Why Original

Enterprise expertise.
A partner close to your business.

The right partner needs the technical depth to work across your environment and the perspective to understand what it means for your business.

Original connects enterprise capability with a personal, accountable relationship.

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Built for complex work.
Close to the detail.

Original brings Cisco expertise together with consulting, project delivery and ongoing services. We work across complex environments, alongside internal IT teams and the other partners involved in delivery.

From Cheltenham and Prague, we connect the initial decisions to delivery and operation. Clear architectural direction, defined responsibilities and continuity of context help keep the work aligned with your business.

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What that means for your team

01 / Architectural continuity

Keep the whole environment in view.

Architecture, security, integration and operational requirements belong in the same conversation. We help connect them before committing to a direction.

02 / Clear ownership

Make responsibilities explicit.

Scope, delivery responsibilities, escalation and acceptance need to be understood across the teams involved. We work with your people to establish those foundations.

03 / Operational readiness

Design for life after go-live.

Handover, service ownership and lifecycle planning start during design. They connect the programme to the people who will run and develop the environment.

The people behind the partnership

Expertise with
a name.

Customer success and technical leadership, working together from the first conversation to ongoing value.

Head of Customer Experience and Solutions

Alastair Melrose

Connecting solution decisions with the value you need from your technology. More than 25 years in systems and data.

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Customer Success Manager

Lydia Knight

Your priorities, kept in view. From onboarding and adoption to useful reviews and the next decision.

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Technical Director

Russell Carter

Technical leadership across architecture, delivery and operational readiness, including quantum-ready networking.

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How our customer success team works with you

The way we work

Responsibility,
with substance.

Working with Original

Questions worth
asking your partner.

Your next chapter

What’s next
for your business?

Bring your challenge.
We’ll bring some Original thinking.

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