What NETbuilder does

NETbuilder is a UK-headquartered global consulting and transformation services firm founded in 1999, providing skills-based consulting to large enterprises across automation, cybersecurity, managed services, observability, training, and digital transformation. The firm explicitly differentiates itself from traditional system integrators through an "insourcing over outsourcing" philosophy, operationalized via two core delivery models: the L+N model (a senior leader paired with multiple engineers) and the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model that hands capability back to clients. Its flagship observability practice is built around the Cribl platform (Stream, Edge, Lake, Search), with NETbuilder holding the position of Cribl's most experienced global Professional Services partner — recognized as Cribl's Global Partner of the Year in 2023 and 2024 and having reached 100+ production deployments. The firm also delivers SIEM migration services (100+ migrations across Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic), and has expanded into AI-driven offerings including the Agentic SOC capability for autonomous security operations and an Agentic Self-Service Platform co-developed with labb.

NETbuilder makes money through professional services — senior consultant-led, quote-based enterprise engagements with no publicly disclosed rate card — targeting Fortune 1000 clients in financial services, retail, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supplemented by content-led demand generation (gated whitepapers, buyer's guides, blog, LinkedIn, YouTube, and presence at events such as CriblCon), with partner-sourced demand flowing from its alliances with Cribl, CrowdStrike, Microsoft, Splunk, Elastic, Datadog, Dynatrace, ServiceNow, Oracle, Databricks, UiPath, HashiCorp, Adobe, WatchGuard, Veeam, Fiddler AI, and Pega. The SkillsNow talent platform and the Cribl Certified Observability Engineer (CCOE) program power both internal recruitment and client capability-building. The legal entity is NETbuilder Digital Ltd (UK private limited), with affiliated The Software Institute (TSI) serving as the group's training and enablement arm on the UK Crown Commercial Service DALAS framework.

The company operates from nine offices across four continents — London (HQ), Wigan, Brighton, New York, San Francisco, Sydney, Dubai, Manila, and Hong Kong — and serves clients in additional markets including Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland. Notable named clients include SCC, Inchcape, and Eviden. Leadership includes Jim Mongillo (Chief Revenue Officer) and Stuart Bowell (Global Head of Observability), with The Software Institute figures sharing executive overlap across the group. The firm holds ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 certifications and maintains GDPR compliance; it is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investors, parent company, or buyout history, suggesting founder/management-controlled ownership.

Name

NETbuilder

Legal name

NETbuilder Digital Ltd

Website

https://netbuilder.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NETbuilder is a UK-headquartered global consulting firm delivering Cribl-powered observability, cybersecurity, SIEM migration, and AI-driven Agentic SOC services to Fortune 1000 enterprises across financial, retail, telco, pharma, and technology sectors, operating from nine offices across four continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vendor/Authorized Certification Training (Microsoft/AWS/Cisco, etc.) (BPAEANAA), Offshore Development Center (ODC) / Dedicated Team Services (BPAEAMAL), Intent-Based Networking & Automation (NetOps) (HDABAFAF)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Observability consulting
• SIEM migration services
• Cybersecurity services
• Digital transformation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wigan

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional & Consulting Services: NETbuilder generates revenue through consulting, skills creation, and transformation services. Engagements are delivered by senior consultants and trained engineers, providing managed services, training, and transformation programs to enterprise clients. Services span automation, cybersecurity, observability, and digital transformation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NETbuilder is an enterprise IT consulting firm that delivers skills creation, digital transformation, and managed services to Fortune 1000 clients across observability, cybersecurity, and automation. Its core service lines include Cribl-led observability implementations, SIEM migrations, managed services, cyber security consulting, automation, and transformation delivery via an L+N (Leader + Engineer) model and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) framework. The SkillsNow platform underpins its training and skills-development practice, with 10,000+ engineers and consultants trained and 100+ Cribl deployments delivered.

Product overview

NETbuilder is a global consulting and transformation services firm (not a software product company), offering a portfolio of professional services across Automation, Cyber Security, Managed Services, Observability, Training, and Transformation. The core offering is its Cribl-powered observability practice, which provides end-to-end Cribl deployment and expansion services covering Cribl Stream (data filtering and routing), Cribl Edge (edge data collection), Cribl Lake (cost-effective long-term storage), and Cribl Search (direct query without rehydration). This is complemented by Agentic SOC capabilities — AI-driven autonomous investigation and response for security operations — delivered through governance frameworks and white papers. NETbuilder also delivers SIEM migration consulting (with 100+ migrations completed), training via the Cribl Academy (Cribl Certified Observability Engineer certification), and the SkillsNow platform for skills-based hiring. The L+N model combines senior leadership with engineering talent, and the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model accelerates delivery and handoff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cribl Observability Professional Services Consulting and implementation services for Cribl's observability stack (Cribl Stream, Cribl Edge, Cribl Lake, Cribl Search), including architecture design, deployment, and optimization for enterprise observability programs. Targeted at Fortune 1000 enterprises modernizing telemetry, logging, and monitoring infrastructure.
• SIEM Migration Services Migration services to move enterprises off legacy SIEM platforms onto modern, cost-efficient observability and security data pipelines, leveraging Cribl tooling and NETbuilder's migration methodology. Intended for large enterprises seeking to reduce SIEM cost and complexity.
• Agentic SOC Service SOC modernization service combining autonomous AI agents with human-in-the-loop oversight to triage alerts, accelerate response, and reduce analyst burnout. Targeted at enterprise security operations teams and CISOs seeking AI-augmented SOC capability.
• Managed Services Ongoing operational support and managed delivery across observability, security, and automation estates for enterprise clients. Targeted at organizations that need continuous expert operations support rather than one-off project delivery.
• Transformation Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 successful Cribl deployments across Stream, Edge, and Search
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CriblcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNETbuilder is Cribl's most experienced and largest global Professional Services partner with 100 successful deployments of Cribl Stream, Cribl Edge, and Cribl Search. NETbuilder has been named Cribl's Global Professional Services Partner of the Year for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024). They co-developed the Cribl Certified Observability Engineer (CCOE) certification program and operate the Cribl Academy for consultant training.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationNETbuilder partners with CrowdStrike for Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR (Managed Detection and Response) services. CrowdStrike logo appears among NETbuilder's technology partner logos. NETbuilder published content on CrowdStrike's Global Threat Report 2025 and agentic SOC capabilities integrated with CrowdStrike.
• The Software Institute (TSI)coreOthersNETbuilder and TSI are closely affiliated organizations sharing leadership (Jim Mongillo, Stuart Bowell, Phil Steadman appear across both). TSI provides training academies, recruitment, and skills development services (SkillsNow platform) that power NETbuilder's delivery. TSI was named a supplier on Crown Commercial Service's DALAS framework RM6335 for public sector capability building.
• labbminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNETbuilder partnered with labb to deliver agentic enterprise solutions for customer service and SOC, combining NETbuilder's cybersecurity and observability expertise with labb's intelligent automation for customer service environments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Slalom: US-headquartered, mid-sized enterprise consulting firm with similar local-concierge delivery model, deep technology partnerships, and a strong observability/data practice — the closest analog to NETbuilder's boutique-but-Fortune-1000 serving approach.
• Sopra Steria: UK/European-headquartered IT services and consulting firm with comparable size, Fortune 1000 client base, and a focus on digital transformation, cybersecurity, and managed services — directly comparable on geography and offering mix.
• Logicalis: Global IT solutions and managed services provider focused on enterprise networking, observability, and security; overlaps directly with NETbuilder's observability, SIEM migration, and managed-services portfolio.
• Insight Enterprises: Global systems integrator and managed services provider with strong observability, security, and Azure/AWS practice; comparable in combining technology-vendor partnerships with enterprise transformation delivery.
• Optiv: US-focused cybersecurity solutions integrator delivering SIEM migrations, SOC modernization, and managed security; directly comparable to NETbuilder's cybersecurity/observability delivery for Fortune 1000 clients.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini: Global systems integrator with a large cybersecurity, observability, and data engineering practice; competes with NETbuilder for Fortune 1000 transformation, SIEM, and cloud-modernization mandates at much larger scale.
• Accenture: Largest global SI with dedicated Security and Cloud practices serving Fortune 1000 clients on SIEM modernization, SOC transformation, and large-scale managed services — directly competes for the same enterprise wallet as NETbuilder.
• Cognizant: Global IT services provider with significant cybersecurity, cloud, and digital transformation practices; competes with NETbuilder for SIEM migration, Agentic SOC-adjacent, and enterprise transformation work, including via offshore delivery centers in India and the Philippines.
• Wipro: Large offshore-led IT services firm with security, observability, and managed services offerings; directly relevant given NETbuilder's own Philippines Delivery Center and offshore delivery focus.

Regional players

• Computacenter: UK-headquartered enterprise IT infrastructure and managed services provider with a similar mix of advisory, managed services, and vendor-aligned delivery to Fortune 1000 enterprises in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NETbuilderGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/netbuilder
• Xx.com/netbuilderuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/netbuilder.academy

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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