1 & E is a trusted IT consultancy helping organizations navigate technology decisions with clarity. We provide strategic advisory, architecture planning, and transformation guidance — so you invest in the right technology, the right way.
Founded in Singapore, 1 & E provides vendor-neutral IT consultancy to mid-market and enterprise organizations. We don't sell software or build systems — we advise on strategy, evaluate options, and ensure your technology investments deliver real business outcomes.
Structured, evidence-based advisory that turns technology confusion into confident action.
Align technology investments with business objectives. We develop multi-year IT roadmaps with clear priorities, budget allocations, and success metrics that leadership teams can rally behind.
Assess your current technology landscape and design target-state architectures. We identify redundancies, integration gaps, and modernization opportunities across your entire IT estate.
Determine the right cloud approach for your organization. We evaluate workload suitability, model total cost of ownership, and design phased migration plans that minimize business disruption.
Navigate complex vendor landscapes with structured evaluation frameworks. We manage RFP processes, conduct technical due diligence, and negotiate contracts that protect your interests.
Guide your organization through large-scale technology change. We assess readiness, design transformation programs, and provide ongoing governance to keep initiatives on track and on budget.
Design governance frameworks that balance agility with control. We help establish decision rights, investment processes, and performance metrics that drive accountability across IT.
Perspectives from our advisory practice on the trends shaping enterprise technology
Multi-cloud is often presented as best practice, but our advisory data shows 60% of mid-market firms achieve better outcomes with a primary-provider strategy. Here's when each approach makes sense.
Most AI initiatives fail not from technical limitations but from poor use-case selection. We share our 4-quadrant prioritization framework used across 30+ client engagements.
The latest PDPA amendments introduce stricter data portability and consent requirements. We break down the key changes and provide a compliance readiness checklist for IT leaders.
Developed a 3-year IT roadmap for a $2B insurance group, consolidating 14 legacy systems into a unified platform strategy. Identified $8M in redundant licensing costs.
Designed a phased cloud migration plan for a 6-hospital network, balancing compliance requirements with modernization goals. Achieved board approval in 4 weeks.
Managed end-to-end vendor evaluation for a regional logistics firm. Assessed 8 WMS platforms, conducted POCs with 3 finalists, and negotiated a contract saving 22% vs. initial quotes.