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Business Technologies NI
About Business Technologies NI

We take complete ownership of your Business Technology

We exist to help the leaders of growing Northern Ireland businesses stop running after their technology—and start running their business on it, with confidence.

Our philosophy

Your business should run on technology—not after it.

Everything we do starts here. When technology is proactively owned and managed, it disappears into the background—quietly supporting your people, protecting your reputation and moving your business forward. That belief shapes how we work, what we sell and the outcomes we hold ourselves to.

Why we exist

Because most businesses run after their technology

For too many organisations, technology is a series of problems handled by a series of suppliers, with no one owning the outcome. Leaders end up distracted, exposed and unsure whether their technology is helping them move forward or holding them back. We were built to change that—to be the single partner who takes complete ownership and gets you operating in TechState™.

Our story

25+ years of ownership in Northern Ireland

For more than 25 years, we've taken complete ownership of Business Technology for organisations across Lisburn, Greater Belfast and right across Northern Ireland. We grew up alongside the businesses we serve—professional firms, engineers, architects and growing SMEs—learning that the best technology is the technology you never have to think about. That experience became the TechState™ Method.

25+
Years of Business Technology ownership
100%
Northern Ireland focused
1
Accountable Business Technology Partner
Quarterly/Annual
Strategic reviews with every client
Where we work

Areas we serve

Business Technologies NI proudly supports organisations across Northern Ireland.

While we work with organisations throughout the region, the majority of our customers are located across our core service area surrounding Lisburn—allowing us to provide responsive on-site support alongside proactive remote Business Technology Management.

…and organisations across the rest of Northern Ireland.

Location never changes the standard of service. Wherever you're based, every customer receives:

  • Business Technology Management
  • Remote monitoring
  • Remote support
  • Onsite Support (within 20 miles)
  • TechState™ Reviews

—whether you're inside our core service area or anywhere else in Northern Ireland.

Meet the team

Meet Your Business Technology Team

The people who take ownership of your Business Technology—senior, local and genuinely accountable.

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Gareth Hilary

Client ManagerTechnology Alignment Manager

Keeps every client's platform aligned to their business goals—through quarterly reviews, clear roadmaps and a relationship that's always a step ahead.

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David Shaw

FounderManaging DirectorBusiness Technology Strategist

Leads BTNI and the TechState™ Method—helping leaders make confident technology decisions that move their business forward.

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Oliver Magill

Software EngineerBusiness Technology Engineer

Builds and runs the platforms clients rely on every day—secure, resilient and quietly dependable, right down to the software behind them.

Our values

What we hold ourselves to

Ownership

We take responsibility for outcomes, not just tickets. If it's technology, it's ours to own.

Protection

We protect what matters—your data, your reputation and your peace of mind.

Business first

We lead with your business and your goals. Technology is the means, never the point.

Proactivity

We prevent, plan and optimise—keeping you one step ahead, not one step behind.

Plain English

We're human and helpful. No jargon for its own sake, no technical overwhelm.

Partnership

We measure success in years and relationships, not transactions.

The TechState™ Method

The method behind everything we do

It's how we turn our philosophy into outcomes for every client we work with.

  1. 1

    Business Technology Review

    Where are we now?

  2. 2

    Business Technology Roadmap

    Where do we need to be?

  3. 3

    Business Technology Platform

    What do we run on?

  4. 4

    Business Technology Management

    Who keeps it moving forward?

  5. 5

    TechState™

    What does 'sorted' feel like?

Your next step to TechState™

Ready to run your business on its technology?

Book your Business Technology Review. In one focused conversation, we'll understand your business, assess your platform and show you the path to operating in TechState™.