Empowering Businesses with Scalable Solutions
Delivering structured IT solutions, from single-site deployments to complex network rollouts, backed by ITIL frameworks.
At Varnfield Technology Consulting (VTC), I provide tailored IT consultation services designed to empower businesses with practical, scalable, and innovative network solutions. Whether you’re planning complex network transitions, managing IT vendor engagements, or addressing unique technical requirements, my expertise ensures your challenges are met with structured methodologies and proven IT frameworks.
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I bring a disciplined and structured approach to every project, guided by ITIL4 service management principles. This ensures that every engagement is practical, collaborative, and focused on achieving measurable business outcomes. By evaluating solutions through key dimensions such as organisations, network architecture, IT infrastructure, operational processes, and technology partners, I deliver results that align IT strategy with real-world business objectives.
Dedicated Pre-Sales Services for Telstra Channel Partners
For Telstra partners who need a senior technical pre-sales expert, I offer over 10 years of experience navigating Telstra’s Managed Network Services (MNS), including SD-WAN and Managed Switched Solutions. I help partners qualify opportunities, align solutions with customer needs, and streamline order management, making it easier to deliver Telstra’s managed services with confidence.
By handling the technical pre-sales process, I enable partners to focus on sales growth while ensuring solution accuracy and seamless deployment. My approach includes empathy mapping to refine buyer personas, targeted campaign planning, and structured WLAN network assessments—helping partners position, sell, and implement Telstra’s managed services more effectively.
Campaign Planning
Using empathy mapping, I help define core buyer personas and target market segments, ensuring that Telstra Channel Partners engage with ideal clients.
Existing & New Opportunities
I facilitate requirements gathering meetings with partners, assessing client networks to identify gaps, align with business objectives, and develop optimised upgrade strategies.
Varnfield Technology Consulting Clients
With over three decades in the ICT industry, I’ve witnessed technology’s evolution from mainframes to cloud computing. This extensive experience enables me to design network solutions that blend innovation with practicality, ensuring businesses have scalable and future-ready IT infrastructure.
As a lifelong technology enthusiast and problem solver, I bring a tinkerer’s touch to every challenge. Whether it’s refining network strategies or troubleshooting complex IT environments, I adopt a hands-on approach. To stay current, I maintain a private cloud environment, utilising open-source solutions to test, sandbox, and refine network designs. Managing my own business applications in this self-managed setup keeps me grounded in real-world IT operations, which I believe is crucial for delivering practical solutions.
I work across multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux, and macOS, and spend time tinkering with:
- Linux and BSD Servers: Managing secure, well-optimized systems for business and personal environments.
- Proxmox Virtualization: Testing workload management, IT automation, and high-availability configurations.
- TrueNAS Enterprise-Grade Storage: Ensuring scalable, high-performance storage solutions for data integrity and business continuity.
This hands-on, real-world experience allows me to bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and practical business needs, helping clients implement solutions that are effective today and adaptable for tomorrow.
Network Design
I develop scalable network architectures that enhance performance, security, and business continuity, ensuring businesses stay connected and resilient.
Vendor Management
I bridge the gap between businesses and IT vendors, ensuring technology solutions align with operational goals. By translating technical jargon, evaluating vendor proposals, and managing procurement processes, I help businesses maximise value and mitigate risks.
Prepare RFQs & RFPs
I provide structured RFQ & RFP preparation services, ensuring clear technical and business justifications, aligning proposals with industry best practices, and optimising vendor selection.
Unique Networks
I specialise in custom IT consulting for businesses with unique networking needs. Whether designing high-performance infrastructure for media workflows, implementing secure remote access solutions, or advising on optimal hardware selection, I ensure scalability, security, and efficiency.
Showcasing My Work: A Tailored Approach
To uphold client confidentiality while showcasing the depth and quality of my work, I provide relevant deliverables only after an initial discussion. These may include network architecture designs, technical analyses, and structured IT documentation, demonstrating my ability to deliver clear, actionable insights that drive business efficiency and success. Once we establish the specific IT services required, I share tailored examples aligned with the engagement, ensuring relevance, discretion, and strategic value.
High-Level Meraki SD-WAN Architecture
This visual representation outlines a Telstra-managed Meraki SD-WAN deployment, detailing key network components, connectivity layers, and design parameters. The architecture incorporates security appliances, VPN concentrators, and redundant internet access, ensuring resilient and scalable connectivity across multiple sites.
Meraki Small Data Center
This architecture illustrates a Meraki-powered small data center, integrating VPN concentrators, next-generation firewalls, and high-availability switching. It provides secure, redundant connectivity with a structured VLAN design, ensuring seamless traffic segmentation, security, and failover capabilities.
Enterprise-Grade Network for Large Offices
Designed for high-performance connectivity, this large office network blueprint showcases a dual-WAN firewall setup, access switches with 10G uplinks, and enterprise-grade wireless access points. It ensures optimal bandwidth allocation, security enforcement, and scalable infrastructure.
Meraki Simple Office
This lightweight yet powerful setup leverages the Meraki MX68CW for small office deployments, offering primary Ethernet connectivity with built-in LTE backup. It provides a plug-and-play network solution with firewall security, VLAN segmentation, and seamless remote connectivity.