When a France–Ireland SME operates on both sides of the sea — a subsidiary in Dublin, teams in France — one very concrete question comes up before the first euro of revenue: who actually looks after the IT on both sides? Present in Lyon and Dublin, Ezohiko offers one simple answer: a single IT point of contact, in English and in French.
THE REALITY
In nearly every case, an operation split between France and Ireland means two providers: one on each side. Two contracts, two invoices, two languages, two ways of working — and a managing director in the middle who spends their time translating. The “ping-pong” effect, scaled up to an international level.
The original idea, back in 2018
When we founded Ezohiko, we started from a simple observation: the digital sector is fragmented, with a crowd of vendors and providers. At the time we wrote that we wanted to be “neither quite an IT services company, nor quite a web agency”, but to sit at the crossroads of all these businesses, to offer a single point of contact.
The goal was to remove the “ping-pong” effect between providers and the “staircase” effect of scattered investments. A business owner shouldn’t have to referee several suppliers passing the ball back and forth.
Seven years on, that intuition hasn’t changed. It has simply grown: the “crossroads” between providers has become, for some of our clients, a bridge between two countries.
The real problem for a France–Ireland business owner
Running an operation split between France and Ireland means stacking up friction that never appears on any job description:
Two providers who don’t talk to each other
A network outage in Dublin, a workstation to deploy in Lyon: two tickets, two contacts, and nobody with the full picture of your information system.
The language and culture barrier
Irish support replies in English, French support in French, and you’re the one translating the technical stakes from one to the other.
Two-speed security
Backups, recovery plan, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace access must be consistent everywhere. With two providers, they rarely are — and that’s where incidents happen.
The hidden cost of coordination
The time you spend arbitrating between the two providers is time you’re not spending running your business.
This isn’t a volume problem. It’s a consistency problem. And consistency can’t be bought by adding two national providers together.
The Ezohiko answer: Lyon and Dublin, one team
Ezohiko operates in Lyon and Dublin. Not as two siloed entities, but as one team working in French and in English, on the same methods and the same security standards. In practice, for an SME present on both sides:
A single point of contact
One person knows your entire IT system, in France and in Ireland.
One security strategy
Backups, DRP/BCP, access management, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace: designed consistently, everywhere.
Two languages, zero translation
Your teams talk to Ezohiko in their own language; you’re no longer the middleman.
Aligned time zones
Just one hour between Lyon and Dublin: no 6 a.m. calls to a provider on the other side of the world.
KEY POINT
This is the fractional IT manager model, extended to a cross-border reality: the expertise of a senior IT director, without the cost of a full-time in-house hire — and now without the double invoice of two national providers.
Who this is really for
It’s a niche, and we own that. But it’s a niche where the value is high:
- The French SME opening or running a subsidiary in Ireland (tax, access to the English-speaking market, tech talent).
- The Irish or English-speaking company with teams or offices in France.
- The scale-up setting up in Dublin that wants IT consistent with its French parent company.
- Teams in cross-border remote work between the two countries.
If you recognise your situation in these lines, you’re probably one of the rare businesses for whom a single IT partner on both sides of the sea genuinely changes the game.
Frequently asked questions
Does Ezohiko really operate in both countries?
Yes. We’re present in Lyon and Dublin, with a team working in French and English on the same methods and the same security standards.
Do I need two contracts, one per country?
No — that’s the whole point: one point of contact and one strategy for your entire information system, on both sides of the sea.
What if I’m only present on one side for now?
No problem. Many of our clients start on one side, and the France–Ireland model becomes relevant the moment the business crosses the border.
Let’s discuss your situation.
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Let’s take a look together at what it would take to ease your IT workload. No sales pitch. Just an honest assessment of the situation.
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