Petascale Computing

What Petascale Computing does

Petascale Computing is a woman-owned small business IT services firm headquartered in Glenelg, Maryland, founded around 2005 and operating with 51-100 employees. The company provides mission-critical IT infrastructure services spanning network and security assessments, data center architecture, systems integration, hardware and software implementation, modeling and simulation, business intelligence, and DOD prototyping, design, and fabrication. Its technical stack centers on Amazon Web Services public and private cloud solutions, Pure Storage Flash Array infrastructure, and deployments across core, cloud, edge, and IoT environments. Two proprietary methodologies anchor the offering: "Information Lifecycle Management," a term the company coined in 2005 covering the full IT asset lifecycle, and "Predictive Success Methodologies" for mission-critical systems risk reduction.

Petascale Computing generates revenue through three primary streams: professional technical and consulting services, hardware resale (notably Pure Storage and AWS), and ongoing managed sustainment services. The go-to-market is a sales-led, vendor-agnostic model with direct field and inside sales teams based in Maryland and Virginia, serving primarily federal government clients including NASA, the Department of Defense, and other unnamed federal agencies. Marketing is digital-first, led by an active LinkedIn presence and a 24-hour response commitment on direct outreach. Distribution is entirely direct, with no third-party reseller or channel partner network. Core technology partners are AWS (Solution Provider) and Pure Storage, supplemented by Owl Metals Inc. for DOD-certified end-of-life recycling of data center equipment and steel infrastructure.

Name

Petascale Computing

Legal name

Petascale Computing

Website

https://petascalecomputing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Petascale Computing is a woman-owned small business IT services firm providing mission-critical infrastructure design, cloud, and DOD prototyping services to federal agencies, primarily across the Baltimore-Washington DC-Northern Virginia corridor, as an AWS and Pure Storage partner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mission-Critical IT Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud & Infrastructure Support (Servers, Storage, Virtualization) (BPAAACAE)

Keywords

• IT infrastructure services
• Data center consulting
• Cloud migration services
• Mission-critical systems
• Storage solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenelg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Technical and Consulting Services: Provides technical consulting and recommendations for IT efficiencies, hardware and software investments, cloud strategies, and data center consolidation. Revenue derived from professional service engagements.
2. IT Products and Solutions: Sale and deployment of IT infrastructure products including Pure Storage Flash Arrays and related hardware/software implementation services.
3. Managed Services: Ongoing sustainment and support services for deployed mission-critical IT systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Petascale Computing is a woman-owned IT services and consulting firm that designs, delivers, deploys, sustains, and recycles mission-critical IT systems for federal agencies and large enterprises. The firm is an AWS Solution Provider reselling Amazon public and private cloud solutions, and resells/deploys the Gartner #1-rated Pure Storage Flash Array. Services span network and security assessments, data center architecture, modeling and simulation, systems integration, hardware/software implementation, business intelligence, and training, underpinned by the firm's proprietary Predictive Success Methodologies and Information Lifecycle Management framework.

Product overview

Petascale Computing is an IT services and consulting firm offering a portfolio of mission-critical technology solutions. Its core offerings include proprietary Predictive Success Methodologies and Information Lifecycle Management (coined in 2005), supported by network and security assessment, data center architecture, business intelligence, systems integration, and training services. The company resells and deploys the Gartner #1-rated Pure Storage Flash Array and Amazon Web Services cloud solutions as an AWS Partner. Supplementary services include DOD prototyping, and through its partnership with Owl Metals Inc., it offers certified e-waste and datacenter equipment recycling. The portfolio spans chip-level deployments to 80,000-slot robotic library installations, covering the full design–deliver–deploy–sustain–recycle lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mission Critical IT Solution Design & Deployment Services Vendor-agnostic IT consulting and design services for mission-critical systems, covering network and security assessments, data center architecture, modeling and simulation, business intelligence, hardware/software implementation, systems integration, and training. Delivered by Maryland and Virginia-based teams serving Baltimore, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia.
• Amazon Web Services Cloud Solutions AWS public and private cloud solutions delivered as an Amazon Web Services Solution Provider, including cloud strategy, migration, and data center consolidation for government and enterprise customers.
• Pure Storage Flash Array Gartner #1-rated all-flash storage array offered through Petascale Computing's converged infrastructure portfolio, with implementation and integration services included.
• DOD Prototyping Services Design and prototyping services for Department of Defense applications, including mission-critical system development, fabrication, testing, delivery, and installation.
• Environmental / E-Waste Recycling Services DOD-certified equipment destruction and recycling delivered via Owl Metals Inc. partnership, covering datacenter hardware, infrastructure, and steel buildings for environmentally responsible IT retirement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved NASA over $750M in program risk
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Solution Provider partner providing Amazon Public and Private Cloud Solutions. Petascale Computing delivers AWS cloud services to government and enterprise customers with focus on mission-critical workloads and cost optimization.
• Owl Metals Inc.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOD-certified destruction recycler partnered for environmentally responsible disposal of recycled datacenter equipment including steel buildings. Supports company's ecologically sensitive IT business positioning.
• Pure StoragecoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides #1 Gartner rated Pure Storage Flash Array products. Petascale Computing serves as a reseller and implementation partner for Pure Storage infrastructure solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CGI Federal: CGI Federal is the US federal subsidiary of CGI, providing IT and business consulting to civilian, defense, and intelligence agencies. It competes for similar federal cloud-modernization and mission-systems work as Petascale, but with significantly greater delivery capacity.
• SAIC: SAIC delivers federal IT modernization, cloud, and mission-systems engineering to defense and civilian customers. It is comparable to Petascale's federal IT and DoD mission work as a much larger incumbent integrator.
• World Wide Technology (WWT): WWT is a large technology solutions provider delivering infrastructure, cloud, and data center services to commercial and federal customers. It is comparable to Petascale's data-center-architecture and systems-integration practice but at much greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Leidos: Leidos is a major federal systems integrator and IT services provider with extensive DoD and civilian agency business. It is comparable to Petascale as a broader incumbent in federal cloud, data center, and mission-critical systems work.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a large federal IT and management consulting firm serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. It is comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same mission-critical federal IT and cloud-modernization contracts that Petascale targets, though at vastly greater scale.
• Insight Public Sector: Insight Public Sector is a division of Insight Enterprises providing IT solutions, hardware, and services to federal, state, and local government agencies. It is a meaningful peer to Petascale's federal IT reseller and integration business given overlapping vendor relationships and government customer base.
• ManTech (now part of ManTech International / CGI Federal): ManTech provides federal and defense IT services including mission-critical systems, data center, and secure cloud solutions to DoD and intelligence customers. It directly competes with Petascale's federal mission-IT practice, but at much larger scale and broader contract footprint.
• CDW-G (CDW Government): CDW-G is the federal and government division of CDW, providing IT hardware, software, and integrated solutions to public-sector customers. It is comparable to Petascale as a government-focused reseller and integrator for mission-critical IT infrastructure, including Pure Storage and AWS-related deployments.

Regional players

• Unison Technologies: Unison Technologies is a woman-owned small business delivering IT services, cloud, and cybersecurity to federal customers in the Mid-Atlantic region. It is directly comparable to Petascale given similar size, woman-owned set-aside positioning, DMV geographic focus, and federal mission-IT service offering.

Direct peers

• Iron Bow Technologies: Iron Bow Technologies is a federal IT solutions provider specializing in data center, cloud, collaboration, and cybersecurity for government and health-care customers. It is a direct peer of Petascale because both serve federal mission customers with cloud, storage, and infrastructure integration services at a similar mid-market scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/petascalecomputing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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