We started Sagacent because too many firms thought they were protected, and weren't.
For more than 25 years, from our home base in Silicon Valley, we’ve helped small and mid-sized professional firms run on technology they can count on, and prove it. Here’s how we got here and how we think.
How We Think
Our view is simple, and Ed says it plainly: technology that isn’t moving the business forward has no business being in the business. Every piece of it costs money to buy, money to manage, and introduces new risk. So the goal isn’t more technology. It’s the right technology, run well, and nothing extra.
We’ve also learned that the trouble is usually two things at once. There’s a real technology problem, and there’s a visibility problem. Most firms can’t say exactly what they’re running or where they’re exposed. Risk rarely arrives as one dramatic failure. It builds up over time: access that’s never reviewed, workarounds that become habit, AI slipping into the work before anyone sets the rules. Our job is to make all of that visible, then make it better.
What's stayed the same, and what's changed
Ed brought Sagacent into security early, we made data protection a focus in 2005 and built our security work around the recognized NIST framework long before most small firms were thinking that way. The tools have changed many times since, and AI is the newest chapter, but the constants haven’t moved: explain things in plain language, hold vendors accountable engineer to engineer, and make decisions based on what’s right for the business rather than what’s easiest to sell.
Who we're for
We do our best work with firms that are, in the truest sense, risk-averse: law firms, finance and accounting practices, healthcare, wealth management, and other professional, regulated, high-trust businesses. These are firms that hold something worth protecting and answer to someone who expects them to prove they’re handling it correctly. That’s exactly the kind of work we’re built for.
Our philosophy, in one line
Businesses deserve honest guidance, clear communication, and technology matched to real needs, not unnecessary complexity sold as sophistication. We’d rather help you understand where you stand, decide what matters most, and make smarter long-term decisions. That’s the firm Ed set out to build, and it’s the firm we still are.
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Common questions about Sagacent
Sagacent was founded in 2000 and has served Silicon Valley businesses for more than 25 years.
Sagacent was founded by Ed Correia, who serves as its President and CEO.
Sagacent is based in Santa Clara, California, and works with firms across San Jose, Silicon Valley, and the greater Bay Area.
Law firms, healthcare practices, finance and accounting firms, insurance agencies, manufacturers, architecture and engineering firms, wealth managers, and other professional-services firms.
Sagacent assesses before it prescribes, builds on recognized security frameworks, and works as a strategic advisor rather than just break-fix support.
Yes. Sagacent has earned more than 35 honors since 2000, including the Inc. 5000 and the Channel Futures MSP 501 for the eleventh year, most recently #38 in 2026.