What Ravenswood Technology Group does

Ravenswood Technology Group, LLC is a privately held Microsoft-focused consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois (155 North Wacker Drive, Suite 4250), operating globally from a single office. Founded in 2015 with a headcount of 11-50 employees, the firm specializes exclusively in the Microsoft security, compliance, identity, and mobility ecosystem — spanning Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Microsoft Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft Identity Manager, Microsoft Purview (MIP, DLP), and Azure Government / Office 365 Government GCC High. Its principal, Brian Desmond, has held the Microsoft MVP designation continuously since 2003 and authored the fifth edition of the O'Reilly reference on Active Directory, anchoring the firm's authority in the Microsoft identity space.

The company's core proprietary asset is its Active Directory Health Check (ADHC), a PowerShell-based assessment tool that evaluates AD configuration, security, and operational procedures and produces a detailed Word report and PowerPoint with prioritized remediation recommendations. Beyond the ADHC, Ravenswood delivers professional services across identity and access management, security (Defender, Sentinel, PKI), compliance (Purview, DLP, MIP, insider risk), and mobility/VDI (Intune, AVD, Windows 365), with deep expertise in regulated frameworks including CMMC, FedRAMP High, DoD IL 4-5, ITAR, CJIS, HIPAA, HITRUST, SOX, SOC 2, GDPR, UK GDPR, FFIEC, NIST 800-171, and ISO 27001.

Ravenswood generates revenue exclusively through professional services: a free initial discovery call leads to a fee-based AD Health Check assessment (priced per environment scale), followed by scoped implementation engagements and flexible blocks-of-hours support. Sales are consultative enterprise field sales — no resellers, marketplaces, or partner channels — targeting organizations ranging from fewer than 100 employees to over 500,000 employees across manufacturing, defense industrial base, higher education, financial services, and nonprofit verticals. Marketing is content-driven, relying on the firm's blog, AD Wiki, webinars, O'Reilly book, and free assessment as primary lead-generation assets.

Name

Ravenswood Technology Group

Legal name

Ravenswood Technology Group, LLC

Website

https://ravenswoodtechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ravenswood Technology Group is a Chicago-based boutique consulting firm specializing exclusively in Microsoft security, identity, compliance, and mobility implementations — serving enterprises from under 100 to over 500,000 employees globally via its proprietary AD Health Check and Microsoft MVP-led practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Security & Identity Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

End-User Device Management (UEM/MDM, Desktop/Laptop/Tablet) (BPAEAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Endpoint & Mobile Asset Management (UEM/MDM Asset Controls) (BPAEAOAI), Data Privacy, Consent & Compliance Management (HDAEADAG), Data Security & Access Governance for Data (Entitlements/Policy Enforcement) (HDAEADAH)

Keywords

• Microsoft consulting
• Active directory services
• Identity management consulting
• Microsoft security services
• It compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Consulting engagements covering assessment, design, implementation, and remediation of Microsoft identity, security, compliance, and mobility solutions. Projects begin with a free discovery call, followed by paid assessment engagements with fees scaled to environment complexity, and ongoing blocks-of-hours support.
2. Active Directory Health Check Assessment: A fee-based comprehensive AD assessment leveraging Ravenswood's proprietary ADHC PowerShell module. The initial consultation is free; the assessment fee depends on the scale of the environment. Deliverables include a detailed report and presentation with actionable recommendations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ravenswood Technology Group is a Microsoft-focused consulting firm that provides professional services for Microsoft security, identity, compliance, and mobility solutions. The firm designs, implements, and supports deployments across the Microsoft ecosystem — including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Information Protection — for organizations ranging from small firms to enterprises with 500,000+ employees. Its proprietary AD Health Check (ADHC) tool delivers fee-based assessments of Active Directory configuration, security, and operational procedures.

Product overview

Ravenswood Technology Group is a Microsoft-focused consulting firm offering professional services for Microsoft security, identity, compliance, and mobility solutions. Their portfolio centers on implementing and securing Microsoft's product ecosystem including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Information Protection. Core offerings include an Active Directory Health Check (ADHC) tool for assessing AD configuration, security, and operational health; identity and access management consulting for Entra ID and hybrid identity; security services including zero trust architecture; compliance solutions for regulated industries (government/GCC High, healthcare, financial); and mobility/VDI implementations. The company specializes in helping organizations transition from on-premises Active Directory to modern cloud and hybrid infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Active Directory Health Check (ADHC) Assessment
• Microsoft Entra Suite Implementation Services
• Identity and Access Management Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Identifies and resolves hundreds of AD configuration, security, and operational challenges through the AD Health Check assessment

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationRavenswood is a Microsoft Solutions Partner specializing exclusively in Microsoft technology — identity and access (Entra ID, Active Directory, Microsoft Identity Manager), security (Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Sentinel), compliance (Microsoft Purview, MIP, DLP, Insider Risk), and mobility/VDI (Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365). The team holds Microsoft MVP and MCM certifications. Ravenswood authors the definitive book on Active Directory for Microsoft Press/O'Reilly and serves as a trusted implementation partner for Microsoft's security and identity ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Quisitive: Public Microsoft solutions provider offering consulting, managed services, and data/AI practices built on the Microsoft stack. Comparable on Microsoft-centric GTM and identity/security practice, though materially larger and publicly listed.
• MessageOps: Smaller Microsoft 365 and Exchange-focused consultancy delivering migration, security, and managed services to mid-market and enterprise customers. Comparable in project-based Microsoft consulting with similar-sized bench.
• Core BTS: Microsoft-focused consulting and managed services firm delivering cloud, workplace, security, and infrastructure engagements. Directly comparable on Microsoft-exclusive positioning and identity/security practice, with deeper managed services arm.
• Planet Technologies: Microsoft-focused IT consulting firm of comparable size delivering Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, and security implementations to government and enterprise clients. Closest direct peer — same Microsoft-only positioning, similar DIB/government emphasis, and similar project-based delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Optiv: Large cybersecurity solutions provider delivering advisory, integration, and managed security services across multiple vendor stacks including Microsoft. Comparable on the security consulting motion but vendor-agnostic rather than Microsoft-exclusive.
• Slalom: Large global consultancy with a deep Microsoft practice covering Azure, M365, security, and data. Broad incumbent that competes for the same Microsoft-centric transformation budgets with significantly larger bench and geographic reach.
• Avanade: Accenture/Microsoft joint venture and one of the largest global Microsoft-focused consultancies delivering enterprise-scale Microsoft 365, Azure, and security implementations. Sets the upper-bound incumbent that Ravenswood's premium engagements must compete against on large deals.
• SoftwareOne: Global Microsoft licensing and services partner delivering Azure, M365, and security advisory at scale. Comparable on Microsoft-ecosystem focus but anchored more in licensing and software asset management than pure consulting.
• Insight Enterprises: Large global systems integrator and Microsoft partner delivering hardware, software, and services including Microsoft security and cloud implementations. Broad incumbent competing for similar Microsoft-led enterprise transformation engagements at much larger scale.

Others

• Trustwave: Global managed security services provider and Microsoft partner delivering MDR, SIEM, and identity security services. Adjacent comparison for the security services motion; less directly comparable on Microsoft identity consulting specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ravenswdtechgrp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ravenswood-technology-group-llc

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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