Meet the Partners
Two operators. One Chicago practice. Two decades of building IT systems that small and mid-sized businesses can actually rely on.
A partnership built on the work, not the pitch.
Datastrive isn’t a national rollup or a venture-backed platform play. We’re a Chicago-based managed services firm, partner-owned and operated, with the same two people answering for the work today that were answering for it twenty years ago.
That continuity matters. When you call Datastrive, you reach the people who set the standards, hire the engineers, and stand behind every recommendation, not a sales rep working from a script written somewhere else.
Kyle Nowack
PartnerKyle leads support and service delivery at Datastrive, setting the technical standards the team operates under and overseeing the work that keeps client environments running. He is the partner most often involved when something needs to be triaged, escalated, or solved on a tight timeline.
At a partner-led firm both partners do both jobs, and Kyle is regularly in client conversations and strategic planning sessions. But his primary focus is making sure the work gets done right: the documentation is maintained, the team is equipped, and the standard of service stays where it should be.
Scott Baden
PartnerScott leads client relationships and customer success at Datastrive. He is the partner most clients first meet, the one who scopes new engagements and stays close to existing clients to make sure the partnership is actually delivering against what was promised.
His focus is understanding what each business is trying to accomplish and translating that into the right scope, the right tier, and the right roadmap. Both partners weigh in on every major engagement, but Scott is most often the one driving those conversations and the strategic planning that follows.
Four core beliefs that shape every engagement.
Twenty years of working with the same clients teaches you what actually matters. These are the beliefs we hold ourselves to.
Your money is our money.
We won’t recommend something just to make a sale. If you don’t need it, we’ll tell you. Most MSPs upsell constantly. We do the opposite, and it earns trust faster than any marketing tactic.
A partnership, not a vendor relationship.
We’re not a ticket queue. We’re not a break/fix shop. We’re a strategic partner. We want clients who see IT as a business investment, not a necessary evil. Clients who trust us to do our job.
Every business deserves a security standard.
The CIS 8.1 framework isn’t just a service offering. It’s a belief. IG1 is the floor. Every business, regardless of size or industry, deserves baseline security hygiene. We built our whole service model around it.
Accountability is non-negotiable.
If we make a mistake, we own it. 100%. No deflection. We’re human, and things go wrong. What matters is how we respond. Clients should never have to chase us or wonder what’s happening.
Skip the sales rep. Talk to a partner directly.
A 15-minute call with Kyle or Scott will tell you more about whether Datastrive is the right fit than any brochure. No pitch deck, no obligation. Just a real conversation about your environment.