ISOA Group

What ISOA Group does

iSOA Group is a privately held, niche professional services consultancy founded in 1996 and headquartered in Petaluma, California, with a secondary finance office in San Ramon. The firm employs 11–50 people and is founder/family-operated, with CTO Bryon Kataoka (named an IBM Champion for 2025 and co-author of a published book on IBM API Connect) and COO Cheryl Bertini-Kataoka in leadership roles, supported by a Director of API Security Solutions, Director of Cybersecurity, and a Sales and Marketing Leader.

The company's core offering is enterprise consulting and implementation services in API management, integration, and security, built almost entirely around partner technology platforms: IBM DataPower Gateway, IBM API Connect (v10), IBM Watsonx Orchestrate and Watson Natural Language Classifier, Akamai Noname Security, Red Hat OpenShift, and AWS. Service lines include AI Services, API Security, Secured Gateways, API Management, Hybrid Cloud Integration, StandUp Services, OnDemand Services, and Training, plus a specialized FHIR integration practice for healthcare. The firm has been an IBM Premier Business Partner since 1997 and currently holds IBM Silver Partner, AWS Partner, Red Hat Partner, and Akamai Partner statuses.

iSOA Group generates revenue through quote-based, tailored professional services, training programs, and contract staffing — no public pricing is disclosed. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales (corporate office phone contact routing enterprise clients to appropriate resources) with partner-led channel distribution and an event-driven marketing engine spanning IBM TechXchange, IBM Think, the API Excellence Webinar Series, and an active blog. Customer targeting is segmented by vertical (Enterprise Businesses as primary, with Healthcare and Financial Services as named verticals) and is anchored in API security, legacy modernization, hybrid cloud integration, and digital transformation use cases.

Name

ISOA Group

Legal name

iSOA Group, Inc.

Website

https://isoagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iSOA Group is a privately held, niche professional services consultancy that implements API management, integration, and security solutions for enterprise clients using IBM, Red Hat, Akamai, and AWS technologies, including AI-powered automation, API security, and hybrid cloud integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Consulting services for API management, integration, security, and digital transformation implementations
2. Training Services: Specialized training programs for IBM DataPower, API Connect, and related technologies
3. Contract Staffing: Talent/consultant placement services for clients needing API and integration expertise

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

iSOA Group is a professional services consultancy specializing in API management, integration, and security solutions for enterprise clients. The company delivers consulting, implementation, and training services built around IBM, Red Hat, Akamai, and AWS technologies, helping organizations modernize legacy systems, secure APIs, and execute hybrid cloud and digital transformation initiatives.

Product overview

iSOA Group is a technology consultancy specializing in API management, integration, and security solutions. The company offers a portfolio of professional services built around IBM, RedHat, and Akamai technology platforms. Their core service offerings include AI Services, API Security, Secured Gateways, API Management, Hybrid Cloud Integration, StandUp Services, OnDemand Services, and Training. These services are delivered through expertise in partner platforms including IBM API Connect, IBM DataPower Gateway, Watsonx Orchestrate, Akamai Noname Security, and Red Hat OpenShift. iSOA Group also provides specialized FHIR integration services for healthcare clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Services
• API Security
• Secured Gateways
• API Management
• StandUp Services
• Hybrid Cloud Integration
• OnDemand Services
• Training
• IBM API Connect Consulting
• IBM DataPower Gateway Services
• Akamai Noname Security
• Red Hat OpenShift Integration
• Watsonx Orchestrate Services
• FHIR Integration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• AI-driven governance reduced manual reviews by nearly 40% in API Connect upgrades
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IBMcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1997IBM Premier Business Partner (since 1997) and Silver Partner. iSOA Group specializes in IBM DataPower Gateway and IBM API Connect technologies. CTO Bryon Kataoka named IBM Champion 2025. The partnership focuses on delivering enterprise integration, API management, and security solutions using IBM's integration platform technologies.
• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationRed Hat partner specializing in OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, and cloud-native solutions. iSOA Group delivers Red Hat-based integration and automation services including containerized deployments and Kubernetes management.
• Akamai (Noname Security)coreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership around Akamai Noname Security for API security solutions. iSOA Group offers Noname Active Testing as part of shift-left testing approach. Partnership expanding to provide comprehensive API security offerings.
• AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Partner for SaaS-based integration solutions. iSOA Group leverages AWS cloud infrastructure for hybrid cloud deployments and managed services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WSO2: Open-source API management and integration platform with associated services — competes for enterprise API platform and integration services spend alongside iSOA.
• Software AG: Integration and API management vendor (webMethods, ARIS) with associated services — directly comparable in the enterprise API gateway, B2B integration, and hybrid integration space.
• Boomi (Dell Technologies): Integration platform-as-a-service with an active partner/services ecosystem — directly comparable in the API and hybrid integration consulting space.
• Kong Inc. API gateway and service mesh vendor with associated services — overlaps with iSOA's secured gateway and API management practices for enterprise modernization programs.
• Perficient: IBM Premier Partner digital consultancy with API, integration, and hybrid cloud practices — directly comparable IBM-anchored services peer competing for similar enterprise digital transformation budgets.
• MuleSoft (Salesforce): Leading API management and integration platform — competes for the same enterprise API modernization budget that iSOA targets, though MuleSoft sells a product platform while iSOA sells services.
• Prolifics: Long-standing IBM Premier Partner specializing in integration, API management, and digital transformation — a head-to-head competitor in the same IBM integration services niche that iSOA serves.

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: Large technology consultancy with IBM and integration practices — broader portfolio but routinely competes with iSOA for enterprise digital transformation engagements.
• Persistent Systems: Large IT services firm with a deep IBM integration and digital transformation practice — broader portfolio but directly overlaps with iSOA's IBM-anchored integration and modernization services.
• Apigee (Google Cloud): Hyperscaler-scale API management offering within Google Cloud — broader portfolio but directly overlaps with iSOA's API management and gateway services for enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ibm_datapower
• YouTubevimeo.com/user223222942
• Facebookfacebook.com/121039807930240
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2848686
• Instagraminstagram.com/isoagroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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