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How we engage.

Every engagement begins with a discovery. Scope, complexity, and environment determine investment. These are frameworks, not fixed quotes.

Currency

CAD

Deposit

25% to start

Tax

+HST

Billing

Milestone

Engagement frameworks

Three ways to engage.

Each tier reflects a different stage of organizational readiness and scope of work. Engagements are scoped individually — these investment ranges are the starting point for that conversation.

Starting engagement

AI Readiness Assessment

$4,800 flat
Duration: two to three weeks
Deliverable Written AI Readiness Report — infrastructure gaps, use case ranking, phased adoption roadmap.
What's included
  • Executive discovery call
  • Data infrastructure review
  • Use case identification workshop
  • Risk & governance assessment
  • Final written report with recommendations
Ideal for Organizations starting their AI journey. Executives with mandates to adopt AI who need clarity before committing to implementation.
Schedule assessment
Scoped engagement

Cloud Architecture & Migration

$12,000 – $45,000
Duration: four to sixteen weeks — depends on environment complexity
Deliverable Architecture proposal plus hands-on implementation across cloud strategy, migration, and security.
What's included
  • Infrastructure assessment
  • Cloud strategy (AWS / Azure / GCP)
  • Migration planning
  • Implementation
  • Security architecture
  • Documentation & handoff
Scope factors Number of workloads, compliance requirements, and existing environment complexity all influence final investment.
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Custom engagement

Full Technical Transformation

Custom
Duration: phased, three to eighteen months
Deliverable End-to-end digital transformation across cloud, AI, DevOps, and security — with optional ongoing advisory.
What's included
  • Everything in Cloud Architecture
  • AI integration
  • DevOps & CI/CD implementation
  • Cybersecurity architecture
  • Ongoing advisory retainer option
  • CTO-as-a-Service option
Ideal for PE-backed companies, enterprises modernizing at scale, and regulated industries requiring a single accountable technical partner.
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Service coverage

Practice areas.

Seven named practices delivered by specialists. Most engagements draw on two or more practices in combination.

IT Infrastructure Consulting

Assessment, network design, server strategy, endpoint management, and IT governance.

Assessment Governance BC/DR

Cloud Architecture — AWS · Azure · GCP

Design, deployment, cost optimization, security architecture, and multi-cloud strategy.

AWS Azure GCP FinOps

Cloud Migration

End-to-end workload migration, replatforming, refactoring, and zero-downtime cutover planning.

Lift-and-shift Replatform Refactor

AI Integration

Readiness assessment, LLM integration, ML pipelines, RAG architecture, and AI governance frameworks.

LLM RAG Governance MLOps

DevOps & CI/CD

Pipeline design, Kubernetes architecture, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and observability.

Kubernetes Terraform IaC

Cybersecurity Architecture

Zero trust design, compliance alignment (SOC 2, PIPEDA, ISO 27001), SIEM, and incident response planning.

Zero trust SOC 2 ISO 27001

Technology Strategy

CTO-as-a-Service, multi-year technology roadmaps, vendor evaluation, M&A due diligence, and board-level technology briefings.

CTO-as-a-Service Roadmapping M&A Vendor evaluation
Highest-demand practice

Our AI practice.
Infrastructure-first.

Systems takes a deliberately different position on AI. Assessment before implementation — we will tell you if AI is not the right solution for a specific problem. The data infrastructure must be ready before a model touches it. Every AI engagement is scoped around measurable business outcomes, not exploration.

AI Readiness Assessment from $4,800 · CAD

Ongoing advisory

Strategic retainer option.

Monthly advisory retainer
$3,200
/ month · starting from · CAD

For organizations with active AI or cloud programs that need a senior technical sounding board without the overhead of a full-time hire. Scope and hours vary — contact us to discuss what structure fits your situation.

Who this is for

Organizations past the implementation phase who need ongoing strategic alignment as their cloud or AI programs evolve. Also available as part of a Full Technical Transformation engagement — built into the retainer from the start rather than bolted on later.

Retainer clients receive priority access to Systems expertise, a defined monthly advisory budget, and clear escalation paths when architecture decisions arise between scheduled calls.

Important to know

Before we scope.

All prices CADAll investments shown are in Canadian dollars. Cross-border engagements are quoted individually.

Complex environmentsOrganizations with highly complex or undocumented environments may require a paid discovery engagement before a fixed-fee quote can be issued.

Travel and on-site workRemote-first delivery by default. On-site and travel requirements are scoped and quoted separately when applicable.

Vendor-independent advisoryCodex Systems operates independently — no reseller arrangements, no vendor incentives. Recommendations are based on fit, not partnership.

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Let's talk about your environment.

A 30-minute discovery call is enough to tell you if we're the right fit. No pitch — just a conversation about your technology challenges.

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Prefer email? systems@codexcorp.ca