IS Online provides Virtual CIO, ICT Strategy, and EOS Integrator services.  Run by Dave Abraham (Dashboard Dave), supported by Jen, Laura and Ben, we are focused on enabling the success, efficiency, and resilience, of SMEs through effective use of IT. 

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We have developed a formula for ICT strategy and success:

(EOS + 3HEM + VI) x CT x (BSA + MLA) x Technology

Read more about what each term means here.

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We've been lucky over the years. Our success is almost always part of a wider team's success. Dave has been a significant contributor to success of various teams, but recognises he couldn't have done it on his own, without the right colleagues.  Since 1994 Dave has worked with visionary leaders helping businesses "get online".  This included founding IS Online in 1997 to deliver ecommerce-enabled websites, through Signify from 2000 to successfully selling in 2013. Since then Dave has helped a range of businesses as a consultant, Virtual CIO, and when appropriate, as a team and business leader.  Dave's background is here, if you're interested.

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Jen joined the business in 2025.  Dave's wife and step-children, and colleagues at various businesses, are key elements of our collective success and the success of the teams that we work with.  We aim to enable the success of as many people as possible, by enabling the success of everyone within each team.

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If you run an SME and are looking to develop your ICT capabilities, read our section about a strategy to build an effective ICT capability within an SME.

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You can read more about the current teams that we're enabling here.

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Although we are willing to take responsibility when necessary, we aim to be as "lazy as possible", by delegating, coaching, mentoring, and enabling other people to create a vision for themselves, and learn and take on tasks themselves to deliver on that vision.  

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For each team that we work with, we aim to help become a "Smooth running engine", so that we don't need to be involved day to day long term. 

 

Dave's inspiration is the straight 6 engine from the BMW M535i that he owned in the '90s, and wishes he still had!  Smooth, powerful, and reliable, for 180,000 miles.  However a modern electric car shows how smooth and powerful an engine and overall vehicle can be if you get the chemistry right.  The difference between the positive and negative terminal of a battery, or difference between fuel and air mix in a combustion or rocket engine, is comparable to the power that comes from the difference in mindset between a great visionary and aligned integrator with the right chemistry, to deliver a smooth running team and company - to deliver on the vision of success of the visionary.  

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And that's what we love to do.