiased IT leadership – explained properly.

11/05/2026

Fed up with your IT support company?

Perfect. We’re not one.

We just help you make the right IT decisions.

With offices in Wakefield & Central London — we support organisations across the UK and Ireland.

Get in touch and let us help - [email protected]

Number 2 in our short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to your organisation.This week – Cyber ...
05/05/2026

Number 2 in our short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to your organisation.

This week – Cyber Security.

** Visibility. Protection. Recovery **

Practical, unbiased IT leadership – explained properly.

This is the first in a short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to organisations.Number 1: reduc...
30/04/2026

This is the first in a short series showing how The Virtual IT Director adds real value to organisations.

Number 1: reducing overheads. Considered, independent decisions: optimised licencing, simpler systems, better‑timed investment, and stronger cyber resilience that reduces risk and insurance impact.

Practical, unbiased IT leadership – explained properly.

We’re not your IT Support company, and we’re not here to sell.We’re here to help you make confident IT decisions.❌ Less ...
24/04/2026

We’re not your IT Support company, and we’re not here to sell.

We’re here to help you make confident IT decisions.

❌ Less products
❌ Less complexity
✅ More plain speaking
✅ More action

We’re proud to have played a part in a brilliant community project: helping bring the Ossett Peregrine Project live, on ...
06/02/2026

We’re proud to have played a part in a brilliant community project: helping bring the Ossett Peregrine Project live, on Trinity Church, Ossett.

Peregrine Falcons are ‘Schedule 1’ protected birds, with only around 1,500 breeding pairs in the UK. They’re also one of the fastest creatures on the planet, reaching speeds of over 200mph. For several years, peregrines have roosted on Trinity Church, but without a suitable nesting site, breeding hadn’t been possible.

That’s now changed. The project has installed a purpose‑built nesting tray and two discreet webcams behind the church parapet, creating a safe nesting environment while allowing the wider community to learn about and appreciate these iconic birds — without disturbing them.

This has very much been a team effort:

→ Jon Wood (Holy Trinity CE Primary School) leading the project for the last 6 years

→ Shaun at MSC Security Solutions installing the camera hardware

→ Jamie Walker setting up the live stream

→ And The Virtual IT Director handling the firewall and routing to make sure everything runs securely and reliably.

It’s been a fantastic project to get up and running. While we’re happy dealing with firewalls and networks… it’s fair to say Chris still isn’t a fan of heights in any way, shape or form.

If you’d like to watch the live streams and follow the peregrines’ progress, visit https://ossettperegrines.com

And if you’re interested in seeing some of the other community projects we’re proud to support, take a look at our community page on our website - https://www.the-vitd.co.uk/community/

Technology is at its best when it quietly enables great things — especially when those things involve wildlife, education, and the local community.

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Stonebridge House, 151-153 Wakefield Road, Horbury
Wakefield
WF45HQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441924926400

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