BLGTECHNOLOGIES
Chicago · IT · Low-Voltage · AV · Cameras · AI

The wires, the network, and the intelligence on top — built by one team.

BLG Technologies designs, installs, and manages the systems Chicagoland businesses run on — and ties them together with AI you can actually use.

5
disciplines, one partner
~1,000
devices under management
M365 + GWS
both stacks supported
Chicago
local, licensed, on-site
What we do

Managed IT, AV, cameras, low-voltage, and AI — engineered to work as one system.

Most shops do one of these. We engineer all five to run together.
Platforms we deploy

The gear and software behind the work.

We design around proven, supportable platforms — and we stay certified on them so you're never the test case.

IT
Microsoft 365
Tenant, security, devices
IT
Google Workspace
Mail, docs, admin
IT
Pax8
Licensing & cloud
Hardware
Lenovo
Workstations & laptops
Hardware
Dell
Workstations & servers
Support
TeamViewer
Remote support & hardware mgmt
Security
ThreatDown
Managed endpoint protection
Network
Ubiquiti UniFi
Switching, Wi-Fi, gateways
Video
UniFi Protect
Cameras, NVR, retention
AV
Control4
Whole-system control
AV
Snap One
Episode · Binary · Triad · Bluesound
Music
Soundtrack Your Brand
Licensed commercial audio
How a build comes together

What “multi-zone” actually means on a restaurant floor.

Five zones means five rooms that can disagree.

The bar wants it loud. The dining room wants it civil. The private room wants its own source, and the patio has different neighbours and a different licence. Independent zones are what let them disagree — and the cabling, the amps, and the control layer are what make it one system instead of four remotes in a drawer. We design the layout, run the cable, install the stack, and tune each room.

A five-zone room typically means

7
displays to feed
5
independent audio zones
4
video sources
3
audio sources
24
speakers to place and tune
1
interface for the staff
Illustrative floor plan of a five-zone restaurant: a bar with four displays, an audio-only main dining room, two private dining rooms each with a display and its own inputs, a patio with a display on weatherproof speakers, and a head-end rack carrying the video and audio sources, DSP and amplifier.TYPICAL FIVE-ZONE LAYOUTBARZONE 1 · DISPLAYS + AUDIOMAIN DININGZONE 2 · AUDIO ONLYPRIVATE 1ZONE 3 · BT · MICPRIVATE 2ZONE 4 · BT · MICPATIOZONE 5 · WEATHERPROOFHEAD END · RACK4 VIDEO + 3 AUDIO SOURCES · DSP + AMPDISPLAYAUDIO ZONEPRIVATE ROOMBT / MICILLUSTRATIVE — ZONE COUNT AND DEVICE PLACEMENT VARY BY VENUE
Why BLG

One team that owns the whole stack.

01

Integrated by design

IT, AV, cameras, low-voltage, and AI under one roof means no finger-pointing between vendors when something needs to work end-to-end.

02

Chicago, on-site

Local and licensed for low-voltage work — we show up, not just dial in.

03

Certified, not winging it

We stay current on the platforms we deploy, so your systems are supportable for years, not just launch day.

04

AI-forward, safely

We bring AI into your operations with the governance to keep client data where it belongs.

Let's build it right.

Tell us what you're trying to run — a new buildout, a network that keeps dropping, an AV system, or AI you've been meaning to figure out. We'll scope it honestly.