Independent Strategic Advisory at the Data Layer
OGS Group helps enterprise leaders reduce data risk, improve execution speed, and make better technology and customer platform decisions (including CCaaS)—particularly where unstructured data, transactions, and partner ecosystems intersect.
This includes advisory across divestitures, AI readiness, customer platform decisions, and alignment with Global System Integrators—alongside access to vetted providers and execution capabilities through the Avant ecosystem and ATC.
Operating Thesis
OGS Group operates on a simple premise:
Enterprise technology strategy is only as sound as the data foundation beneath it.
Many initiatives that appear operational—cloud migrations, AI deployments, and transaction separations—are, in reality, governance events driven by data complexity.
Without clear visibility into sensitive data, organizations underestimate risk, delay execution, and introduce downstream complexity.
OGS Group ensures these risks are surfaced, quantified, and addressed early—before execution begins.
Core Advisory Domains
OGS Group’s advisory focus spans three primary domains:
Enterprise Divestitures
Reduce separation risk, accelerate Day 1 readiness, and minimize TSA dependency through structured data identification and boundary definition.
Data Risk & AI Readiness
Improve visibility into sensitive data, reduce exposure, and prepare data environments for AI, cloud, and modernization initiatives.
Alliance Strategy
Align with the right Global System Integrators and ecosystem partners to accelerate pipeline, execution, and revenue outcomes.
Engagement Model
OGS Group operates as an independent advisory layer within established enterprise technology ecosystems.
Engagements are structured based on clients needs:
- Independent advisory at the CIO/CISO and executive level
- Alignment with Global System Integrators on active initiatives
- Access to vetted technology providers and sourcing support through ATC and the Avant ecosystem
- Coordination with platform partners to support execution where required
OGS Group operates as an independent strategic advisory layer — strengthening enterprise decision-making while enabling alignment with established execution partners when required.
Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships
OGS Group maintains formal advisory relationships with established technology providers and distribution platforms to ensure strategy can transition seamlessly into execution when required.
These partnerships are designed to enhance scalability, not bias perspective. The firm remains focused on client-aligned outcomes and governance defensibility across complex enterprise environments.
Founder
Michael D. O’Keefe brings over two decades of enterprise technology leadership experience spanning global alliance development, enterprise sales strategy, and ecosystem-driven growth.
He has operated at the intersection of technology providers and Global Systems Integrators, structuring enterprise framework agreements and joint go-to-market programs across Accenture, IBM, Capgemini, TCS, HCL, and other leading integrators.
Through OGS Group, Mike provides independent advisory perspective informed by firsthand experience navigating complex enterprise technology ecosystems — with direct exposure to transaction-driven separations, alliance governance models, and large-scale enterprise data initiatives.
If you’re navigating a divestiture, evaluating customer platforms, or aligning your partner ecosystem, a focused conversation can help clarify priorities, surface risks, and identify the right path forward.