Technology doesn't have to be so complicated

How Simplitech bridges the gap between business and IT — and the thinking behind it.

Simplitech exists to put a seasoned technology voice in the room when you need one — without the full-time hire. We work as a fractional partner to owners and leaders who know technology matters, but don’t have a CTO to turn to.

How the journey began

After years as a software engineer and technology leader, Ed Kenny kept meeting the same situation: capable businesses held back not by a lack of technology, but by a lack of clear, honest guidance about it. Decisions were being made in the dark, jargon was doing the talking, and technology was treated as a cost to contain rather than a lever to pull.

Simplitech was built to change that — to translate between the business and the technical, and to make sure the people making the decisions actually understand the trade-offs in front of them.

What we believe

  • Business first, technology second. We understand how you make money before we talk about tools.
  • No jargon. If we can’t explain it plainly, we don’t understand it well enough yet.
  • Technology belongs at the leadership table. Tech and business are one conversation, not two.
  • Pragmatism over perfection. The right-sized solution you’ll actually use beats the ideal one you won’t.
  • Honest advice, even when it’s “don’t”. Sometimes the best recommendation is to spend less, wait, or hire — and we’ll say so.

Simplitech embodies my vision of bridging the gap between business and IT. Successful tech projects thrive on clear communication — technology should empower the business, not exist for its own sake.

— Ed Kenny, Managing Director & CTO

Ed Kenny is Managing Director and acting CTO at Simplitech. With a deep software engineering background and years of technology leadership, he helps organisations set strategy, run more efficiently, and get unstuck on the technology challenges holding them back.

He has worked across startups and established organisations — from an AI recruitment platform to a global reinsurer — which means the advice is grounded in what actually ships and scales, not theory. He works as a fractional partner: close enough to understand the business properly, flexible enough to scale with what you actually need.

How we work together

Every engagement starts with a conversation, not a contract. From there it’s shaped around where you are:

  1. Understand. We get to grips with your business, your goals, and what’s really getting in the way.
  2. Assess. An honest audit of your technology, spend, data, and ways of working.
  3. Plan. A clear, prioritised roadmap — what to do, in what order, and why.
  4. Support. Hands-on guidance through delivery, for as long or as little as you need.

You might need a one-off audit, a second opinion before a big decision, or an ongoing fractional CTO on call. All of it works.

Let’s talk

The first conversation is free. Book a 30-minute chat and we’ll go through where you are and where you’d like to get to — no jargon, no obligation.