# Consulting and second opinions. Before you spend a lot of money.

Source: https://vetosec.at/en/services/consulting/

Planning a large project or holding a quote? We review the plan, the quote and the security concept independently and tell you plainly what fits and what is missing.

## What you bring us in for

Typical occasions.

- **Second opinion on a quote**: A provider wants to sell you servers, a firewall or cloud. We check whether scope, technology and price fit what you need.
- **Architecture review**: We look at your infrastructure and show where an outage or an attack would do the most damage.
- **Large projects**: VMware exit, a move to the cloud or a new server room. We plan with you and review your provider's implementation.
- **Security concept**: For NIS2, insurers or customers. Written so it can actually be implemented.
- **Open source instead of licences**: Where a switch pays off and where a commercial product fits better.

## How it works

How a consultation works.

1. **Call**: We clarify the goal, the timeline and which documents exist. Then you get a fixed price.
2. **Review**: We read quotes, plans and configurations and talk to your team or provider.
3. **Recommendation**: A short report with a clear recommendation, discussed in person. You can, but do not have to, hire us for the implementation.

## Who it is for

For decisions that get expensive.

### A good fit if

- Companies before a larger investment in servers, network or cloud
- IT leads who need an independent second opinion
- Management that has to judge a technical quote

### What it is not

- Not a certification

## References

Projects running in production today.

- **Central monitoring and SIEM** (Building materials): Servers, network and security events visible in one place, in continuous operation.
- **Incident response** (Public sector): Compromised project and web servers investigated, cleaned, hardened and re-checked.
- **Infrastructure and security** (University & planning): Published projects from a university and a planning firm.

[All references](https://vetosec.at/en/references/)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a consultation cost?

After the first call you get a fixed price for the agreed scope.

### Do we have to implement with you afterwards?

No. The recommendation is yours. If you like, we implement it or support your provider.

### Do you work with our provider?

Yes, if you want. We sign a non-disclosure agreement before we start.

## Related

- [Gap analysis & consulting](https://vetosec.at/en/services/gap-analysis/): ISO 27001, NIS2, GDPR
- [Co-managed IT](https://vetosec.at/en/services/co-managed-it/): for in-house IT teams
- [IT Check](https://vetosec.at/en/services/it-check/): from €1,299

## IT consulting and second opinions for companies in Austria

vetosec advises companies across Austria on larger IT projects: second opinions on quotes, architecture reviews, VMware exit and cloud migration support, NIS2 security concepts and open source consulting.

Updated: October 19, 2026

Provider: vetosec, Dipl.-Ing. Samuel Ziegler, BSc, Berndorf, Lower Austria, Austria. Contact: https://vetosec.at/en/contact/