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The one thing they can't copy is our values.

The numbers are insane:
Average IT project cost overrun: 27%
1 in 6 projects becomes a “black swan” with 200%+ overruns
85% of companies are increasing IT spend year-over-year
Yet 80-85% of enterprises miss AI cost forecasts by 25%+
CIOs are under pressure to “demonstrate measurable business impact”

Companies who entrust us

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What people are saying about us

Vendor-neutral.
Vendor-funded.
Performance-first.
$1.2B+ in buying power.

Microsoft Licensing & Teams Voice Migration

“15 minutes found 82% in telecom savings, 5% less in Microsoft licensing with $360K back in our budget!”

Steve Goudreau

IT Director, Manufacturing · Ice Industries

ISP, Network & Firewall Forklift

“Dropped monthly spend by $30K, saved us $1.87M, fully meshed network with 16x speed increase.”

Joshua Peavy

IT Director, Healthcare · Trinity Health

Cyber Security MSSP Evaluation

“Saved 90+ hours, 153+ emails, 12+ meetings, $1.39M identifying a vendor with proven remediation & enterprise-grade security.”

Dr. Sergio E Sanchez

CIO CISO · Coleman Health Services

Consolidated Vendors, Azure Strategy, Mobile Device

“Nailed our Azure cloud strategy cost. Cut mobile device overhead by 20%. WAN optimized & secured. Only saved us time & money.”

Joshua Milos

Head of IT, Retail · Birkenstock Americas

ISP Pricing, Terms & Conditions Negotiation

“Went above & beyond to negotiate & deliver an ISP package with pricing & terms we've never seen.”

Drew Ludwick CISSP, ITIL4-F

Dir of IT · Wendel - Architecture

Microsoft Licensing & Teams Voice Migration

“15 minutes found 82% in telecom savings, 5% less in Microsoft licensing with $360K back in our budget!”

Steve Goudreau

IT Director, Manufacturing · Ice Industries

ISP, Network & Firewall Forklift

“Dropped monthly spend by $30K, saved us $1.87M, fully meshed network with 16x speed increase.”

Joshua Peavy

IT Director, Healthcare · Trinity Health

Cyber Security MSSP Evaluation

“Saved 90+ hours, 153+ emails, 12+ meetings, $1.39M identifying a vendor with proven remediation & enterprise-grade security.”

Dr. Sergio E Sanchez

CIO CISO · Coleman Health Services

Consolidated Vendors, Azure Strategy, Mobile Device

“Nailed our Azure cloud strategy cost. Cut mobile device overhead by 20%. WAN optimized & secured. Only saved us time & money.”

Joshua Milos

Head of IT, Retail · Birkenstock Americas

ISP Pricing, Terms & Conditions Negotiation

“Went above & beyond to negotiate & deliver an ISP package with pricing & terms we've never seen.”

Drew Ludwick CISSP, ITIL4-F

Dir of IT · Wendel - Architecture

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