Every technology decision, with someone on your side of the table.
Black Owls is an independent technology advisory firm. We help you choose, contract, and implement the right technology across 500+ providers.
Where are you right now?
Pick the situation closest to yours.
A contract is coming up for renewal
See what the market offers before it rolls over. We compare your current service with the alternatives, and tell you if staying put is the right call.
You are opening or moving a location
Plan connectivity and the network together, ahead of the move, so the space works on day one.
Your copper phone lines are being retired
Alarm panels, elevators, and fax lines need a replacement that keeps working the way they do today.
An insurer or a client asked about your security
Work out what you have, what is expected, and which providers close the gap.
You run several locations
Get one view of every service, provider, and contract date across your sites.
Your IT team needs more capacity
Add the right partner or platform for the work your team does not have time for.
What we help with
Internet & Voice
The connection and the phone system everything else depends on.
Cybersecurity
Protection matched to your risks, and a team to watch it.
Network & Wi-Fi
The network inside your walls, designed as a whole.
IoT & Physical Security
Cameras, doors, and sensors that protect your space and show you how it is used.
Cloud & Managed Services
Where your systems live and who keeps them running.
Who we help
From a single office to an enterprise with its own IT department.
Growing businesses without an IT department
We do the research and the follow-through, so the decision does not sit on one desk.
Sourcing and market research as an extension of your team.
One view of every service and contract across your sites.
Technology planned for the building and across the portfolio.
Sourcing for your clients in the areas outside your core service.
Four views on every decision
A technology choice is never only technical. We look at each one from four sides before we recommend anything.
Technology
Does it work, what exactly does it improve, and how does it fit what you already run?
Business
Which goals does it serve, how far does it scale, and which risks does it remove or add?
Finance
What is the ROI, how does it shift CapEx and OpEx, and how does it show up on your balance sheet, profit and loss, and cash flow?
Customer experience
What changes for your customers and your own people, and will they notice?
How it works
Assess
We start with your business and the outcome you want.
Compare
We bring back the providers that fit, side by side.
Contract
You choose. We make sure the terms match what was proposed.
Implement and support
We stay through go-live and remain your point of contact.
“I believe technology should amplify what people are capable of.”
Ivan Shaitzhanov, Founder
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Frequently asked questions
Black Owls is a technology advisory firm. We help organizations choose, contract, and implement technology across five areas: internet and voice, cybersecurity, network and Wi-Fi, IoT and physical security, and cloud and managed services. We compare options across more than 500 providers and stay involved after the decision is made.
Organizations of any size, from a single office to enterprises with their own IT departments, as well as property owners and managers and managed service providers. The process is similar for all of them. What changes is the depth of research each decision needs.
Our role is to help you choose the right solution and to manage the project. The installation itself is carried out by the provider you select or by a qualified installation partner, and we stay involved until it is working.
With a conversation about your business, what is not working, and the outcome you want. You do not need to prepare any documents in advance.
Have a technology decision ahead?
Tell us what you are working on. We will tell you whether we can help and what the next step would look like.