Hourly engagements
$185 – $275 / hour. For ongoing work without a fixed scope: configuration changes, incident response, ad-hoc audits. Senior-engineer rate; higher end for after-hours / weekend / on-call. Tracked in 15-minute increments, invoiced monthly with an itemized work log.
Retainer engagements
$2,500 – $9,500 / month. Predictable monthly cost for ongoing operational support — patching, monitoring, periodic audit prep. Sized to staff count + service surface; includes a fixed hour bucket, overflow at the standard hourly rate. 30-day cancellation, no lock-in.
Fixed-scope projects
$8,000 – $60,000 per project. For one-time deliverables with a clear shape: cloud migration, mail-server self-hosting, security audit + remediation, vertical-specific compliance posture. Quoted after a paid discovery (typically $1,500 – $3,000, credited toward the project).
Discovery / scoping
$1,500 – $3,000, fixed. When the shape is unclear or you're shopping vendors. We produce a written assessment of your current state, top three risks, and a recommended next-step plan. Two-week turnaround. Yours to keep regardless of next steps.