About us
About Forge IT Services
Managed IT for businesses that should be using their CTO.
Our story
How Forge IT Services got here
Priya Raghavan and Joel Tate left enterprise SOCs in 2014 to prove small businesses deserve the same senior engineering firepower that Fortune 500s get. What set Forge IT Services apart from the start was a refusal to treat the basics as afterthoughts — doing the careful, unglamorous work that earns trust, and treating every client the way the founders wished they had been treated. 10 years and more than 84 clients later, that conviction still runs Forge IT Services. The team has grown, the work across Austin has too, but the promise is unchanged.
Our mission
To give growing companies the tier-3 engineering support they should have, with real engineers picking up the phone.
Milestones
Two decades, one promise
2016
Forge IT Services opens its doors in Austin.
2019
Grew the team and deepened the core service offering.
2022
Reached a milestone that cemented the reputation reviewers still mention.
2025
Passed 84 clients served.
What we stand for
Our values
Senior engineers, not scripts
We treat "senior engineers, not scripts" as a standard, not a slogan — it shows up in how we actually do the work, every time.
Flat-rate, no surprises
We treat "flat-rate, no surprises" as a standard, not a slogan — it shows up in how we actually do the work, every time.
Sub-15-minute response
We treat "sub-15-minute response" as a standard, not a slogan — it shows up in how we actually do the work, every time.
Built on SOC experience
We treat "built on soc experience" as a standard, not a slogan — it shows up in how we actually do the work, every time.
Credentials
Licensed, insured & accredited
Backed by 10+ years of commercial work and the credentials to match.
Certifications
- Credentialed, experienced professionals
Memberships
- Austin Chamber of Commerce member
- Better Business Bureau — A+ Accredited
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