The IT department
Strathmore, Chestermere & Okotoks
businesses don’t have.
Twenty years of enterprise network and security engineering, available to Alberta businesses too small to keep it in-house — and close enough to show up when something breaks. Airdrie and the wider Calgary region too.
What We Deliver
Outcomes your business can depend on — not just technical checkboxes.
Know Exactly Where You Stand
A clear picture of your IT — what is working, what is at risk, and what it is actually costing you — so you can make confident decisions.
Someone in Your Corner
When vendors let you down or something breaks, you have a senior IT advisor to call — not a ticket queue and a three-day wait.
Decisions That Make Sense
We translate technology into business terms so you can make the right calls — on tools, vendors, and investments — without needing a CS degree.
Issues Caught Before They Reach You
We monitor and maintain your environment so most problems are identified and resolved before they ever reach your desk or disrupt your business.
Our Core Services
End-to-end network and security services — from design on paper to operations in production.
Network Design & Architecture
Office LAN and Wi-Fi, links between sites, firewalls, and the redundancy that keeps a small business running — designed on paper before anything is bought.
Learn more →Network Implementation & Configuration
Routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, firewall deployment — validated in lab, delivered on time, fully documented.
Learn more →Compliance & Security Services
Assessments and hardening for ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA — with audit-ready documentation.
Learn more →Rapid Recovery & Business Continuity
Disaster recovery planning, incident response, network failover, and on-site emergency support when you need it most.
Learn more →Mobile Network Operations Center
Agile, on-demand NOC — physically deployed to your site or operated remotely. Perfect for emergencies, live events, and temporary coverage.
Learn more →How the Work Runs
Multi-site connectivity, secure remote access and cloud links, scoped for a 10- to 200-person business and delivered by the person who designed them.
Learn more →IT Leadership Assessment
A two-week review of your systems, vendors, costs, and risks — with a clear findings report and 90-day roadmap delivered at the end.
Learn more →Fractional CTO / vCIO
Senior technology leadership on a retainer — without the cost of a full-time executive. Strategy, vendor management, and a roadmap for growth.
Learn more →Why Clients Keep Coming Back
Clients stay because their network is looked after by the person who designed it — and every incident is treated as if the business's reputation depends on it. Because it does.
- Vendor-agnostic — we recommend what's right, not what pays us more
- One senior engineer on every engagement — the same person from first call to handover
- Clear documentation and knowledge transfer — you own the outcome
- Monitoring that runs around the clock, and a senior engineer on the other end — not a ticket queue
- Fixed-scope projects with no bill-shock change orders
Platforms & Technologies We Work With
Vendor-agnostic expertise across the industry's leading platforms.
Proof You Can Check Yourself
No testimonials yet — Geek9 is new as a business, even if the engineering is not. Here is what you can verify without taking anyone's word for it.
A published study, method included
I measured the email security of Alberta business domains and published the results, the method and the corrections. No competitor in the region has done the same. Read the study.
Free tools, built and hosted here
The email check and the website check on this site are mine — written, hosted and maintained by me, no third party in the loop. Run one and judge the quality of the answer.
One person, start to finish
The engineer on the call is the engineer on site and the one who wrote the privacy policy. Twenty years of enterprise network engineering, now pointed at businesses that could never hire for it.
Common Questions
Straightforward answers to questions we hear often.
Do you work with our existing vendors and equipment?
Yes. We are vendor-agnostic and work with all major platforms — Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, and others. We will never recommend a replacement just to generate a hardware sale.
How quickly can you respond to a network incident?
Monitoring runs around the clock, so problems are detected whenever they happen. Response is fastest in the evenings and at weekends, which is when we do this work, and urgent daytime issues get a real answer. We do not sell a guaranteed daytime response time we would have to break — see our pricing page for exactly how support works. Deployed MNOC engagements are staffed for the duration and quoted separately.
Can you handle more than one site?
Yes, at small-business scale: a main office plus a shop, a clinic plus a satellite, two or three locations that need to behave like one network. That is the common case the designs here are built for. Large multi-site or international estates need a full team, and if that is you I will say so on the first call.
What compliance frameworks do you support?
We support PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST CSF, and CIS Benchmark assessments. We produce audit-ready documentation and can work directly with your auditors.
Do you offer ongoing managed services or just projects?
Both. We do fixed-scope project engagements (design, implementation, audits) and ongoing managed services through our MNOC — or a combination of the two.
How do engagements typically start?
With a free discovery call — thirty minutes, no commitment. You describe the business and what is bothering you; I tell you honestly whether I can help and what the next step would cost. The IT Leadership Assessment that often follows is a paid, fixed-price piece of work.
We already have an MSP — do we need this?
Often, yes. An MSP handles day-to-day support, but most do not provide technology strategy. We work alongside your MSP, making sure they are accountable and that your technology decisions align with your business goals.
What size company do you work with?
Businesses of 10 to 200 people with no in-house IT leader. The sweet spot is 5 to 30 people on one or two sites. Over about 50 staff across several sites you likely need a full team — and I will say so rather than stretch to cover it.
Where do I start if I have no IT person at all?
Start with our IT Leadership Assessment. In two weeks, you will have a clear picture of where your technology stands and a 90-day roadmap for what to fix first — no technical knowledge required on your end.
Not ready to talk yet?
Run our free email security check. Enter your domain and see, in plain English, whether someone could send email pretending to be your business — no signup, nothing emailed to you.
Check my domain →Ready to Get Control of Your IT?
Start with a free discovery call — we will learn about your business and tell you exactly how we can help. Or jump straight in with a paid IT Leadership Assessment.