The Post-Close 100-Day Plan.
What happens immediately following acquisition determines the trajectory of your investment thesis. Fluid’s 100-day playbook turns raw technology debt into a mature operating engine.
Secure Access & Establish Telemetry
Immediate password rotation across all administrative portals, multi-factor authentication (MFA) enforcement, and Active SOC telemetry ingestion.
Milestone Execution Scope:
- Rotate domain & cloud admin passwords
- Ingest security logs into Fluid 24/7 Managed SOC
- Deploy Zero-Trust identity controls
- Establish emergency executive escalation contact
Inventory Infrastructure & Remove Critical Risks
Complete automated endpoint inventory, patch unpatched server vulnerabilities, and isolate legacy end-of-life hardware.
Milestone Execution Scope:
- Automated RMM & MDM endpoint discovery
- Remediate critical cybersecurity findings
- Deploy air-gapped immutable cloud backups
- Audit SaaS subscriptions & shadow IT
Standardize Platforms & Operations
Roll out Fluid’s standardized service desk tooling, unified endpoint management (Intune/Jamf), and consistent antivirus protections.
Milestone Execution Scope:
- Migrate helpdesk to Fluid 24/7 Service Desk
- Enforce hardware lifecycle standards
- Consolidate domain controllers & identity
- Establish SLA performance reporting
Implement Strategic Technology Roadmap
Execute cloud migrations, optimize vendor software licensing, and deliver board-level capital expenditure forecasts.
Milestone Execution Scope:
- Azure/AWS cloud migration execution
- Vendor contract consolidation
- Roll out vCIO strategic technology roadmap
- Integrate ERP / CRM data connectors
Optimize, Automate, & Scale
Deploy custom Power BI reporting dashboards, automated workflow integrations, and prepare platform for add-on acquisitions.
Milestone Execution Scope:
- Power BI executive telemetry dashboard
- Add-on acquisition integration playbook active
- Quarterly Board & Investment Committee updates
- Continuous exit readiness monitoring