"Everyone installs open source. We make it think."

 

Manage your own technology

 

Our Capabilities

We help companies, both big and small, break free from restrictive platforms and take control of their software, machines, and infrastructure. Whether it's automation logic, custom user interfaces, embedded systems, or complete open-source replacements for sprawling proprietary ecosystems, we build solutions that are yours to control, modify, and evolve.

Let's Build Something
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Reducing Risk

It might be tempting to assume that choosing a large commercial vendor is the safest way to reduce risk. After all, these companies often come with established reputations, robust infrastructure, and a sense of long-term stability. However, this approach can also introduce a different kind of risk; one that stems from relinquishing all control and flexibility. Organizations utilizing the services of large commercial vendors find themselves in situations where every upgrade, feature, or fix is dictated by external priorities, potentially misaligned with their own goals and timelines.

Another frequently cited concern is the perceived instability of smaller providers. Arguments often hinge on the idea that these vendors might go out of business or face unforeseen disruptions. While it's true that smaller firms can carry certain risks, it's also worth considering the broader ecosystem. There are often many capable alternatives ready to step in, which can mitigate the impact of any single provider's failure. In this light, the narrative around small vendors may sometimes overstate the danger and overlook the resilience and adaptability that a diverse vendor landscape can offer.

At PowerMake Systems, we help organizations move from vendor-dependence to complete technical independence by embracing open-source software and custom logic. Our solutions are transparent, portable, and built to grow with you, as opposed to locking you down or trapping you in. And best of all, anything we make for you can be supported or changed by someone else.

Let's Reduce Risk

 

Some Real Problems We Solve

We've seen too many organizations experience all of the following issues and many more.

Vendor Lock-In

Proprietary formats. Hidden APIs. Licensing traps. We've all been there. Once you're in, you can't get out, at least without paying more than what you've already invested.

Our Approach

We build on open standards and tools that put you back in the driver's seat.

Buggy, Bloated Software

Have you ever received an update that breaks your system or just adds new fluff on top of old infrastructure without ever actually fixing the bugs that have been troubling you for ages? Have you noticed that the more bloated their system becomes, the slower everything runs for you and your team?

Our Approach

We promote stable, minimal, and clean systems that do exactly what you need, change only when something needs to be changed, and avoid the introduction of variables into your environment.

Profit-First Business Models

With the big commercial vendor, essential features are always locked behind premium tiers and licensing models, with surprise price hikes, and paywalls or expensive service plans for support.

Our Approach

No surprise fees. No Software-as-a-Service traps here. You manage the tools, and we give you the keys. If you have questions you would like to ask at any time, you can either ask us or a large, supportive community of knowledgeable people.

Data and Privacy Risks

Although the big commercial vendor might assure you that your privacy can only be protected if you keep your system inside their sandbox and follow their stringent security procedures, the truth is that your own privacy is not safe from the vendor itself. They have all of your operational information inside their own internal machine. If anything happens to them, the blame is quickly shifted to you because you didn't manage your security well enough.

Our Approach

When you reclaim your data, you can run it securely on your own network, completely disabling any Internet access at all, if you prefer, and therefore completely eliminating any chance for a security breach. In this approach, you can maintain completely control over all kinds of access and get some sleep at night.

Let's Solve Problems
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What We Build

Whether you're a startup or an established organization, we can help you find, design, integrate, or implement any of the following kinds of functionality.

A. Open-Source Internal Platforms

B. Supplemental Extensions

C. Module Conversions

D. Complete Custom Automation Systems

In summary: We work with, and help you to break free from, all major brands.

Let's Build Something

 

Use Cases We Love

  • Replacing Windows workstations with AnduinOS (a Linux version that looks and feels like Windows).

  • Building an internal dashboard that provides more specific, tailored information about your operation than your commercial CRM, but without the monthly bill.

  • Creating a cloudless, but fully networked, real-time messaging system for remote field teams.

  • Swapping a vendor-locked industrial control box with a maintainable, open system providing more dynamic functionality.

  • Converting a single-purpose, dedicated operation to a reconfigurable one that supports open-source, instant re-tooling on demand.
Let's Get Started
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Who We Work With

Our ideal clients include anyone who is tired of being boxed-in, monitored, limited by their options, or informed they have to do something a certain way incompatible with their perspective or procedure. This includes anyone who is looking for alternatives to big-tech stacks, who values transparency and flexibility, and is ready to explore what custom technology can do for literally anyone in any situation.

We're not just here to fight bloat or bugs. We're promoting a version of Steve Jobs' original paradigm of complete digital independence, where you control your infrastructure, your tools, your logic, and your own entire destiny...

... and we're here to partner with you in trailblazing that path.

 

Let's Build Something

Call Daniel Patterson at 309-240-9776

or send an email to daniel@powermake.systems