What B1 Systems GmbH does

B1 Systems GmbH is an independent German IT consulting and services company headquartered in Vohburg, Bavaria, specializing in Linux and Open Source solutions. The company's service portfolio spans consulting, training, managed services, technical support, and custom software development, with named engagements in the automotive and German public-sector verticals. Its flagship offering is B1 Linux Client Management (B1 LCM), a proprietary cloud-based management platform built on Foreman, SaltStack, and Katello, which automates provisioning, configuration, patching, and compliance reporting across Linux desktops, servers, edge systems, IoT devices, and mobile Linux endpoints. The company also delivers consulting around Proxmox Virtual Environment, OpenStack, and the Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS), identity management via Keycloak extensions, network authentication with FreeRadius/IEEE 802.1X, AI/LLM implementations using open-source models (Llama2) with FAISS vector stores for retrieval-augmented generation, and webinars on BigBlueButton.

The company's revenue model is services-led and project-based, with streams across consulting, training, managed services and support, and development services, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales, supplemented by content marketing through a technical blog, free webinars, social presence on LinkedIn/Mastodon/Facebook, and speaking presence at industry conferences including FrOSCon, LDAPCon, Smart Country Convention, OSMC, FOSDEM, and Nextcloud Summit. Geographic focus is the DACH region with all servers hosted in Germany. The company is founder-owned and founder-led (Managing Director Ralph Dehner), with Holger Dyroff as Program Manager and co-initiator of the Open Source Business Alliance open letter advocating digital sovereignty and European OSS alternatives to proprietary stacks including Microsoft 365 and VMware.

Strategic positioning centers on vendor independence, digital sovereignty, and open standards, with the B1 LCM platform providing a defensible technical anchor alongside a services catalog aimed at enterprises and public-sector organizations seeking to migrate off proprietary stacks. Customer concentration appears tilted toward large enterprise and government accounts, though project-based delivery and marquee logo diversity (Audi, German government, other automotive accounts) suggest a portfolio rather than single-customer dependency.

Name

B1 Systems GmbH

Legal name

B1 Systems GmbH

Website

https://b1-systems.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

B1 Systems GmbH is an independent German Linux and Open Source consulting firm offering consulting, training, managed services, and its proprietary B1 Linux Client Management (B1 LCM) platform to enterprise and public-sector clients across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Experience Monitoring & Management (DEX/DEM, AIOps for EUC) (BPAEAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Software/Application Support (SaaS, Enterprise Apps) (BPAAACAC), Virtual Desktop & Application Delivery (VDI/DaaS, Remote Apps) (BPAEAIAC)

Keywords

• Linux consulting services
• Open source training
• Virtualization consulting
• Linux client management
• Managed IT services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vohburg An Der Donau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for Linux and Open Source solutions, including virtualization (Proxmox, OpenStack), Linux client management, identity management, and cloud infrastructure.
2. Training Services: Linux training programs delivered by expert trainers covering topics such as automation, networking, configuration management, and container technologies.
3. Managed Services & Support: Ongoing managed services and technical support for Linux environments, cloud infrastructure, and client management solutions.
4. Development Services: Custom software development services, including Keycloak extensions, AI/LLM implementations, and integration projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

B1 Systems GmbH provides Linux and Open Source consulting, training, custom development, managed services, and 24/7 support, alongside its proprietary B1 Linux Client Management (B1 LCM) platform. Service offerings cover Proxmox and OpenStack virtualization, identity management via Keycloak, AI/LLM implementations, FreeRadius network authentication, and Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) private-cloud builds for enterprise and government customers in the DACH region.

Product overview

B1 Systems GmbH is an independent Linux and Open Source consulting company offering professional services centered around its B1 Linux Client Management (B1 LCM) platform. B1 LCM is a modular cloud-based management system built on Foreman, SaltStack, and Katello for managing Linux clients across enterprise environments. The company also provides consulting services for Proxmox Virtual Environment and OpenStack as VMware alternatives, along with training, support, and webinar services. All services are delivered by certified Linux experts with a focus on open standards, digital sovereignty, and customer choice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• B1 LCM (Linux Client Management): Comprehensive Linux client management solution for enterprise environments covering desktops, servers, edge systems, IoT devices, and mobile Linux systems.
• B1 Linux Client Management

Products and services

• B1 Linux Client Management (B1 LCM) Cloud-based Linux client management platform enabling automated installation, configuration, patch management, compliance reporting, and security policy enforcement for desktops, servers, edge systems, IoT devices, and mobile Linux systems in enterprise environments.
• Proxmox Virtual Environment Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Developed and deployed cloud-based Linux client management for 1,000+ clients within 12 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ammiconcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on a cloud-based management system project for Linux clients. ammiccon participated in the development of a solution managing 1,000+ Linux clients in a corporate environment over a 12-month period.
• etomer GmbH (Teil der teccle group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Linux client management project that developed and deployed a cloud-based management system for enterprise Linux environments.
• PROSIS GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with B1 Systems and other partners on developing a cloud-based management system for Linux clients in corporate environments.
• Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA)minorOthersB1 Systems CEO Ralph Dehner and Program Manager Holger Dyroff are initiators of the Open Source Business Alliance. They co-authored an open letter for digital sovereignty advocating for European open source solutions over Microsoft 365 in Bavaria.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Netways GmbH: Nuremberg-based open source services company specializing in monitoring (Icinga/Nagios), containers, cloud and conferences (OSMC). Comparable DACH footprint and Linux/Open Source consulting model.
• ATIX AG: German IT consultancy focused on open source enterprise infrastructure, including Kubernetes, OpenStack, Foreman and Red Hat satellite-style management. Closely overlaps B1's virtualization and Linux management offerings.
• Univention GmbH: Bremen-based vendor of UCS (Univention Corporate Server), an open source identity and infrastructure management platform. Targets the same German enterprise/government customers with comparable Linux desktop and identity management themes.
• credativ GmbH: German-headquartered open source consulting and support specialist offering Linux, PostgreSQL, Ansible and cloud services. Direct competitor to B1 Systems in the DACH Linux/Open Source services market.

Broad incumbents

• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm and a major provider of sovereign cloud and digitalization services to the German public sector. Bids against B1 for the same German government and regulated-industry digital-sovereignty mandates, but at hyperscaler scale.
• SUSE: Largest independent open source infrastructure vendor with deep roots in SUSE Linux Enterprise, Rancher, and OpenStack. Competes broadly with B1 in Linux consulting, virtualization, and sovereign cloud conversations, but at vastly larger scale.
• Red Hat (IBM): Global incumbent for enterprise Linux (RHEL), OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform and Satellite. Overlaps with B1 in enterprise Linux management and automation, typically as the larger vendor B1 competes against or complements.
• Canonical: Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu and provider of OpenStack, Kubernetes and MAAS services. Comparable product/solution surface (OpenStack, Linux endpoints) to B1, with a much larger global services arm.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global systems integrator with significant German automotive and industrial footprint. Competes with B1 for enterprise Linux, cloud, and digital transformation programs in the same DACH automotive/manufacturing accounts.

Emerging players

• Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH: Vienna-based developer of the Proxmox Virtual Environment platform that B1 resells and consults on. Complementary rather than directly competitive today, but a strategic upstream dependency and potential future direct competitor for managed services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/b1-systems
• Facebookde-de.facebook.com/B1Systems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/b1systems
• Xx.com/b1systems

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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