
OUR TEAM
We may be a team of technologists,
but our focus is ALWAYS on business outcomes.
The PURPOSE and FOCUS of the roles described below
are to help our clients leverage TECHNOLOGY to do what they already do – but better – by helping them:
Improve efficiencies
Reduce operational costs
Drive new revenue
Foster innovation
Attract quality employees
STRATEGY ADVISOR
Our Strategy Advisors are former CIOs and IT Directors with decades of real world experience, formerly working for companies ranging from mid-sized organizations to Fortune 500 corporations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Help define and assess requirements for existing and future initiatives
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Evaluate integration points between the client, vendor and existing technology
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Identify potential area of risk and makes recommendations to mitigate
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Develop strategies for migration/roadmap
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Evaluate current state business and technical data
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Define solution requirements
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Support vendor election and negotiations
PROJECT MANAGER
With work experience in a variety of industries, our technical Project Managers keep our team, our clients and vendors organized and on target. They seek an understanding of the client's technology processes to more efficiently and effectively plan, align and facilitate communication and progress.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Own initiative project schedule from start to finish
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Establish and enforce accountability
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Facilitate coordination efforts
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Manage bidirectional communication
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Manage business and technical data gathering
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Create and maintain project artifacts
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Oversee Proof of Concepts
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Oversee project risk resolution
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Manage regional to global scale technical implementations
MARKET ANALYST
Market Analysts impart valuable "inside" perspectives, continuously research market trends and vet leading product manufacturers and service providers.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Keep current on industry trends
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Keep current on contractual best practices, including terms and conditions, service-level agreements, etc.
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Perform detailed market evaluations
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Manage Request for Proposal/Information processes, including documentation, evaluation, scoring and report distribution
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
Certified professionals who specialize in knowing everything there is to know about a specific hardware or software technology product and/or process.
These individuals provide in-depth education on the uses, features and governance of a specific product and/or service.
To get certified, Subject Matter Experts must attend specialized training classes and pass rigorous exams provided by service providers and product manufacturers.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Blue Tree is a consulting firm. While we don't provide technology products or support services, our involvement in assessment and implementation has led to our team gaining considerable knowledge and experience in a wide array of information technologies, some of which are listed below.
TECHNOLOGY
PUBLIC CLOUD
Hyperscalers: AWS / GCP / AZURE
PRIVATE CLOUD
HYBRID CLOUD
INTERNET of THINGS (IoT)
as-a-SERVICE:
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Back-Up-as-a-Service( BUaaS)
Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)
Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS)
Contact Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS)
Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS)
Storage-as-a-Service
Security-as-a-Service

CLOUD
SUPPORT
CLOUD READINESS ASSESSMENT
ARCHITECTURE / DESIGN
IMPLEMENTATION
MIGRATION
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS
(DevOps)
COST OPTIMIZATION
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
DATA PROTECTION
DATA RECOVERY
CALL / CONTACT CENTER OPTIMIZATION
CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION
TECHNOLOGY
FIREWALL
Physical & Virtual
SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE
WEB APP FIREWALL (WAF)
CLOUD-BASED FIREWALL
ANTI-
VIRUS / MALWARE / RANSOMWARE
SPAM FILTER
LOG MANAGER
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDoS) MITIGATION
INTRUSION
DETECTION / PREVENTION (IDS / IPS)
ENCRYPTION
USER AUTHENTICATION
& AUTHORIZATION
NETWORK ANALYTICS

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
SUPPORT
NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER
SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER
FIREWALL MANAGEMENT
SECURITY INFORMATION & EVENT MANAGEMENT (SIEM)
SECURE ACCESS
SERVICE EDGE (SASE)
LOG MANAGEMENT
IDS / IPS MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE as-a-SERVICE
COMPLIANCE AUDITING
HIPPA, PCI, GDPR, CAPAA
SECURITY AUDITING
PENETRATION TESTING
TECHNOLOGY
STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
SAN, NAS, etc.
STORAGE-as-a-SERVICE
ANALYTICS ENGINE
DATABASE
DASHBOARDS
DISTRIBUTED FILE SERVICES
ANALYTICS-as-a-SERVICE
BIG DATA
DATA LAKES
DATA WAREHOUSING
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
DATA BACK-UP,
REPLICATION & RECOVERY

DATA
SUPPORT
DATA DISCOVERY
DATA EVALUATION
DATA ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE
DATA MIGRATION
IMPLEMENTATION
DECOMMISSION
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
DATA COST OPTIMIZATION
DATA SCIENCE
DATA ANALYTICS
DATA MANAGEMENT
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
APPLICATIONS
PLATFORMS
PROGRAMS
SOFTWARE-as-a-SERVICE
ON-PREM SOFTWARE
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM)
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE
PLANNING (ERP)
COLLABORATION TOOLS
Chat
Voice
Video

SOFTWARE
SUPPORT
APPLICATION DISCOVERY
APPLICATION EVALUATION
APPLICATION
ENGINEERING / ARCHITECTURE
APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION
APPLICATION
PLANNING & EXECUTION
APPLICATION MIGRATIONS
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
COST OPTIMIZATION
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
DevOps
APPLICATION INTEGRATION
APPLICATION RATIONALIZATION
END-USER TRAINING
TECHNOLOGY
HARDWARE as-a-SERVICE
ON-PREM
REMOTE USER DEVICES
END-USER DEVICES / WORKSTATIONS
MOBILITY
Smart Phones
Tablets
MiFi
MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
Server
Storage
Network Security
TELEPHONY / VOICE (PBX)
WIRELESS ACCESS POINT (WAP)

HARDWARE
SUPPORT
HARDWARE INTEGRATION
DEVICE PROCUREMENT
DEVICE CONFIGURATION
DEVICE IMPLEMENTATION
END-USER SUPPORT / HELP DESK
MOBILE DEVICE
MANAGEMENT (MDM)
COST MONITORING & OPTIMIZATION
DEVICE MONITORING & MANAGEMENT
VOICE MONITORING & MANAGEMENT
DATA DESTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)
SOFTWARE DEFINED
WIDE AREA NETWORK (SD-WAN)
WIRELESS ACCESS POINT (WAP)
CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK (CDN)
DEDICATED INTERNET ACCESS (DIA)
WAN ACCELERATION
BROADBAND
LOAD BALANCING
4G / 5G WIRELESS
SATELLITE
PUBLIC CLOUD DIRECT CONNECT
POINT-TO-POINT (P2P)
MULTI-PROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING (MPLS)
SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP)
DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL)
PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE (POTS)

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
SUPPORT
NETWORK DISCOVERY
NETWORK EVALUATION
NETWORK
ENGINEERING / ARCHITECTING
NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION
NETWORK
PLANNING & EXECUTION
NETWORK MIGRATIONS
NETWORK DECOMMISSIONS
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
HEAT MAPPING
BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION
COMPLEX ROUTING, CONFIGURATION & TROUBLE SHOOTING
TECHNOLOGY
DATA CENTER FACILITIES
EDGE COMPUTING
EXPRESS ROUTING
PHYSICAL SECURITY
POWER
COOLING
REDUNDANCY

COLOCATION
SUPPORT
SPACE & POWER PLANNING
DATA CENTER MIGRATION
DATA CENTER DECOMISSION
DATA DESTRUCTION
HARDWARE RESELLING / RECYCLING
RACKING / STACKING
REMOTE HANDS / FEET