Sayers

What Sayers does

Sayers is a privately held IT and cybersecurity consulting firm founded in 1984 by former NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers and headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, operating under the legal entity Sayers Technology, LLC. The company delivers professional services, managed services, and technology implementation to mid-market and enterprise clients, with primary vertical focus on Energy, Healthcare, and Financial Services, and additional exposure to non-profit, food and beverage manufacturing, hospitality, and technology manufacturing customers. Core service lines include Business Resiliency, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Technology Refresh, Staffing Services, and CPS & OT Security.

Underlying technology is largely partner-led rather than proprietary: Sayers delivers solutions across Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft (including the full AI stack: Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, Azure AI), AWS, HPE, Cisco, Cato Networks, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and Zero Networks, and holds advanced certifications including Palo Alto Networks Authorized Support Center, Diamond Innovator, and Certified Professional Services Partner status. In 2025 the firm launched an AI Services portfolio and an internal AI Resource Center that supplies advisory frameworks, governance models, and reusable solution patterns for secure AI adoption, plus productized entry offerings including the Cybersecurity Health Check (NIST CSF-based, fixed-price), Ransomware Readiness Workshop, and AI Discovery Workshop.

The business model is engagement-based: revenue is generated through professional services (consulting, assessments, implementations), managed services (including 24/7 Palo Alto Networks support operations), and technology deployment/implementation, with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with a channel ecosystem of 80+ technology partners, content marketing via blog and newsletter, workshops as lead generation, and co-marketing with key vendors. The company operates from eight US office locations across the Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast, with remote and on-site delivery capabilities and SOC 2 Type II attestation completed in 2025.

Name

Sayers

Legal name

Sayers Technology, LLC

Website

https://sayers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sayers is a privately held IT and cybersecurity consulting firm founded in 1984 that delivers professional services, managed services, and AI solutions to mid-market and enterprise clients across Energy, Healthcare, and Financial Services verticals in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT and Cybersecurity Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Service Desk & ITSM Outsourcing (BPAEAMAF), Helpdesk & End-User Support Services (BPAEABAB)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Cybersecurity consulting
• Cloud migration services
• Managed security services
• IT infrastructure consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vernon Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT & Cybersecurity Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including cybersecurity, cloud services, IT infrastructure, technology refresh, business resiliency, and staffing services. Delivered through engagement-based professional services with custom solutions tailored to client needs.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services including security monitoring, support, and operational assistance. Includes 24/7 support operations for Palo Alto Networks environments.
3. AI Services: AI consulting and implementation services including custom chatbots, process automation, and custom AI solutions built on Azure AI services.
4. Technology Solutions & Implementation: Deployment and implementation of technology solutions through technology partnerships, including SASE, network security, and infrastructure solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sayers is an IT and cybersecurity consulting firm that delivers professional services, managed services, and technology implementation across cybersecurity, cloud, IT infrastructure, business resiliency, technology refresh, staffing, and enterprise AI. Engagements range from fixed-price assessments (e.g., Cybersecurity Health Check) to multi-year managed support contracts (e.g., 24/7 Palo Alto Networks Authorized Support Center operations) and workshop-based advisory engagements (AI Discovery Workshop, Ransomware Readiness Workshop). The firm serves mid-market and enterprise customers primarily in Energy, Healthcare, and Financial Services through offices across the U.S.

Product overview

Sayers is an IT and cybersecurity consulting firm offering professional services across multiple domains. The core offerings include Business Resiliency, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Technology Refresh, Staffing Services, and CPS & OT Security. The AI Services portfolio provides a structured approach to enterprise AI adoption, centered on the AI Resource Center which provides advisory frameworks, architecture standards, and governance models. Service offerings include Custom Chatbots & AI Assistants (built with Copilot Studio and Azure AI), Process Automation (using Power Automate and Azure Logic Apps), Custom AI Solutions (using Azure AI services), plus specialized workshops including the AI Discovery Workshop, Cybersecurity Health Check, and Ransomware Readiness Workshop. The company serves Energy, Healthcare, and Financial Services industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Resiliency Consulting services that ensure business continuity in adverse conditions, including resiliency consultations and ransomware readiness workshops, delivered to mid-market and enterprise clients.
• IT Infrastructure Comprehensive IT consulting for network, storage, and computing transformation to build trusted technology foundations for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Cloud Services Cloud-first solutions including cybersecurity services, cost governance, and database modernization, designed to help organizations scale operations.
• Cybersecurity Security services including security gap analysis, compliance assessments, and protection against evolving threats for enterprise environments.
• Technology Refresh Technology upgrade services covering discovery, logistics, configuration, and installation for team technology modernization.
• Staffing Services Talent acquisition services for full-time, contract, and contract-to-hire employees across IT and cybersecurity roles.
• AI Services Portfolio of AI and automation services for enterprises including AI Advisory, AI Solutions & Architecture, Governance & Security, and Adoption & Operations, built on the Microsoft AI platform (Copilot, Azure AI, Power Automate).
• CPS & OT Security Cybersecurity services for Cyber-Physical Systems and Operational Technology environments in industrial and energy sector clients.
• AI Discovery Workshop Structured workshop that helps organizations identify high-value AI opportunities through stakeholder interviews, process review, and data availability assessment, and delivers a prioritized, executable AI roadmap.
• Cybersecurity Health Check

Quantifiable outcome

• Sayers has delivered hundreds of cybersecurity services resulting in substantial reductions to the risk of data breaches and other threats
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and strategic.

• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationSayers achieved Authorized Support Center (ASC) status with Palo Alto Networks, making it part of an elite group of global partners. The partnership includes advanced certifications across PAN-OS, Cortex XDR, Prisma Cloud, and Prisma SASE. Sayers provides first-call technical assistance for Palo Alto Networks comprehensive security portfolio with 24/7 support operations.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for AI and cloud services. Sayers leverages Microsoft's AI and automation tools including Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure AI services for delivering AI solutions. Sayers helps customers adopt Microsoft Copilot and intelligent agents.
• KirkpatrickPricesupportingOthersIndependent audit firm that performed Sayers' SOC 2 Type II audit, verifying Sayers' internal controls and processes meet industry standards.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure partner. Sayers provides cloud services including cloud-first solutions, cybersecurity services, cost governance, and database modernization.
• HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)coreTechnology or IntegrationSayers partners with HPE for infrastructure solutions including networking, compute, storage, and private cloud. Sayers has a Center of Excellence (COE) for HPE technologies including VM Essentials and Morpheus.
• Zero NetworksstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership announced to strengthen enterprise microsegmentation capabilities. Joint offering enhances Sayers' cybersecurity portfolio with Zero Networks' microsegmentation technology.
• CiscocoreTechnology or IntegrationNetwork and security technology partner. Sayers delivers solutions including networking, switching, routing, and security solutions.
• Cato NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationSASE technology partner. Sayers has earned advanced technical support certifications with Cato Networks for architecture, proof of concept, implementation, and first-call support.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationEndpoint and cloud security technology partner providing next-generation security solutions.
• FortinetcoreTechnology or IntegrationNetwork and security technology partner for firewall and unified threat management solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Optiv Security: Optiv is a dedicated cybersecurity solutions integrator offering advisory, deployment, and managed security services across similar enterprise verticals. Highly comparable to Sayers' cybersecurity, cloud, and managed services practice, and competing head-to-head for Palo Alto Networks-driven engagements.
• Ahead: Ahead is a US-based IT consulting firm specializing in enterprise infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity with similar multi-vendor delivery model (including deep Palo Alto Networks ties). Comparable in scale and go-to-market targeting Fortune 1000 enterprise clients.
• Presidio: Presidio is a mid-to-large US IT solutions provider delivering cloud, security, and managed services with a similar direct enterprise sales motion. Competes directly for cybersecurity and infrastructure modernization engagements.
• Trace3: Trace3 is a technology consulting firm focused on enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud, data center, and security solutions. Comparable in offering mix (consulting plus managed services plus AI advisory) and similar mid-market to enterprise client base.
• Stratascale (an SHI company): Stratascale is the cybersecurity and infrastructure advisory arm of SHI, focused on enterprise security strategy and implementations. Directly comparable cybersecurity consulting practice targeting large regulated enterprise accounts.
• Netrix Global: Netrix Global is a mid-sized IT services and cybersecurity firm providing managed security, cloud, and professional services. Comparable in offering mix and target market, often competing on similar mid-market to enterprise cybersecurity engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Insight Enterprises: Insight is a large global IT solutions and services provider offering hardware, software, cloud, and services across a much broader portfolio. Overlaps with Sayers on enterprise IT services and cybersecurity consulting but operates at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• CDW Corporation: CDW is one of the largest US IT solutions and services distributors and integrators serving enterprise, government, healthcare, and education. Overlaps with Sayers in infrastructure, cloud, and security services but with vastly broader product portfolio and scale.
• SHI International: SHI is a large IT solutions provider combining software/hardware distribution, managed services, and professional services. Overlaps with Sayers on enterprise IT consulting, security, and cloud services across similar vertical segments.
• World Wide Technology (WWT): WWT is a large technology solutions provider with deep infrastructure, cloud, and security practices and an Advanced Technology Center. Overlaps with Sayers on enterprise infrastructure modernization and cybersecurity consulting but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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