Virtual CIO Leadership
Ongoing planning, budgeting, risk review, vendor oversight, and executive communication.
Explore ongoing support →Virtual CIO & Technology Advisory
Technology leadership without the full-time CIO.
Practical strategy for K–12 schools, nonprofits, and growing organizations that need clearer priorities, stronger systems, and an experienced advocate at the table.
20+ years in ITMulti-site environmentsStrategy + hands-on depth
Clear direction. Defensible decisions.
Executive guidance grounded in real-world IT operations.
The Lost Admin bridges the gap between leadership priorities and technical reality. Get recommendations that account for risk, staffing, budgets, users, and what it will actually take to implement.
Advisory services
Support matched to where you are now.
Start with an assessment, bring in focused help for a major decision, or add ongoing technology leadership.
Technology Assessments
An independent review with clear findings, priorities, and a realistic roadmap.
Plan an assessment →Project & Vendor Guidance
Product evaluation, contract review, implementation planning, and representation.
Discuss a project →Security & Resilience
Cybersecurity planning, disaster recovery, identity strategy, and practical risk reduction.
Strengthen your plan →K–12 technology specialization
Built for the realities of education.
Schools balance instructional access, student safety, public accountability, aging infrastructure, limited funding, and thousands of users across multiple campuses. Generic business advice is rarely enough.
The Lost Admin brings direct experience supporting complex K–12 environments.
Talk through a district challenge →Common engagements
- Technology audits and multiyear roadmaps
- Network and wireless assessments
- Cybersecurity improvement planning
- Endpoint and device-management strategy
- Disaster recovery and continuity planning
- Staffing, operations, and vendor evaluation
Free IT Guides
Useful because someone has already been there.
Real-world configurations, scripts, troubleshooting notes, and implementation guides. No subscription required.
Certificiate Authority
Build a Two-Tier Microsoft PKI with an Offline Root CA
Plan and deploy a two-tier Microsoft AD CS hierarchy with an offline standalone Root CA, an Enterprise Issuing CA, stable AIA and CDP publication, controlled templates, and documented recovery procedures.
Read the guide →Cisco
Configure FreeRADIUS EAP-TLS and Dynamic VLAN Assignment
Build a practical FreeRADIUS EAP-TLS deployment on Ubuntu, return dynamic VLAN attributes to a Cisco Catalyst switch, validate the configuration, and troubleshoot common failures.
Read the guide →20+years solving technology problems
Anthony Ventura
Strategy from someone who understands the work.
Technology advice is more valuable when it comes from someone who has supported users, configured systems, managed teams, recovered from failures, worked within real budgets, and explained difficult choices to leadership.
The Lost Admin makes that experience available to organizations that need honest guidance—and shares practical technical knowledge freely with the people doing the work.
More about Anthony →Start a conversation
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