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.

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What we help with

Who we help

From a single office to an enterprise with its own IT department.

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

  1. Assess

    We start with your business and the outcome you want.

  2. Compare

    We bring back the providers that fit, side by side.

  3. Contract

    You choose. We make sure the terms match what was proposed.

  4. Implement and support

    We stay through go-live and remain your point of contact.

See the full process

“I believe technology should amplify what people are capable of.”

Ivan Shaitzhanov, Founder

Not every dollar is worth earning. That is the first of seven principles we run the firm by. Read our principles

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.