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Vadim Polyakov

Services

Senior technology leadership, scoped to the outcome

Five focused services, each designed around a business result rather than billable hours. Engage one, or combine them as your needs evolve.

01 / 05

Fractional CTO

Senior technology leadership, without the full-time hire.

Executive-level ownership of technology strategy, team and delivery for companies that need a CTO’s judgment two to eight days a month.

6–18 monthsMonthly retainer

What you get

  • 12–18 month technology roadmap
  • Org design and hiring plan
  • Engineering operating cadence and metrics
  • Board and investor technology updates
  • Vendor and budget governance
  • Permanent CTO search and handover
02 / 05

Enterprise Architecture

Connect business strategy to the systems that deliver it.

Pragmatic, business-led architecture: capability maps, target state and a sequenced roadmap that teams can actually execute.

8–12 weeksFixed-scope engagement

What you get

  • Business capability map
  • Current-state application and data landscape
  • Target-state architecture and principles
  • Sequenced transition roadmap with business cases
  • Architecture decision records and governance model
  • Executive briefing pack
03 / 05

AI Strategy

From AI experiments to measurable business value.

A practical AI strategy: where AI creates value in your business, the architecture and guardrails to deliver it, and a portfolio of use cases with ROI.

4–8 weeksFixed-scope engagement

What you get

  • AI opportunity assessment and use-case portfolio
  • Data readiness review
  • Reference architecture for AI workloads
  • Responsible AI and governance framework
  • Build / buy / partner recommendations
  • Pilot-to-production plan
04 / 05

Cloud Strategy & Optimization

Optimize what you run. Plan what comes next.

Evidence-based cloud strategy and cost optimization that cuts run cost, improves reliability and frees teams to build what differentiates you.

6–8 weeksFixed-scope engagement

What you get

  • Cloud cost and FinOps review
  • Right-sizing and savings-plan recommendations
  • Reliability and security baseline
  • Application portfolio assessment (6R)
  • Target platform architecture and migration plan
  • FinOps operating model and cost guardrails
05 / 05

Technology Due Diligence

Independent technical assessment before you sign.

Fast, candid technology and team assessment for investors and acquirers, with risks quantified and a 100-day value-creation plan.

2–3 weeksFixed fee

What you get

  • Red-flag summary within 5 business days
  • Architecture, code and security assessment
  • Team, process and key-person risk review
  • Scalability and technical debt quantification
  • Investment committee briefing
  • 100-day post-close plan