Cary & Apex · Serving the Triangle

Senior IT leadership, without the full-time hire.

Independent, vendor-neutral technology guidance for growing businesses in western Wake County and across Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Strategy, security, and cloud, handled by someone who's done it at scale.

How we help

Three ways to work together, from ongoing leadership to hands-on engineering to getting the tech at home working right.

Core service

Fractional IT Director / vCIO

Part-time IT leadership for businesses of roughly 20–200 employees.

  • IT strategy and multi-year roadmaps
  • Technology budgeting and planning
  • Vendor and MSP management
  • Security and compliance readiness (SOC 2, HIPAA)
  • Cloud cost optimization
Engineering

DevOps & Cloud

Delivered with a vetted partner team of DevOps engineers.

  • CI/CD pipelines
  • AWS and Azure cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Cloud cost cleanup
Local

Home & Small-Office Tech

Friendly, reliable help for families and small offices nearby.

  • Wi-Fi and mesh networks
  • Smart home installs
  • Computer setup and data transfer
  • Security checkups for families
  • Microsoft 365, printers, and office networks
Fixed-price starting point

IT & Security Assessment

A clear picture of where your technology stands and what to do next, in two to three weeks, at a fixed price agreed up front. No open-ended billing.

Ask about an assessment
  1. Infrastructure reviewSystems, networks, cloud, and how it all fits together.
  2. Spend reviewLicenses, vendors, and cloud bills, and where money is leaking.
  3. Risk reviewSecurity gaps and compliance readiness, in plain language.
  4. 90-day roadmapA prioritized, practical plan you can act on right away.

Why Western Wake

Straightforward advice from someone local who works for you, not for a vendor.

Local

Based in Cary/Apex and serving western Wake County and the Triangle, in person when it matters.

Vendor-neutral

Independent, with no reseller commissions. Recommendations are based on what fits your business.

Senior experience

Leadership-level judgment from a former Senior Director of DevOps, applied at a scale that fits you.

Partner DevOps bench

A vetted team of DevOps engineers ready when a project needs more hands.

About

Meet Alex Gagescu

Alex is a senior DevOps and IT leader and a former Senior Director of DevOps. He has led engineering and infrastructure teams, built cloud platforms, and helped organizations make technology decisions that hold up as they grow.

He started Western Wake Technology Partners to bring that same level of leadership to local businesses and families, with honest advice, clear plans, and work done right.

Let's talk about your technology

Tell us what's on your plate. A free 20-minute call is usually enough to see whether we're a good fit and what a sensible next step looks like.

Book a free 20-minute consultation