An MSP keeps your existing systems running — a real and necessary job, and one we often work alongside. What it is not structured to do is decide what your systems should be, negotiate against its own contract, or build software that does not exist yet.
Service 01 · Fractional CTO
Fractional CTO leadership, on a fraction of a schedule.
A fractional CTO is a senior technology executive who joins your leadership team part-time, carrying real authority over systems, spend, security, and vendors — not advising from the outside. Devantas provides fractional CTO leadership from Omaha, Nebraska, with the team to build what the plan recommends.
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Engagement
Monthly retainer
Best fit
Past IT, pre-CTO
You own
Roadmap · vendors · security
Coverage
Omaha & nationwide
01 — The seat
What does a fractional CTO actually own?
A CTO on your leadership team for the hours each month you actually need one — with the authority and the accountability that title implies. Devantas is based in Omaha and holds that seat for companies across Nebraska, and remotely for teams nationwide.
- Technology roadmap and budget ownership
- Architecture and build-versus-buy decisions
- Vendor, MSP, and contract oversight
- Security and compliance posture
- Team design, hiring, and technical interviews
- Board and executive reporting in plain language
02 — How we work
How does an engagement run?
Four phases. You can stop after any of them. Every engagement starts with an assessment you own outright — if the plan says keep what you have and fix two things, that is what the plan will say.
01
Assess
We map systems, spend, contracts, risk, and workflow. You get an inventory of what you own, what it costs, where it is fragile, and the three things costing you the most in time or money.
02
Architect
A written plan with sequencing, cost ranges, and a named owner for every decision. Written for your operators and your board, not for a technology audience.
03
Build
A small senior team ships working software every two weeks. You see it running, in your environment, before you approve the next increment. No offshore hand-off, no ticket queue.
04
Operate
We stay on the hook — monitoring, patching, iteration, and the leadership seat if you want it. Documentation and source stay with you either way.
03 — The distinction
How is this different from a managed service provider?
We sit on your side of that table. We own the decisions — what to build versus buy, which vendors to keep, where the risk is, and what the roadmap should be — and we bring the team to execute it, so strategy and delivery do not live in two different invoices.
04 — The arithmetic
What does the full-time route actually cost?
$310K
Average salary for a full-time chief technology officer in the United States, before benefits, bonus, or equity.
Salary.com, August 2026
3–6 mo
Typical executive search for a critical leadership role, from kickoff to an accepted offer. C-suite searches often run longer.
JRG Partners, executive search benchmarksA fractional seat costs a fraction of the first number, starts inside the second, and comes with the team to build what the plan recommends.
05 — FAQ
Fractional CTO questions, answered.
What is a fractional CTO, and when does it make sense?
A fractional CTO is a senior technology executive who works with your company part-time on a recurring basis, carrying real decision authority rather than advising from the outside. It makes sense when technology decisions have started reaching your leadership table faster than anyone there can evaluate them, but the volume of work does not yet justify a full-time executive salary.
How is this different from hiring a managed service provider?
An MSP keeps your existing systems running. That is a real and necessary job, and we often work alongside one. What an MSP is not structured to do is decide what your systems should be, negotiate against its own contract, or build software that does not exist yet. We sit on your side of that table.
Do you provide fractional CTO services in Omaha?
Yes. Devantas is based in the Omaha metro, so companies in Omaha and across Nebraska get a fractional CTO on site — assessments, kickoffs, and quarterly planning in person — with the day-to-day work handled remotely. It is the local option for executive technology leadership without a full-time hire.
How quickly can you start?
Assessment engagements typically start within two weeks of a signed agreement. Retainers begin at the start of the following month. Emergencies are a different conversation — call and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
A fraction of a full-time CTO's roughly $310,000 average salary. Devantas retainers are priced by the hours the seat gets each month — Advisor (20), Operator (30), or Builder (40) — and every one starts with an assessment you own outright.
Who owns the code and the roadmap?
You do. Source, documentation, infrastructure configuration, and credentials are yours from the first commit. There is no proprietary runtime you have to keep paying to use.
What happens when we outgrow the retainer?
That is the plan. When a full-time technology leader is the right next step, we write the role, help you hire, and hand off the roadmap, documentation, and vendor relationships. We work ourselves out of a job.
Do you work with companies outside Nebraska?
Yes. We are based in the Omaha metro and work on site with regional clients regularly. Remote engagements are routine, with on-site visits scheduled around assessments, kickoffs, and quarterly planning.
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Bring us the decision you have been putting off.
A short conversation is enough to tell you whether the seat is a fit — and we will tell you honestly, whether or not it involves us.
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