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Your IT department.
Without the overhead.

CipherGRC delivers managed IT services, on-site support, and infrastructure management for growing Canadian businesses — backed by 18+ years of enterprise experience supporting major clients across Canada and the GCC.

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18+

Years in IT

40+

Engineers Led

Sectors: Energy · Gov · Banking · Retail

🖥️ Managed IT Services – from $900/mo Active

🔧 On-Site Support – Calgary Active

🏗️ VMware & Infrastructure Active

🚀 Business Digital Launchpad – from $1,500 Active

🛡️ GRC & ISO 27001 Coming Soon

What We Do

Full-service IT support,
delivered in Calgary and beyond

From monthly managed services to hands-on datacenter work — we handle the day-to-day IT so you can focus on running your business.

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Managed IT Services

Remote helpdesk, patch management, Microsoft 365 support, and IT monitoring for your team. Essentials from $900/mo, full-service plans up to $4,000/mo. Month-to-month, no lock-in.

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On-Site Support – Calgary

Boots on the ground when you need it. Datacenter cabling and racking, server installations, desktop deployments, kiosk & POS support. Available on-demand or as part of your monthly plan.

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VMware & Infrastructure

Hypervisor management, SCCM / Intune deployment, server patching, and system administration. We manage your infrastructure the way enterprise teams do — with process, not guesswork.

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IT Projects & Assessments

Fixed-price projects: office setups, server refreshes, M365 migrations, IT infrastructure audits, DR & BCP plans, and cloud readiness assessments. Clear scope, clear deliverable, clear price.

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Business Digital Launchpad

Everything a new or growing business needs to operate professionally online — domain registration, professional email (M365 or Google Workspace), website, scheduling (Calendly), and email signature. Set up securely with MFA, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and zero exposed credentials. Flat-fee from $1,500.

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GRC Consulting

Governance, Risk & Compliance frameworks tailored for SMBs. Security policy development, risk assessments, and compliance gap analysis.

Coming Soon

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ISO 27001 Audit Readiness

Prepare your organization for ISO 27001 certification. Gap assessments, documentation, and implementation support — from a CISSP-certified advisor.

Coming Soon

About CipherGRC

Senior IT leadership you can actually afford

CipherGRC is led by Imran Shaikh — an IT infrastructure leader with 18+ years of hands-on experience in banking, oil & gas, government, and enterprise technology operations across Canada and the Middle East.

Currently managing a 40+ person engineering team at a major IT consultancy in Calgary, Imran delivers the same enterprise-grade IT execution to Calgary SMBs — hands-on VMware, SCCM, datacenter work, and strategic IT management all in one place.

✓IT Consultancy, Calgary — Infrastructure Associate Manager, Oil & Gas sector
✓Global IT Services Firm — Technical Lead, Energy sector (Canada)
✓Government Ministry, GCC — IT Lead, Critical Infrastructure Operations
✓18+ years across Banking, Retail, Oil & Gas, Government, and Emergency Services

Certifications

CISSPCertified Information Systems Security Professional

ITIL v3IT Service Management Foundation

VCP6-DCVVMware Certified Professional

Prince2Project Management

CCSPData Center Design & Risk

B.Sc. ITInformation Technology

Why CipherGRC

What makes us different

Real enterprise experience

Not a junior consultant. Someone who has managed 40+ engineers, P1 incidents, and multi-million dollar vendor contracts.

Local team, real presence

Calgary-based with on-site availability. Not a remote-only ticket system — we show up when your datacenter, servers, or desktops need hands-on attention.

Industry depth

Oil & gas, banking, retail, government, and professional services. We speak your industry's language and understand your compliance and operational requirements.

Canadian & global reach

Headquartered in Calgary. Serving clients across Canada with international experience in the Middle East.

Your IT department. Without the overhead.

Full-service IT support,delivered in Calgary and beyond