Strategic by design
We think like a CIO, because we are. IT decisions driven by your business strategy, not the other way around.
100% Kiwi-owned · Nationwide coverage
On the journey together
From the everyday help desk to boardroom strategy, we line IT up with where your business is heading. Big-company IT leadership for a growing business, without vendor bias or upsells.
Your needs. Our priority.
Practical IT for the problems you actually have
We bring the IT leadership a large company keeps in-house, sized for a growing one. We work inside your team, close to the decisions that set your direction.
Technology-agnostic
We don't push vendors. You get unbiased advice and the right tools for your business, and nothing you don't need.
Service leadership
Keeping the systems running is the baseline. We are judged on whether the technology makes the business work better.
Smart IT investment
Make your IT budget earn its keep
With cloud, AI and rising licence costs, IT can run to 15% of a business's operating budget. Most of it goes on keeping the lights on. The other half, where the return is, usually goes unmanaged. We are hired to manage that half.
- Split the budget between keeping things running and moving them forward
- Find the tools and licences you pay for but do not use
- Get your AI, cloud and security calls made by people who have made them before
- Have one partner for both the help desk and the boardroom
15%
of operational expenses now go to IT. Cloud, AI and security are reshaping the budget.
ROI
Technology spend should map to a business result. That is what we manage to.
What we do
The services most growing businesses need, from one team
Four practices, one embedded team, from frontline service desk to senior vCIO strategy.
Managed IT & Support
Reliable support for your team, systems and networks, backed by SLAs and proactive monitoring.
- Service Desk & Support
- Microsoft 365
- Cloud Solutions
- Licence Management
- Procurement
Cybersecurity & Risk
From compliance to ransomware, we keep your business protected as the threats keep changing.
- Application Security
- Cybersecurity Advisory & Training
- Managed Backups
- Disaster Recovery
- Framework Compliance
- 24/7 AI Monitoring
Business Growth
AI, automation and CIO-level advice, matched to where you are trying to grow.
- AI & Automation
- Strategic IT / vCIO Advisory
- Industry & Compliance Management
Connectivity & Telecoms
Secure connectivity to keep your team connected and your business running without interruption.
- Fibre Internet
- Cloud Phone Systems
- Office Network & Connectivity
Application security for teams shipping with AI · Delivered by Vemo
Build boldly. We'll help make it production-ready.
Altivy Forge reviews, tests and secures every pull request. It combines around 15 specialised tools, an expert AI review and a 6-phase automated penetration test into one report, then generates tests, runs them in CI, and re-runs every check until the gates your team defines pass.
5
Gates per PR
~15
Security tools
40+
Attack classes
4-in-1 Scan
Around 15 specialised tools brought into one report, covering SAST, dependency CVEs and secret scanning, with AI adding context and fix advice.
Expert AI Review
A senior-architect-level rubric applied to every PR: 20+ questions and an OWASP-aligned pass judging intent, validation and edge cases.
Automated Penetration Testing
6-phase dynamic testing (DAST) against the running app, covering 40+ attack classes such as XSS, SQLi, SSRF and auth bypass.
Remediation Loop
Findings are reviewed and fixed; Forge re-runs the checks automatically, repeating until your gates pass, with SAST and DAST cross-validated.
Review, Test, Merge
Auto-generates unit tests, turns a Markdown spec into a full suite, runs everything in CI, and merges only when your gates pass.
Forge is AI-assisted and can make mistakes. Always apply human review before you ship.
Why businesses trust Vemo
100% Kiwi-owned. Supporting SMEs nationwide.
We bring decades of experience across professional services, education, manufacturing and healthcare, and we speak fluent “business”, not just tech. Each client gets a dedicated team with the right mix of support, security and strategy.
Talk to VemoLocal support
Auckland-based team with a nationwide contractor network. Responsive and close.
Vendor-neutral
Unbiased recommendations. The right tools for you, never an upsell.
Dedicated teams
From frontline service desk to senior vCIOs, the right people on your account.
Big-business capability
The process and tooling a large IT department runs on, sized and priced for a growing SME.
Free · Limited to 4 spots / month
Get a free CIO for a Day
A free IT review with a Vemo CIO. We look at where technology is helping your business and where it is holding it back, then hand you a roadmap for it. No obligations.
Apply now Only 4 roadmaps available each month
What they're saying
Trusted by ambitious Kiwi businesses
★★★★★
“The CIO for a Day programme was a game changer. In one session Vemo showed us exactly where our IT was holding us back, and where we could make quick, high-impact improvements. The roadmap was practical, clear and tailored to our business, not a cookie-cutter solution.”
★★★★★
“The CIO for a Day session was incredibly valuable. Vemo quickly got to the heart of how IT could better support growth. It was clear, practical and aligned with real-world business needs, not just tech talk. I'd absolutely recommend it.”
★★★★★
“From day one Vemo have delivered great service and advice that demonstrate their technical skills and business acumen. We highly value our partnership.”
Who you'll work with
Meet the people behind Vemo
The people who would be on your account. Not a sales team: the engineers, strategists and service desk you would actually work with.
Leadership
Ahmed Al-joubory
Managing Director
Tony Cox
Director
Andrew Jurgens
General Manager
Loren Koefoed
Operations Manager
Ketan Sawant
Service Manager
Technical Team
Tracey Armitage
Shankar Ramanathan
Matt Grant
Maxim Voronin
David Noyal
Ricardo Lo
Free resources & templates
IT templates and guides you can actually use
Plain-language worksheets and templates for the jobs that usually eat an afternoon: IT risk assessments, AI policy, technology planning. Free to download.
Guide
Practical IT Risk Assessment Tool
A plain-English worksheet that walks a New Zealand SME through its real IT risks (2025 edition).
Get it free TemplateAI Opportunity Assessment
Explore where AI can help your business. A structured template for NZ organisations.
Get it free TemplateAI Policy Template for NZ Businesses
An AI policy you can actually adopt, in plain language and written to the NZ Privacy Act 2020.
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