Technology partners
The platforms we work with, and the specialists we refer to
Our job is to make the technology you rely on work well together. This page lists the platforms we commonly support and the sister brands we bring in when a project is outside our focus.
At a glance
- Core platform
- Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID and Intune
- Security tooling
- Microsoft Defender for Business and comparable endpoint protection
- Sister brands
- Mars Innovation Technology (AI and custom software) and CloudArchitects.expert (enterprise cloud architecture)
- Vendor status
- This page describes technologies we support; it does not state vendor program tiers or designations
Technologies we commonly support
Specific products and versions are confirmed during discovery. We work with what you have before recommending changes.
Microsoft 365
Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive for email, collaboration and file storage, administered as one tenant.
Microsoft Entra ID
User identities, groups, multifactor authentication and conditional access policies that control who signs in to what.
Microsoft Intune and Windows Autopilot
Device enrolment, configuration profiles, compliance policies and zero-touch setup of new Windows computers.
Microsoft Defender
Defender for Business and Defender for Office 365 for endpoint protection, threat alerts and email filtering.
Windows, macOS and mobile
Windows 10 and 11, macOS, iOS and Android devices used for business, managed under consistent policies.
Windows Server
Active Directory, file and print services and line-of-business application servers that remain on premises.
Network equipment
Business firewalls, switches and Wi-Fi access points from mainstream vendors, configured and monitored as scoped.
Backup platforms
Cloud and on-premises backup for servers, endpoints and Microsoft 365 data, chosen to fit recovery needs and budget.
How we choose and recommend technology
We recommend tools based on what a small or mid-sized organization can realistically run and afford, not on vendor incentives. Often that means using the Microsoft 365 features an organization already licenses, such as Intune and Defender, before adding separate products. Where a third-party tool is a better fit, for example for backup or network equipment, we explain why and what it costs.
We also coordinate with the vendors you already use, such as your internet provider, phone carrier, printer company and line-of-business software vendor, so your staff have one point of contact when something crosses between systems.
Our sister brands and when we refer to them
Podium Catchers stays focused on everyday managed IT. When a request is better served by deeper specialists, we refer it rather than compete.
Mars Innovation Technology
For AI agents, workflow automation and custom software development. Typical referrals: automating a manual intake process, building an internal tool, or integrating AI into customer service. marsinnotech.com
CloudArchitects.expert
For enterprise Azure, AWS and Google Cloud architecture, landing zones, cloud governance and complex migrations. Typical referrals: moving many workloads to the cloud or designing a multi-account environment. cloudarchitects.expert
Find out how your current tools could work better
Tell us which platforms you use today. We will explain how we would support them and where changes would genuinely help.