Professional Technology Consulting for Michigan Businesses

Astersmith, LLC is a full-service technology consulting firm headquartered in Bay City, Michigan. We design, deploy, and manage technology solutions for organizations ranging from small businesses to mid-sized enterprises. Our consultants bring deep, hands-on expertise across networking, security, cloud infrastructure, virtualization, storage, unified communications, and modern software development.

What We Do

Technology is the backbone of every modern business operation. When it works well, it accelerates growth and competitive advantage. When it fails or falls behind, it creates cost and risk. Astersmith exists to make sure your technology works for you — not against you.

We help clients evaluate their current environments honestly, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and implement practical solutions that are sized appropriately for their budget and operational needs. We do not sell hardware or software for commission. Our only interest is giving you objective, expert advice.

Our Approach

Every engagement begins with a thorough discovery process. We listen to your goals, document your existing infrastructure, and develop a clear picture of where your systems stand today and where they need to go. From there we provide written assessments, architectural recommendations, and phased implementation plans that minimize disruption to your operations.

We work alongside your internal IT staff when you have them, or we serve as your entire IT function when you do not. We are equally comfortable advising a 10-person office on cloud migration strategy or helping an enterprise operations team architect a multi-site virtualization platform.

Service Areas Include

• Cloud infrastructure architecture and migration (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• Artificial intelligence and large language model (LLM) integration consulting
• Cybersecurity assessments, hardening, and compliance guidance
• Enterprise networking and security (Cisco, Juniper)
• Server virtualization (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V)
• Storage area network (SAN) design and implementation
• VoIP and unified communications (Asterisk, FreeSWITCH)
• Mobile application development for iOS and Android
• Custom software development and systems integration
• Windows Server, Linux, and BSD system administration