About MALA Technology Advisors

Why we exist

Too many million-dollar decisions are made without an expert at the table.

Vendor noise

Every provider has a pitch, and every pitch sounds like the answer.

Conflicting recommendations

Advice that changes depending on who is selling it.

Costly misalignment

Million-dollar decisions made without independent expertise at the table.

MALA was created to change that: world-class technology advisory for organizations of every size, led by people who've been in your seat, backed by market intelligence no single leader could gather alone.

A message from our President

Why I built MALA.

Eric AndersonFounder & President, MALA Technology AdvisorsManchester, New Hampshire Connect on LinkedIn

The right technology decision, made once, with clarity and confidence. That's the job.

For two decades I watched organizations, from scrappy startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, make million-dollar technology decisions without the expertise they needed at the table. Vendor noise, conflicting recommendations and costly misalignment were the norm, and the people who paid for it were the leaders accountable for the outcome.

I founded MALA to change that. Our advisors have managed the budgets, built the programs, negotiated the contracts and presented to the board. We bring that experience, and the market intelligence that comes from working across 430+ providers, to every engagement.

We do it without billing you. MALA is compensated by the provider only if you choose to move forward with one of our recommendations, and providers within each category have similar compensation models, so our compensation doesn't meaningfully change based on which qualified provider you pick. That keeps us aligned with your outcome, not with billable hours.

If you're facing a renewal, a new project or a question you can't get a straight answer to, I'd welcome the conversation.

Eric AndersonFounder & President

Leaders who've been in your seat

Not career consultants. Former and current technology executives.

MALA advisors aren't reading from frameworks. They've done the job, and been accountable for the result.

Managed multi-million-dollar technology budgets

Led enterprise modernization initiatives

Built cybersecurity and governance programs

Negotiated complex vendor agreements

Presented strategy to boards

Deep expertise across cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure and IT governance, with cross-industry experience spanning financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, technology and professional services.

How we're different

Consultants charge. Vendors sell. We advise.

Consultants charge.

Hourly fees that reward complexity, and frameworks run by junior staff.

Vendors sell.

Recommendations that start and end with their own product line.

We advise.

MALA sits between vendor and client, protecting your interests, simplifying complexity and aligning technology with business objectives.

Our commitment

What you'll never get from us, and what you always will.

What you'll never get

Junior consultants running frameworks while partners bill hours
Recommendations biased by vendor partnerships
Reports delivered with no accountability to outcomes
Hourly fees that reward complexity over results
“Advisory” from people who’ve never actually done the job

What you'll always get

Senior advisors with real leadership experience, from day one
No fee to you: you’re never billed by us
Recommendations benchmarked against real market pricing
Ongoing partnership, not transactional engagement
Specific findings with dollar-quantified impact
Advisors who’ve been in your seat and understand your reality

How we get paid

Aligned to outcomes, not billable hours.

You wouldn't make a major financial decision without a CFO. Why make major technology decisions without expert guidance?

How MALA gets paid→Client results→What we do→Industries→

The MALA model

Independent. Paid by providers, never by you.

Our services are sponsored through strategic referral agreements with 430+ technology solutions providers, never billed to you.

Unbiased recommendationsProviders in each category have similar compensation models, so your requirements drive the answer.
Paid only if you move forwardThe selected vendor compensates MALA, and only when you choose a recommended vendor.
No obligationYou are never required to move forward with any recommended vendor.

See if our approach fits

A 30-minute conversation. No obligation.

Find out whether MALA's advisory approach matches your organization's needs, whatever your size. No pitch. No pressure. No fee to you. An advisor responds within one business day.

Book a 30-minute call

Connect with Eric Eric Anderson on LinkedIn↗ eanderson@malatechadvisors.com→ +1 (603) 802-2469→

Independent guidance. Executive experience. No fee to you.