Designed. Deployed. Documented.
IT consulting and deployment for small and mid-size businesses in Edmonton and beyond.
01What we build
C:\HOWL\SOLUTIONS\SERVICES\Howl Solutions is an IT consultancy for small and mid-size businesses that need real engineering on their technology (networks and voice, identity, AI and automation, and the building systems your physical space runs on) without the recurring fees and vendor lock-in of an MSP.
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╷ ╷ ╷ ╷ ╷ ┌┴─┴─┴─┴─┴┐ │ ▗▄▖ A I │ └┬─┬─┬─┬─┬┘ ╵ ╵ ╵ ╵ ╵AI & Automation
Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI rollouts. On-prem AI for sensitive data.
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╭───╮ │ │ ┌─┴───┴─┐ │ ▗▄▖ │ └───────┘Identity
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Entra, and AD. MFA, conditional access, DMARC at enforce.
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Networking
Wired, wireless, and fiber on UniFi. VLAN segmentation and configuration export at handoff.
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┌──┬───┬─╮ │ │ ▪ │ │ │ └───┘ │ │ ░░░░░░ │ └────────┘Custom Software
Custom apps, integrations, and connectors built in‑house. Source and scripts at handoff.
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┌───────┐ │ ▪ ├╴ └───┬───┘ │ ──┴──On-Site Systems
Door access, video, voice / VoIP, and AV on UniFi. Integrated with network and identity.
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Designed. Deployed. Documented.
Every project ends with you owning what we built. Source, runbook, and all.
No referral fees. No lock-in.
02How an engagement runs
C:\HOWL\SOLUTIONS\ENGAGE\Every engagement runs through four phases. We prefer fixed-fee where the scope is clear enough to commit to one.
THE ENGAGEMENT WEEKS 1..N ┌──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┐ │ DISCOVERY│ DESIGN │ DEPLOY │ DOCUMENT │ │ ████ │ ██████ │ ████ │ ███ │ │ assess │ diagrams │ build │ docs, │ │ scope │ BOM, plan│ cutover │ keys │ └──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──┬───────┘ │ └── yours to keep // each phase ends with a deliverable. // no retainer required to continue.
- > discovery ............. [ OK ]
A short paid engagement to map what you have, what you need, and what success looks like. Output is a written assessment with a clear recommendation and a scoped proposal for the next phase. No commitment to continue beyond discovery. The assessment is yours.
- > design ................ [ OK ]
Detailed design of the system, with diagrams, bills of material, configuration documents, and a deployment plan. If we're not doing the deployment ourselves, the design package is complete enough for an internal team or another vendor to execute.
- > deploy ................ [ OK ]
The deployment itself, executed to the design package: staged, configured, tested, and cut over. The plan we wrote in design is the plan we deploy against.
- > document .............. [ ▮▮ ]
End-to-end documentation and a structured handoff to whoever runs it day to day. We don't sell ongoing managed services. When we leave, you have the documentation, the access, and the knowledge to run it yourselves or bring in someone who will.
03Recent engagements
C:\HOWL\SOLUTIONS\WORK\A sample of what we have been working on. We do not publish client names. Your IT should not be a brochure for the firm that built it.
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Elevator access control rebuild
A multi-tenant commercial building. Replacing failing third-party hardware with managed UniFi networking and a properly documented control layer.
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Network and identity rebuild
Greenfield UniFi network paired with a Microsoft 365 and Entra ID rebuild. Identity-aware access from day one.
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Email security posture remediation
DMARC, MTA-STS, and TLS-RPT brought to enforce-level. Lookalike domain risk reduced before the next phishing wave.
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Discreet recording deployments
UniFi-based reference designs for camera installations in restricted-access locations, including cabled and wireless-backhaul variants.
Have a project in mind?
Tell us what you're working on. We'll come back within one business day with a real response, written by one of us.