We started DENC in 2016 with a simple idea: enterprise IT consulting should feel less like a slide deck and more like hiring the best engineer you know.
DENC was founded by John Johnson, a former enterprise architect who spent 15 years building systems for banks and hospitals. He was tired of watching clients pay premium rates for junior consultants and templated recommendations.
What began as a two-person practice in North Raleigh is now a 30-person consultancy serving clients from Charlotte to Chicago — still headquartered on Fayetteville Street, still allergic to fluff.
We pick projects carefully, staff them with senior people, and finish what we start. That's the whole strategy.
If a project isn't a fit, we'll say so on the first call. We'd rather refer you to a friend than take a bad engagement.
Every engagement is led by a principal consultant with 10+ years of hands-on experience.
Fixed price where possible, capped time-and-materials otherwise. No surprise invoices.
Everything we build ships with runbooks, ADRs, and video walkthroughs your team actually uses.
All work is performed in the United States, primarily by our Raleigh team.
We deliberately cap our client roster so every account gets partner-level attention.
Founder & CEO
15+ years in enterprise architecture. Former principal at two Fortune 100 IT groups.
Head of Data
Ex-Deloitte analytics lead. Snowflake and dbt specialist.
Head of Cloud
AWS Solutions Architect Pro. Led 40+ cloud migrations.
Head of Engineering
TypeScript and .NET veteran. Loves quiet code and loud tests.
The best way to find out is a 30-minute call — no slides, no sales pitch, just a conversation about your challenge.
