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Business Technology Advisory Consultants Since 1987
Our experience comes from following our passion. Our passion is technology!
With careers working with high technology computer hardware and software technologies spanning the past 20+ years, we continue to live our passion!
From building Custom Computers to meet demanding customer specifications in the '80s, to designing and deploying enterprise and campus wide networks in the '90s, providing Storage, Security and Data Protection solutions throughout the 2000's, and with today's Cloud Services revolution well underway, we have lived this industry!
Today we are right in the middle of the Cloud Computing paradigm shift that began in mid-2000 with the launch of Amazon Web Services. And throughout the past 10 years, we have focused on Cloud Brokerage Platform Solutions that enable Strategic Service Providers to create new revenue streams for their companies by consolidating and servicing their customers need for today's cloud services.
This shift to IT as a Service and the consumption of business applications as a service will continue for the foreseeable future and we will be here with you throughout this journey as your Business Technology Advisory Consultants!
20+ Years of Professional Business Technology Career Experience:
- Client-Server Distributed Applications (1980's/1990's)
- Gang of Nine lead by Compaq (1990's)
- The Server Revolution (2000+)
- Amazon Web Services Arrives (AWS) (2006+)
- Evolution Continuous "Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates' original mission 'always bothered me'" (2017+)
- Terry Myerson exits Microsoft after 21 years: Executive Vice President, Microsoft Windows and Devices Group "Thank you for 21 years, and onto the next chapter..." (2018)
Gartner Insights: Market Guide for Cloud Service Brokerage (The Future!)
Contact us
We are happy to help. Initial consultations are free and our schedules can be flexible according to business needs and scheduling requirements.
strategic business Technology advisory and consulting
Services
Board Technology Advisers
We assist company Board of Directors and leadership teams with decisions on technology solution needs, requirements and planning. We can be your virtual CTO during early phases of your business, provide confidential assistance and guidance during merger/acquisition planning, or when considering buying/selling options.
vCTO
Whether it’s planning a migration to a Cloud Service Provider, evaluation a new accounting system, developing your company website, or determining your eCommerce plans and options, we can help!
Merger/Acquisition Advisory Services
If you are looking at a merger or acquisition and need help with evaluating each companies technology investments to determine which systems should be kept, which should be replaced, or how data should be merged or exported, we can help!
business Buying/Selling Technology decisions
If you are thinking about buying a business or selling your business and need a professional third party to provide input and guidance on the technology decisions that have been made or need assistance understanding the associated industry and technology options available to you, we can help!
On-Prem to Cloud Migration Consulting
If you are considering moving to Cloud Computing for Software as a Service (SaaS) delivered applications, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Hosting or CO-Location/Cage options, we can help. With years of experience working with SaaS, IaaS and CO-Location providers, we can help you cut through the clutter and noise to make actionable decisions.
Strategic alliances
With over 25+ years in the Technology Industry and hundreds of contacts and connections, we are always looking for new partners to work with, new strategic alliances we can network with, and opportunities to help others out. We schedule networking dinners in Seattle and Bellevue for like minded individuals and would look forward to having you join us.
IT and Cloud Strategic Service Provider Go To Market
We can help you define your Cloud Go To Market plans and strategies including sales programs and compensation, target markets, sales and sales engineer job descriptions, supporting needs of product marketing, engagement models for custom success, customer support and engineering with field sales, and more...
Technology Sales/Solution Engineers
We focus on helping you develop your technology presales engineers across the spectrum of today's technology options through a combination of skills enablement, management consulting and specialized workshops with you and your teams. It is our goal to help you improve the profession of technology presales in every interaction with your clients. Our experience, our vast network of contacts, a background in software, hardware and services and a long track record of success all contribute to the success we help our clients achieve.
Sales engineer programs
Our team has been trained on and have field level experience working with some of the best of the best sales frameworks and programs. We work with you to define and develop a custom itinerary for your teams leveraging their own past training and experience.
- We can help you develop Demo Best Practices
- We can help you develop Demo Scripts that deliver your Unique Value
- Sales Engineer and Pre-Sales Solution Consultant Sales Training Program development and delivery
Cloud
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Containers
Microsoft Reseller
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