What we actually do.
Six practices, deeply integrated. We do not sell line items. Most engagements cross several of these, because the problems arrive together.
Custom Software Engineering
Production web applications and the platforms underneath them. Multi-tenant systems with real access control, operational tools that replace the spreadsheet a business has outgrown, and the APIs that hold it all together. Deployable from the first week, not the last.
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AI & Autonomous Systems
Applied AI past the demo stage. Retrieval over private corpora with citations back to source, classification at scale, and multi-agent infrastructure with persistent memory, review gates, and audit-grade logging. The unglamorous parts are the ones that decide whether AI survives contact with production.
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Data Platforms & Analytics
Pipelines and reporting infrastructure that turn operational systems into decisions. ETL into warehouses, semantic models that survive contact with the business, and dashboards measured by daily use rather than screenshot quality.
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Integration & Middleware
The connective work most shops decline. Typed clients and middleware over billing, telecom, and PSA platforms whose APIs were not designed to be pleasant, plus Model Context Protocol servers that put those systems directly in reach of AI tooling. Rate limits, pagination, and picklist archaeology included.
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Custom Websites & Local Search
Custom website work through GrowthPraetorian, an HDS brand. Clear service pages, thoughtful interactions, structured data and local search, review workflows, and reporting that connects visibility to inbound enquiries. Ongoing monitoring and improvements are scoped around the business, so the work continues after launch.
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Secure Email & Identity
Microsoft 365 and Entra ID configured for organizations that need to defend their inbox and their identity surface. Compliance-ready audit trails, secure mail flow, conditional access, and routing automation for the mail that has to be acted on rather than read.
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Which one of these is actually your problem?
Start with a free scoping conversation with Mike Hyams, the person who builds and supports the work.