What Fulcrum Technology Solutions does

Fulcrum Technology Solutions, LLC is a privately held IT integrator headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 2011. The company delivers managed security and infrastructure services, professional services, value-added resale, and IT staffing to enterprise, healthcare, and Texas state and local government customers. Its engineering-led delivery model is anchored by an approximately 8:1 engineer-to-sales ratio, with two-thirds of staff being engineers — a structural choice designed to embed technical depth into every engagement. The 2023 merger with Talus Solutions expanded the combined team to over 110 engineers and architects and deepened capabilities in healthcare cybersecurity, including biomedical device security and HIPAA-aligned services.

The company's product and technology footprint centers on Booli, a custom-built Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and SIEM platform that aggregates logs, scores security risk, correlates events across indices, and ties alerts to user identity. Fulcrum also publishes the Prime App and Salesforce Commerce Cloud Add-on for Splunk on Splunkbase. Service delivery is split between customer-environment and Fulcrum NOC/SOC operations, with 24/7 SOC coverage, published SLAs (99.9% uptime, 15-minute initial MDR response), and SOC 2 Type 2 certification. The Professional Services Plus (PS+) program returns 5% of product/license purchases as service credits, creating a hybrid services-plus-financing model designed to lock in share of wallet. Fulcrum is the only Splunk partner globally to hold Elite Tier status in all three categories (Sell, Manage, Build) and holds Palo Alto Networks Cortex XMDR Specialization.

Commercially, Fulcrum operates as a direct enterprise field-sales motion augmented by Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnerships with Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, and others, and the Texas DIR Cooperative Contract (DIR-CPO-4895) for government procurement. Revenue streams include managed services subscriptions, professional services, product resale, and contract/permanent IT staffing. The company is founder-led (CEO Randle Moore, CTO/CIO Josh Tatum, President Robin Smith), is not venture-backed, has not publicly disclosed funding rounds or revenue, and has completed two acquisitions (OneClick Technologies in 2021 and Talus in 2023) as part of an inorganic consolidation strategy in the regional IT security services market.

Name

Fulcrum Technology Solutions

Legal name

Fulcrum Technology Solutions, LLC

Website

https://ftsc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fulcrum Technology Solutions is a Houston-based IT integrator founded in 2011 that delivers managed security, infrastructure, professional services, value-added resale, and IT staffing to enterprise, healthcare, and Texas public-sector clients via an engineering-led model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT and Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Security Services (MSSP) & 24/7 SOC Operations (BPAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service (BPAEADAB), Backup & DR Software Implementation & Managed Platforms (BPAEALAI)

Keywords

• Managed security services
• IT consulting
• Cybersecurity solutions
• Cloud infrastructure
• IT staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Managed Services (MSSP): 24/7 SOC operations, threat hunting, security monitoring, incident response, managed SIEM, and managed XDR services. Delivered both within customer environment and remotely from Fulcrum's NOC/SOC.
2. Professional Services: Security consulting, infrastructure architecture, cloud migration, implementation services, incident response, penetration testing, compliance assessments, and education.
3. Value Added Reseller (VAR): Product resale of enterprise technology with certified partnerships (Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, etc.) providing competitive pricing. PS+ program returns 5% of purchase value as service credits.
4. IT Talent Solutions: Contract-to-hire, project-based staffing, direct hire placement, and executive search for IT professionals across all specializations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fulcrum Technology Solutions is an IT consulting and engineering firm delivering managed security services (MSSP/MSP), security services, value-added resale, professional services, and IT talent solutions. It operates a proprietary security operations platform (Booli) and develops Splunk applications, while serving enterprise, healthcare, and Texas state and local government customers. The company merged with Talus Solutions in 2023 to expand its security, healthcare, and enterprise footprint.

Product overview

Fulcrum Technology Solutions is an IT integrator offering a comprehensive portfolio of managed services and consulting solutions. The core offerings include MSSP/managed services (NOC and SOC operations), security services (program strategy, risk/compliance, incident response, IAM), and IT consulting across Big Data, Cloud, and Infrastructure. Key proprietary platforms include Booli (MDR/SIEM), the Prime App and Salesforce Add-on for Splunk, and the Professional Services Plus (PS+) program. Through the 2023 merger, Talus (a Fulcrum Company) provides specialized healthcare and enterprise cybersecurity services including security assessments, penetration testing, and fractional CISO services. The company also operates FCON, an annual virtual technology conference. Fulcrum serves as a Value-Added Reseller and maintains Texas DIR contracts for government procurement. The portfolio is supported by a team where approximately two-thirds are engineers, maintaining an 8:1 engineer-to-sales ratio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talus: A Fulcrum Company providing world-class cybersecurity services to healthcare and enterprise organizations. Merged with Fulcrum in 2023.
• Booli
• FCON

Products and services

• Booli MDR/SIEM Platform Proprietary security operations platform that Fulcrum uses to deliver managed detection and response (MDR) and SIEM capabilities to enterprise, healthcare, and public-sector customers, combining log ingestion, event correlation, and advanced analytics.
• Managed Services (MSSP/MSP) Subscription-based managed security service provider (MSSP) and managed service provider (MSP) offering for enterprise and public-sector customers, including 24/7 monitoring, threat detection, and IT operations delivered through Fulcrum's Booli platform and engineering bench.
• Security Services Project and retainer-based security services including offensive security (penetration testing and red team) and defensive security (SOC, incident response, threat hunting) engagements for enterprise and healthcare customers.
• Value-Added Reseller (VAR) Services Resale of enterprise technology products including Apple devices (Authorized Reseller), Splunk, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, and ServiceNow, packaged with Fulcrum's integration and support services.
• Professional Services Plus (PS+) Professional services engagement model that returns 5% of service value as a credit back to the customer, covering consulting, implementation, and engineering projects across cloud, security, big data, and infrastructure.
• IT Talent Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Client incidents remediated
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SplunkcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 August 2023Elite Tier partner in all three Splunk categories: Sell, Manage, and Build. Only partner globally to achieve Elite status across all three categories. Fulcrum offers Prime App and Salesforce Commerce Cloud Add-on on Splunkbase.
• Talus SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Merger in 2023 combining teams to enhance delivery of world-class cybersecurity services to healthcare and enterprise clients. Combined team of over 110 engineers and architects.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or Integration · 12 July 2022Cortex XMDR Specialization partner combining Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR solution with Fulcrum managed services. Fulcrum has dedicated engineering resources with Cortex XDR-certified SOC analysts available 24/7.
• VizientminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner mentioned on Talus merger page as reference customer for healthcare cybersecurity services.
• Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAwarded contract DIR-CPO-4895 enabling Texas state and local government entities to purchase technology and cybersecurity services through DIR's Cooperative Contract Program.
• NetskopeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint event partner for customer engagement events including Crawfish Boil and Austin Shooting Event.
• Immersive LabsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint event partner for cyber crisis simulation events in Dallas, Austin, and Houston locations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Secureworks: Established MSSP/MDR incumbent with broad managed security, IR, and consulting services for global enterprises, overlapping Fulcrum's managed security and Splunk-aligned service portfolio.
• Trustwave: Global MSSP delivering managed security, MDR, threat hunting, and professional services with deep Splunk integration, comparable to Fulcrum's full-stack security services delivery.

Direct peers

• Ahead (AHEAD): Enterprise IT integrator delivering managed services, security, cloud, and data center solutions with a similar engineering-led, multi-vendor integrator model to Fulcrum.
• Optiv: Large cybersecurity solutions integrator delivering MSSP, advisory, and value-added resale across enterprise customers, with similar Splunk and Palo Alto partner economics and a comparable services-plus-resale model to Fulcrum.
• eSentire: Managed Detection and Response provider with 24/7 SOC operations, threat hunting, and incident response services targeting mid-market and enterprise, overlapping Fulcrum's MSSP/SOC core.
• Deepwatch: MDR provider focused on managed Splunk-based security operations for the mid-market and enterprise, directly competing with Fulcrum's Splunk-centric MSSP offering.
• Pondurance: MDR and professional services firm specializing in regulated industries including healthcare, comparable to Fulcrum's healthcare cybersecurity emphasis post-Talus merger.
• Binary Defense: MDR and SOC-as-a-service provider delivering managed detection, threat hunting, and incident response—overlapping Fulcrum's defensive security and SOC practice.
• Arctic Wolf: Leading pure-play MDR/security operations provider delivering 24/7 SOC-as-a-service across enterprise and mid-market, directly comparable to Fulcrum's Booli MDR/SIEM and managed SOC offering.
• ReliaQuest: Enterprise MDR and security operations provider offering a platform-based SOC overlay integrated with Splunk, comparable to Fulcrum's Booli platform and managed SOC delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fulcrumelite
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fulcrum-technology-solutions-llc
• Xx.com/fulcrumtsc

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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