SmarterShade

SmarterShade allows users to make any window from clear to completely dark with various shades in between. Put simply, it is about managing your IT, from help desk to infrastructure, as an outside partner.

It makes the most sense for small and mid-sized companies. They also list Information Services, so expect those to show up in the feature set. They are a small team, 11 to 50 people, which usually shapes who they work with. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

SmarterShade is based in South Bend, Indiana and founded in 2007. More on smartershade.com.

Things worth asking about: response SLAs, onboarding, and what is billed per hour. A short pilot with your real data tells you more than any demo.

If you have worked with SmarterShade, tell the next buyer what you paid and what surprised you. That is the part of this page we cannot write.