We work for you. Not for your IT and AI suppliers.
We are independent IT advisers for small and mid-sized businesses. We don’t sell licences or resell anyone’s services, so we can tell you the truth about your IT, your suppliers and what you actually need. And when something needs doing, we roll up our sleeves and do it.
Your IT supplier isn’t the enemy. It simply has a different job: to sell, install, run and invoice. But someone should be checking that what you buy is what you actually need.
QuestionIT suppliertheDAC
What it is paid forSelling, installing and runningOnly the work you agreed
Whose side of the tableIts own, and that’s fairYours
What it recommendsSomething from its catalogueWhatever makes sense. Even “change nothing”.
Who checks its workOften nobodyWe do, for you
11%
of small Czech firms employ an IT specialist. Among mid-sized firms it is 38%.
ČSÚ, 2025
50%
of small firms leave their IT entirely to outside firms.
ČSÚ, 2024
32%
of small firms use two-step sign-in (MFA). The EU average is 36%.
Eurostat, 2024
24%
of small firms had a security incident in 2023, most often a loss of service.
So nearly nine in ten small firms have no IT specialist of their own to check their supplier’s work. It works best together: the supplier delivers, we keep watch, so you get what you need at a price that makes sense.
§03 What we do
Three ways we help.
Start wherever suits you: a second opinion before a decision, oversight of a project, or a small job that someone finally finishes properly.
01
Second opinion
An independent view before you decide: on your IT, on the proposal on the table, or on the supplier you pay every month.
Useful when
a big quote is waiting for a signature
you’re not sure what you’re paying for
you’re thinking of changing supplier
02
Oversight and leadership
A senior specialist on your side of the table: oversight of projects and suppliers, the IT plan and budget, and NIS2 and rules for AI too.
Useful when
you’re starting a big IT project
you don’t have an IT director
NIS2 or AI is on the agenda
03
Hands-on
Small projects with a clear end and a fixed price. Wi-Fi, sign-in, Microsoft 365, servers, backups and documentation, done properly.
Useful when
something doesn’t work and nobody finishes it
your server is reaching end of support
only one person knows the passwords
01Second opinion
IT health check
An independent look at your whole IT in one to two weeks: what works, what’s risky, what you pay for needlessly, and what to do first.
1–2 weeks · from 15,000 Kč
What’s included
A conversation with management and whoever looks after your IT
Servers, computers, network and Wi-Fi
Microsoft 365, email and access rights
Backups, and whether you can actually restore from them
Contracts, invoices and licences
The security basics: updates, device protection, email
Deliverables
A one-page traffic-light summary
Ten actions ranked by risk and cost
Notes your supplier can work from
A one-hour walk-through of the findings
Not included
Fixing what we find (we quote for it separately, or you hand it to your supplier)
Like a clerk of works on a building site: we watch over your supplier’s project on your behalf, from the brief to sign-off. Scope, deadlines, quality and invoices.
for the length of the project · from 29,000 Kč a month
What’s included
The brief and the choice of supplier, if needed
A check of the design before the build starts
Checkpoints, acceptance criteria and sign-off
Review of change requests and extra work
A seat at the meetings with the supplier
Deliverables
A short, regular update for management
A sign-off recommendation: accept, refuse, or accept with conditions
Two-step sign-in for everyone, a password manager, separate admin accounts, and Microsoft 365 set up the recommended way, not left on its defaults. So no outsider gets into your mailbox and sends fake invoices from it.
1–3 weeks · fixed price
What’s included
Two-step sign-in (MFA) on every account
A company password manager
Separate admin accounts, and checks on them
Microsoft 365 and email security settings
Device management for computers and phones (Intune), if needed
Deliverables
Secure sign-in without disrupting anyone’s work
Documentation of the settings
A short training session for your people
Not included
Selling licences (we tell you which ones, you buy them directly)
Windows Server 2016 support ends on 12/01/2027. We prepare the move to the cloud, to a new server or a mix of both, and carry it out without needless downtime.
3–8 weeks · inventory from 9,000 Kč
What’s included
An inventory of servers, applications and licences
Options with three-year costs: cloud, a new server, or a mix
Arrangements with the vendors of your applications
Migration outside working hours
Backups before anything else
Deliverables
A server or cloud service on a supported platform
Tested backups
Documentation that belongs to you
Not included
Selling hardware and licences (we choose them with you, you buy them directly)
Ten questions, no sign-up. Your answers stay in your browser; we store and send nothing.
§06 Ways to start
Done in weeks, at a price you know up front.
Six packages with a clear end, and one that runs longer. You know the price of each step before you commit to it. For a server that means the inventory and then the move; for NIS2, the assessment and plan and then putting the measures in place.
PackageWk 12345678
Service 01IT health check1–2 weeks · from 15,000 Kč+
1–2 wks
An independent look at your whole IT: what works, what’s risky and what you pay for needlessly. You get a one-page traffic-light summary and ten actions ranked by risk and cost.
PriceFrom 15,000 Kč, a fixed price based on your sizeAsk about this
Service 02Second opinion on a proposalusually within 2 weeks · from 7,500 Kč+
≤ 2 wks
An independent review of the proposal or project you’re deciding on, before you sign. You get a written opinion with a clear recommendation and a list of questions for the supplier.
PriceFrom 7,500 Kč, a fixed price based on the proposal’s sizeAsk about this
Services 08+11Secure basics2–4 weeks · from 17,500 Kč+
2–4 wks
Services 08 and 11 in one package. We fix the most common weak spots of small firms properly: sign-in, Microsoft 365 and backups. You get the documentation and a one-page incident plan.
PriceFrom 17,500 Kč, a fixed price based on headcountAsk about this
Service 10Server reaching end of support3–8 weeks · inventory from 9,000 Kč+
3–8 wks
The end of Windows Server 2016 support (12/01/2027) as the moment to do it properly: an inventory, options with three-year costs, a move outside working hours and tested backups.
PriceAssessment from 7,500 Kč, with a plan of measures from 44,000 Kč, optional annual reviewAsk about this
Service 07AI at work3–5 weeks · from 17,500 Kč+
3–5 wks
AI that saves time and keeps client data inside the company: rules, the right tool, a permissions check, first tasks and training. You can also start with just the rules and a session for your team.
PriceRules and training from 17,500 Kč, optional follow-up supportAsk about this
Services 04+05IT project oversight and part-time IT directormonthly fee · from 29,000 Kč for 2 days+
months →
A senior specialist on your side of the table, without a full-time hire: the IT plan and budget, oversight of suppliers and projects, and a fixed number of days a month (Lite, Core, Intensive).
PriceFrom 29,000 Kč a month for 2 days, adjusted when your needs changeAsk about this
Typical duration Upper end, depending on size
We are not VAT-registered, so these prices are final. You get the exact fixed price after the free call, before you commit to anything.
§07 About us
Senior specialists who know both sides of the table.
We’re not a staffing agency or a reseller. We’re advisers who sit at the table with you, ask the awkward questions and, when needed, roll up our sleeves.
Experience
We know the supplier side from the inside.
We know how IT proposals are put together, how they’re priced and where the cost and risk hide in them, because we have written them ourselves. We have designed solutions and delivered projects for mid-sized firms, international groups and the public sector. Now that experience works for you.
Rising virtualisation billsAfter VMware’s licensing changes: options compared on cost, risk and what the team that runs them can manage
Secure access from anywhereModern access in place of ageing firewalls and VPNs
Microsoft 365 and device managementSecurity, management of computers and phones, and access for offices and advisory firms
Making sense of hundreds of applicationsWhat an organisation has, what it actually uses and what it can retire
Rules for AIAI governance for tightly regulated organisations
Tenders and frameworksWe know how proposals are written, priced and scored
The collective
A network of vetted specialists.
theDAC is a collective. Every engagement is led personally by its founder, Michal Minařík, your single contact from the first call to handover. When the work needs more hands or a narrower specialism, he brings in specialists from our vetted network. The same rules apply to all of them as to us: no commissions from suppliers, confidentiality, and plain language.
Networks and Wi-Fi
Cyber security and NIS2
Microsoft 365 and cloud
Servers, virtualisation and backup
Data and AI
Business continuity
We know their work. We have worked with them, or checked their work.
Senior experience. No juniors learning on your project.
The same rules. Independence, confidentiality, plain language.
One point of accountability. One contract, one contact. We answer for the result.
■ Your contact
Michal Minařík
Founder
Michal founded theDAC so that businesses have someone on their side of the table who understands IT in depth and sells them nothing.
He is an IT architect and adviser with project experience in the Czech Republic and abroad. He is as comfortable discussing risk and investment with your board as he is reviewing a configuration with your technician. And when it’s needed, he does the work himself.
Nor do we resell other firms’ services. We earn only from the work you order from us.
P/02Every step priced up front
A fixed price and a clear scope, before you commit to anything.
P/03The documentation is yours
Passwords, access and documentation stay with you. No dependence on us.
P/04With your supplier, not against it
We help your supplier understand what you need, and make sure it delivers.
P/05Plain language
Options, risks and costs explained so you can decide for yourself.
P/06We say when you don’t need us
Sometimes the best advice is “change nothing”. You’ll hear it from us.
P/07Checking and fixing kept apart
We write and cost the findings so that any supplier can quote for them. We quote for the fixes only if you ask.
P/08We never bid on what we oversee
On a project we oversee, we never bid for the delivery ourselves.
§08 The process
How we work together
Mostly remote, in person where it matters. From the first call to the handover you know what’s happening and what it costs.
1
A free call
Thirty minutes about what’s bothering you. We tell you whether and how we can help.
2
A fixed-price proposal
Within a few days, a short proposal: what we’ll do, what you’ll get, when, and for how much. No small print.
3
The work
You always know how the work is going, and we raise problems early, not at handover.
4
Handover
Documentation, passwords and procedures belong to you. We train your people or your supplier.
§09 Questions
Answers before you ask.
And if your question isn’t here, email or call.
Will you replace our IT provider?
Not unless you want us to. Mostly we work alongside your supplier: we advise, brief, check, and do small projects ourselves. We are not a support company with a helpdesk and an on-call rota. For smaller firms we can take on remote management of what we built after the project, with the scope, response times and price agreed up front in a separate contract. Otherwise we help you choose a reliable provider.
We have our own IT manager. Do we need you at all?
Perhaps not. If you do, we work with them, not instead of them, and they stay in charge. We back them up: a second opinion before a big decision, a senior ally in supplier negotiations, and the groundwork to make their case to management. On a project they can’t cover alone, we roll up our sleeves.
How do you make money if you sell nothing?
Only from the work you order from us. We don’t sell licences or resell services, and we take no commission from the suppliers we recommend. That’s why we can recommend a solution we earn nothing from.
How much does it cost?
Every engagement has a fixed price and a clear scope, and each service shows where it starts: a second opinion on a proposal from 7,500 Kč, an IT health check from 15,000 Kč, a part-time IT director from 29,000 Kč a month for two days. We give you the exact price after the first call, before you commit to anything. We are not VAT-registered, so these prices are final.
What are your terms?
A fixed price means that if the agreed work takes longer, we carry it. You pay more only if you change the scope, and you always know beforehand. A monthly fee (part-time IT director, project oversight) runs for a first three months, then either side can end it with one month’s notice. Unused days carry over to the next month, then lapse. Holidays are announced in advance and the days moved; for a longer absence we arrange a stand-in from the network. In and around Prague we charge no travel; elsewhere we state it in the proposal beforehand.
Is the first call really free?
Yes. Thirty minutes, no obligation, by phone, online or in person. We talk through what you’re dealing with and tell you whether and how we can help.
Won’t our supplier see it as an attack?
It needn’t. We work factually and respectfully, and we don’t look for someone to blame. A good supplier tends to welcome an independent view: it sharpens the brief and saves arguments about what was actually ordered.
Does NIS2 apply to us?
It depends on your sector, your size and the services you provide. The Czech Act mainly covers medium-sized and large companies in selected sectors, plus some services regardless of size. We go through the assessment with you and tell you what follows from it. More about NIS2.
Do you work outside Prague?
Yes. Most of the work can be done remotely. We come on site in and around Prague, elsewhere by arrangement.
How do you handle our data and access?
We work under confidentiality and are happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). We take only the access the work needs, and remove it when we finish. We never publish client names or engagement details.
Do you work in English?
Yes. We work in English and Czech, documentation and meetings with foreign suppliers included.
§10 Get in touch
Let’stalk.
The first call is free and commits you to nothing: thirty minutes about what’s bothering you, and whether and how we can help.
