Businesses deserve straight answers about technology.
Steelwise is a technology advisory practice based in Sheffield. We help businesses make smart decisions about security, infrastructure, and AI – backed by over two decades of doing the work, not just advising on it.
Come for a coffee and tell us what's going on with your techWhat we do
Most businesses don't need more products. They need experienced people to help them work out what's actually going on – and what to do about it.
Security advisory
Honest assessment of where you stand, what actually matters, and how to get there. Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, posture reviews, incident preparedness – explained in plain English and prioritised by real risk, not fear.
Web and infrastructure advisory
Architecture decisions, platform choices, hosting strategy, reliability, performance. Whether you're building something new or trying to make sense of what you've already got.
AI advisory
Practical guidance on where AI fits in your business – and where it doesn't. Readiness assessments, risk and governance, separating genuine value from hype.
Coordinated delivery
When you need more than advice, we manage implementation through a network of trusted specialists. You get one relationship and one person accountable, not a parade of subcontractors.
How we work
We don't start with a sales pitch. We start with a conversation.
A coffee and a conversation
Free, face to face, no strings. Tell us what's going on with your tech, what's keeping you up at night, or what you're trying to figure out. If we can help, we'll say so. If we can't, we'll point you to someone who can.
A first piece of work
A defined engagement – a security review, an architecture assessment, a clear deliverable. Priced fairly, scoped clearly, designed to demonstrate value before asking for commitment.
An ongoing relationship
For most clients, the real value is having someone to call. A retained advisory relationship means we know your business, we're across your risks, and we're there when things change.
About Steelwise
Steelwise exists because most businesses can't get a straight answer about technology. The security industry defaults to jargon and fear. MSPs want to sell you a contract. Consultancies send juniors. What's missing is a practice that's experienced, broad, honest, and genuinely interested in your specific problem.
We're built on a partnership model – a small, trusted team backed by a network of specialists – so you always get senior people who've actually done the work. No juniors, no handoffs, no learning on your time.
Our founder, Carl, has spent over 22 years working across security, web infrastructure, data, and AI. He's served as CTO, CISO, and DPO for a web hosting company in regulated sectors – fintech, edtech, healthcare, SaaS – and built Steelwise because he kept seeing the same problem: businesses getting complexity instead of clarity.
That breadth is unusual. Most advisors specialise in one lane. We deal with all of it, because that's what running a real technology business actually requires.
Latest filings
Practical thinking on security, infrastructure, and AI. No thought leadership for the sake of it.
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The free security awareness campaign you didn't know existed
18 February 2026 · Security
The NPSA gives away a complete, professionally designed security awareness campaign kit. Posters, booklets, checklists, and a full starter guide. Most organisations don't know it exists.
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Chrome's first zero-day of 2026 – update now, don't wait
17 February 2026 · Security Commentary
CVE-2026-2441 is actively being exploited in the wild. A use-after-free bug in CSS handling means a crafted webpage is all it takes. Push the update now.
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AI just claimed your spinning disks too
16 February 2026 · Infrastructure Commentary
Western Digital's entire HDD capacity for 2026 is sold out. Cloud is 89% of their revenue. HDD prices are up 46% since September. The window for sensible storage pricing is closing.