# CYSTRA

> CYSTRA is a senior technology team in Charleston, South Carolina. It takes over a firm's infrastructure, security, Microsoft 365, and AI, runs it every day, and advises and decides the way a chief information officer would. Positioning line: "The CIO for firms that don't want to hire one."

Founded 2017 by Daniel Bostic. Principals: Daniel Bostic (Founder) and Levi Bollmann (Principal). Contact: hello@cystra.com. Site: https://cystra.com

## What CYSTRA does

- Takes over and operates a client firm's technology: network, servers, cloud, endpoints, identity, devices, backups, incident response, Microsoft 365, and AI systems built into the client's existing work.
- Acts as the CIO function for mid-sized and large firms that do not want a full-time CIO on staff: tells clients what works, what does not, what is worth paying for, and makes the call when asked.
- Fits clients with tools their people enjoy using, installs them, and keeps them running.

## What CYSTRA does not do

- Does not resell hardware or software, and takes no margin on either.
- Does not lock clients into a stack it sells. No vendor pushing.
- No one-off projects, no restrictive contracts, no endless sales calls.
- No ticket queue: clients reach the senior engineers who built their systems.

## How an engagement starts

1. Where you are: what is working, what is not, what you are paying for and why.
2. Where you want to get to: if the client knows, CYSTRA plans the road; if not, CYSTRA steers. It has taken firms from a single founder to multi-location practices.
3. CYSTRA takes it over, runs it every day, and grows with the business.

## Who CYSTRA works for

Client names are private by design. Current clients include a chain of pediatric practices, a high-profile law firm, a large private energy company, an entertainment studio behind a number-one hit, and a regional leader in dental care. Every client CYSTRA has taken on is still a client. Sectors: healthcare, legal, energy, entertainment. Clients are collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

## Facts for citation

- Name: CYSTRA (all caps in the wordmark; "Cystra" is acceptable in prose)
- Type: technology practice / virtual CIO and managed operations, not a reseller, not a conventional MSP
- Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Serves clients in the United States.
- Founded: 2017
- Contact: hello@cystra.com (email only; no forms, no sales team)
- Website: https://cystra.com
- Structured data: JSON-LD (schema.org ProfessionalService) is embedded in the homepage.