Why Fractional?

What is a “fractional” CIO or CTO?

A leader who divides their time between several businesses, providing each with top-level expertise for a fraction of the price. Fractional is also known as on-demand, part-time, plural, or portfolio. 

Not every mid-market business needs a full-time CIO, CTO or CISO. Our fractional and interim model allows you the flexibility to scale up or scale down whenever you need to.

With us, you always get a first-class technology expert, without the full-time cost. Unlike on-demand, our people join your senior team and provide genuine leadership from day one. 

Our unique model provides a cost-effective way to get the very best talent on your team.

Why Freeman Clarke? Because…

We are the largest and most experienced team. Our people share their knowledge and opinions with each other to ensure that you get the benefit of the entire team. Each team is led by a Director, who ensures they work together for the good of your company.

We’re the best in the business. We attract, screen, test, interview, and assess more IT leaders than anyone else. And every member of our team is hand-picked on the basis of their skills and experience—and their ability to fit into the culture of a mid-market business like yours.

This is all we do! We are not going to sell you software licenses, hardware, service centers, helpdesks, cloud servers or a CFO! We don’t take money from vendors or suppliers, so you know that our recommendations are 100% objective.

We have deep contacts. We have built up a deep knowledge of trustworthy technology suppliers and products. We know who to call and who is best avoided!

We’re low-risk, with no lock-in. We don’t insist on an upfront payment or commitment. You can tell us to stop at any point. It’s as simple as that. 

We’re affordable. Our people are the best in the business. But since they work fractionally, the price point is affordable. We don’t cross-sell or up-sell.

Our expertise is in business and technology. We are business people, and we speak your language.  Our IT strategies are always attuned to the needs of the business and economic realities.

We emphasize professional development. Our team is fully engaged with knowledge-sharing, briefings, and training in technology, business, and leadership from industry experts.

Don’t think of us as outsourcing.

We’re on your side. Our only interest is your success, we’re accountable for what we do, and we’re in it for the long-term.