The Right Technology At The Right Time.

We believe in using the right technology for the problems at hand. Because technology advances so rapidly, keeping an open mind is critical. What was the right solution yesterday may have already been replaced by a better one today, and you have to be willing to adapt.

No single individual can be an expert in every possible technology, or have experience in every area. We make sure that we have professionals available from across the technology spectrum, so we can rely on answers that come from experience.

Our focus.

We launch startups. That means we have most of our experience in the technologies startups use and the problems they face. A few of the areas we are strongest in:

• Corporate Infrastructure
  When you can't rely on the basics, you can't rely on anything. Through the
  years we've been the guys who keep your Email running, your Domain Controller humming, and the HR process streamlined. Our focus is on building the sort of corporate environments that fade into the background. Whether you are on Windows, Linux, or a mix of the two, your corporate technology should be as close to transparent as possible.

• Web Based Services and Applications
  All of our consultants have helped run businesses on the web. We've helped run sites that are purely customer facing, and some that are services (such as Pay-Per-Click advertising platforms.) Setting up, automating, and deploying Java applications, mod_perl sites, and Ruby on Rails is our bread and butter.

• Systems Management and Automation
  We love to automate ourselves out of a job. We are strong believers in building infrastructure that builds and manages itself. (We hate to repeat ourselves.) Using scripts written in Perl and Ruby in concert with Puppet and Cfengine, we build systems that run themselves.

• Open Source Software
  We are big believers in Open Source Software - "The promise of better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in." We like to give back as often as we can, and are active members of many communities. In particular, we like to use Debian, Perl, Ruby, Catalyst, and many other freely available tools.

We can help.

If we're not the experts in the problems you face, we'll tell you. It's important to us that your business be successful, and that means making sure you get the right advice at the right time. We know consultants in a wide variety of technologies and we'll be happy to help you get in touch with them.