Established in 2004, Balius Inc. is a consulting and information technology firm. We are located near Buffalo, New York. Our goal is to help our clients make the best use of information technology. We provide consulting services to customers all over the world. Our system engineers have years of experience working in high volume, high capacity environments. We specialize in Internet technologies including networking, security, and electronic mail.

Balius Inc. supports small businesses and corporations of all sizes. We provide various levels of support including 24 x 7 x 365 for those absolutely critical services that must be up and working all the time.

We use the best tool for the job at hand. In most cases this means using OpenBSD as the foundation for the service. Why do we use and suggest OpenBSD? OpenBSD has a proven track record of being very secure. The project pays attention to security problems and tries hard to fix them before others. Is OpenBSD right for every situation, certainly not. In most cases OpenBSD makes sense for our customers needs for firewalls, VPNs, routers, etc..

About the owner

Chad Stewart is a Senior Systems/Network Consultant with over 15 years of expertise. His experience includes the architecture, design, and implementation of infrastructure services for some of the largest ISPs, universities, colleges, and financial institutions in the United States. He is well versed in Internet and security technologies.

Chad can participate in establishing strategic plans and objectives while forecasting their long-range implications. He has a proven track record of working well with teams and under challenging circumstances.

Chad holds the following certifications:
GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst
GIAC Certified Incident Handler

I worked with Chad on one of the largest, most challenging messaging engagements Sun executed. With $20M+ on the line and tension very high, Chad's product expertise (Sun's, qmail, sendmail, etc.), Internet protocol mastery, and operational process knowledge was instrumental in our success. Moreover, Chad's professionalism and good nature made hm invaluable in a very difficult situation.” August 30, 2006 Brad Blumenthal, Ph.D., Principal Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (colleague)

I have worked with Chad on a number of carrier class and ISP Messaging and Directory engagements. Chad's expansive knowledge of messaging and security make him an asset to any large-scale engagement. November 27, 2004 William Malz (business partner)