--- title: "Axio Intelligence — Engineering for Your Next Product Line" description: "Veteran-founded US engineering firm building product-line platforms, data and AI, cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP and Azure, and connected hardware." url: https://axiointelligence.com/ --- # The engineering team behind your next product line. Established companies bring us in to build what they’re launching next — the go-to-market platform, data and AI pipelines, and cloud infrastructure as code on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. When the product is physical, we build the firmware, connectivity and hardware too. [Start a project](https://axiointelligence.com/book/) [See our work](https://axiointelligence.com/work/) **Headquarters:** San Antonio, Texas **Engineering:** US-based team **Clouds:** AWS · Google Cloud · Azure **Engagements:** Fixed-scope, partner, or retained ## The work, at a glance. 14 services in three groups. Most clients start with one — a new product line, a stalled pilot, a cloud that drifted from its code — and use us across the stack after that. Products & platforms New product lines, data and AI platforms, and the leadership to run them. - [New product line platforms](https://axiointelligence.com/services/product-platforms/): The full platform for a new division: portals, commerce, billing, integrations. - [Data & AI platforms](https://axiointelligence.com/services/data-ai-platforms/): Data pipelines, labeling workflows and project tooling that feed AI models. - [Performance & legacy modernization](https://axiointelligence.com/services/legacy-modernization/): Profile, fix, and incrementally rewrite systems that can’t keep up. - [Database migration](https://axiointelligence.com/services/database-migration/): Oracle and SQL Server to PostgreSQL or MySQL — off the license bill. - [Fractional CTO & engineering](https://axiointelligence.com/services/fractional-cto/): Technical leadership, roadmap, hiring and vendor decisions. Connected hardware Everything between the circuit board and the operator’s screen. - [IoT product engineering](https://axiointelligence.com/services/iot-product-development/): Firmware, device-to-cloud, command & control, OTA, fleet consoles. - [Cellular & satellite connectivity](https://axiointelligence.com/services/cellular-satellite-connectivity/): LTE-M, NB-IoT, eSIM, satellite NTN, private LTE, failover paths. - [Edge AI & computer vision](https://axiointelligence.com/services/edge-ai-computer-vision/): On-device inference, detection & tracking, anomaly detection. - [Hardware design & manufacturing](https://axiointelligence.com/services/hardware-manufacturing/): Prototype to production: electronics, enclosures, test and build. Cloud & infrastructure AWS, Google Cloud and Azure — codified, cheaper, and kept running. - [Cloud infrastructure & IaC](https://axiointelligence.com/services/cloud-infrastructure-iac/): AWS, Google Cloud and Azure — designed, codified in Terraform, and supported. - [Cloud cost reduction](https://axiointelligence.com/services/cloud-cost-reduction/): Read-only diagnostic, then a fixed-fee plan to capture the savings. - [Mainframe & IBM i migration](https://axiointelligence.com/services/mainframe-migration/): Move COBOL and RPG workloads off the IBM box. Paid from the savings. - [Infrastructure evaluation](https://axiointelligence.com/services/infrastructure-assessment/): Architecture, security, scalability and cost — assessed and ranked. - [DevOps, SRE & ongoing support](https://axiointelligence.com/services/devops-sre/): CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, on-call and SLOs. Not sure where to start? Most engagements begin with a one-to-two-week scoping sprint and a written, fixed-fee plan. [Book a scoping call](https://axiointelligence.com/book/) We work in: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, Docker, Postgres, Stripe, Salesforce, NVIDIA Jetson, MQTT, LTE-M · NB-IoT ## Launching a new division? We build the whole platform. Your core team keeps shipping the main product. We stand up everything the new line needs to go to market — then hand it to the team you hire, or keep running it. [New product line platforms](https://axiointelligence.com/services/product-platforms/) 1. ### Product site & launch Positioning, product pages, lead capture and analytics for the new line. 2. ### Customer & dealer portals Accounts, SSO, ordering, service requests and self-serve documentation. 3. ### Commerce & billing Quoting, checkout, subscriptions and usage billing with invoicing. 4. ### Back-office integration CRM, ERP, support desk and warehouse — the systems you already run. 5. ### Data & AI Pipelines, reporting and AI features built on clean, governed data. 6. ### Cloud foundation Isolated environments as code on AWS, Google Cloud or Azure. ## Device to console. One team. Connected products fail at the seams — between the board and the modem, the modem and the cloud, the cloud and the customer’s system. We own the seams. 1. 01 · Device ### Hardware & firmware - Sensors & actuators - Embedded firmware - Secure boot & OTA agent - Edge AI inference [device services →](https://axiointelligence.com/services/hardware-manufacturing/) 2. 02 · Link ### Connectivity - LTE-M · NB-IoT · Cat-1bis - eSIM (SGP.32) - Satellite NTN · Iridium - Failover & store-and-forward [link services →](https://axiointelligence.com/services/cellular-satellite-connectivity/) 3. 03 · Cloud ### Device platform - Ingestion (MQTT · LwM2M) - Command & control API - OTA release service - Time-series & anomaly detection [cloud services →](https://axiointelligence.com/services/iot-product-development/) 4. 04 · Console ### Operations & integrations - Fleet console - Utility · DERMS · VPP - TAK / C2 systems - ERP, alerts & reporting [console services →](https://axiointelligence.com/services/iot-product-development/) One accountable team across every layer — or just the layer you’re missing. device → link → cloud → console ## Built for teams that ship physical things. We speak the protocols and procurement realities of each market, so the first call is about your system — not a glossary. ### Connectivity providers & IoT platforms Implementation partner for MVNOs, module makers and IoT platforms. LTE-M, NB-IoT, Cat-1bis, SGP.32 eSIM, Multi-IMSI Explore connectivity work [Connectivity providers & IoT platforms](https://axiointelligence.com/industries/iot-connectivity-providers/) ### Energy & DER devices Make batteries, solar + storage and EV chargers dispatchable. IEEE 2030.5 / CSIP, OpenADR 2.0b, OpenADR 3.0, SunSpec Modbus, OCPP 1.6 / 2.0.1 Explore energy work [Energy & DER devices](https://axiointelligence.com/industries/energy-der/) ### Defense & dual-use C2 integration, fleet software and edge AI for drones, sensors and terminals. TAK / ATAK plugins, Cursor on Target (CoT), DDS (RTI Connext / Cyclone), gRPC / Protobuf, Cesium / MapLibre mapping Explore defense work [Defense & dual-use](https://axiointelligence.com/industries/defense-dual-use/) ### Industrial & remote assets Monitoring and control for oil & gas, water, cold chain and infrastructure. Modbus RTU / TCP, OPC UA, SCADA integration, MQTT Sparkplug B, 4–20 mA / digital I/O Explore industrial work [Industrial & remote assets](https://axiointelligence.com/industries/industrial-remote-assets/) ## Your customer bought the connectivity. We ship the product. Connectivity providers and module makers bring us in when an account stalls on firmware, cloud or dashboards. We build on your stack, and the customer stays yours. - We build on your network and your stack - We never move a referred customer to another network - Your partner team gets status on every referred account [Become a referral partner](https://axiointelligence.com/partners/) 1. ### Introduce the account A short email or a three-way call. Tell us where the project is stuck. 2. ### Joint scoping within two business days We review the device, the connectivity and the gap, then quote a fixed-scope project to the customer. 3. ### Delivery on your stack Firmware, cloud, command path and console — built on your SIMs, modules and platform APIs. 4. ### Activations go live Units ship, SIMs activate, and your partner manager hears about it from us first. ## Platforms that win contracts. We built the AI data platform MLtwist runs on — the platform behind its $590K U.S. TSA contract and its Department of Energy materials-data search — and a dealer telematics platform from scratch. U.S. Transportation Security Administration U.S. Department of Energy AI data platforms · In production ### The AI data platform behind MLtwist MLtwist turns raw, messy data into model-ready datasets for government, research and enterprise customers. Every customer brings different data types, labeling tools and delivery formats, so the business needed one platform to run projects, people and pipelines — without custom engineering for every engagement. - Project and customer management - Workforce management for labelers and reviewers - Labeling project setup, assignment and QC - Custom pipelines triggered per project on Kubernetes - Containerized processing workloads that scale per job - Versioned, tracked data in a secure environment [Read the case study](https://axiointelligence.com/work/mltwist-ai-data-platform/) > Axio engineered the platform MLtwist runs on — how we manage projects and people, run labeling, and launch custom pipelines on Kubernetes. It’s the foundation we deliver our public sector work on. They build like owners, and they ship. David Smith Founder & CEO, MLtwist $590K TSA contract U.S. Transportation Security Administration Government · aviation security ### Multimodal AI data for the U.S. TSA Video, audio, text, images and 3D DICOS scans — processed and labeled for threat-detection models, on the platform we built. Read the case study [Multimodal AI data for the U.S. TSA](https://axiointelligence.com/work/tsa-multimodal-ai-data/) $198K DOE SBIR award U.S. Department of Energy Government · materials science ### PRIMED: fast materials-data search for U.S. Department of Energy researchers PRIMED, a search and indexing platform that lets scientists share materials data and find materials by recorded and projected properties — in seconds. Read the case study [PRIMED: fast materials-data search for U.S. Department of Energy researchers](https://axiointelligence.com/work/doe-materials-data-search/) Confidential client Automotive · dealer telematics ### Dealer telematics and lot management, rebuilt from scratch A new telematics platform for car dealerships — built from zero, on lower-cost hardware, field tested and in production. Read the case study [Dealer telematics and lot management, rebuilt from scratch](https://axiointelligence.com/work/dealer-telematics-platform/) [All case studies](https://axiointelligence.com/work/) ## Fixed scope, fixed fee, written down. Every engagement starts with a written plan: what we’ll deliver, by when, for how much. You own the code, the designs and the IP. ### Scoping sprint One to two weeks. We review the hardware, code, contracts and constraints, and hand you a written plan with a fixed price. 1–2 weeks ### Fixed-scope build A defined deliverable, a date and a fee. Firmware, platform, integration or modernization — shipped and handed off. Typically 4–16 weeks ### Implementation partner For connectivity and hardware vendors: we take the accounts that stall on software and report back to your team. Per referred account ### Retained Fractional CTO leadership, or ongoing DevOps/SRE and support for systems in production. Month to month ## Straight answers. [All questions](https://axiointelligence.com/faq/) ### What does Axio Intelligence do? Axio Intelligence is a US engineering firm in San Antonio, Texas. We build go-to-market platforms for new product lines, data and AI platforms, and cloud infrastructure as code on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure; we build connected hardware end to end — firmware, cellular and satellite connectivity, device-to-cloud and edge AI; and we cut cloud costs, modernize legacy systems — including moving COBOL and RPG workloads off IBM mainframes and IBM i, and Oracle and SQL Server databases to PostgreSQL or MySQL — run DevOps/SRE and provide fractional CTO leadership. ### Can Axio build the platform for a new product line or division? Yes — it is one of the most common reasons established companies hire us. We build the product site, customer and dealer portals, commerce and billing, CRM and ERP integrations, and the cloud infrastructure for a new line, so it can launch without pulling the core engineering team off the roadmap. ### Which clouds do you work with? AWS, Google Cloud (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. We build and support infrastructure as code with Terraform, OpenTofu, Pulumi, AWS CDK or Bicep, including landing zones, Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), CI/CD and ongoing IaC support. ### Do you work with IBM mainframes or IBM i (AS/400)? Yes. For US manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and mid-size retailers still running on IBM Z (z/OS and COBOL) or IBM i (AS/400 and RPG), we move COBOL and RPG workloads to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud in a modern language, starting with the batch and extract jobs that cost the most — inventory, replenishment, pricing feeds, reports. It starts with a diagnostic of the bill and the job list, and there is no upfront fee: we are paid a percentage of the net savings in licensing and compute spend. ### Who hires Axio Intelligence? Mostly established companies launching something new — a product line, a division, an AI or data capability, or a connected product — plus IoT connectivity providers who need an implementation partner, energy and DER device makers, defense and dual-use hardware teams, and industrial operators. We also built the AI data platform behind MLtwist. ### Can you build firmware and cloud software for our IoT device? Yes. We build the embedded firmware, the connectivity path, the device-to-cloud pipeline, command-and-control APIs, secure OTA updates and the fleet console, and we can design and manufacture the hardware too. One team is accountable from the board to the dashboard. ### How do engagements work and how are they priced? Most work starts with a short scoping sprint, followed by a fixed-scope, fixed-fee build with a written plan and dates. After launch, systems can move to a monthly support retainer. Fractional CTO work is a monthly retainer for a set number of days. Mainframe and IBM i migration is the exception: no upfront fee, priced as a percentage of the net savings we deliver. Database migrations can be either a fixed fee or a share of the license savings, depending on the job. ### Do you work with our existing connectivity provider? Yes. We build on the provider you already use, which is why connectivity providers refer their customers to us as an implementation partner. ### Where is Axio Intelligence located? Axio Intelligence is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and works with clients across the United States. Our engineering team is US-based.