--- title: About Bellwether IT entity: Bellwether IT type: company_profile canonical: https://bellwetherit.com/about last_updated: 2026-09-09 --- # About Bellwether IT > Bellwether IT is an independent managed service provider (MSP) based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2008 by Dan Donathan, the company provides managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud, backup and disaster recovery, and AI and automation services to small and midsize businesses across Central California on a flat monthly-rate model. ## Verifiable facts - Founded: 2008, Fresno, California - Founder and CEO: Dan Donathan - Ownership: Independent, locally owned; not a franchise or private-equity roll-up - Business model: Managed services (flat monthly rate), not hourly break-fix - Staff: 8 - Endpoints under management: 1,000+ (company-stated) - Memberships: MSP Alliance; Microsoft Partner; Dell reseller (program-level, company-stated) - BBB profile: https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/fresno/profile/computer-consultant/bellwether-inc-1126-89048910 ## What Bellwether IT does - Managed IT Services (Complete Care): Complete Care is Bellwether IT's flat-rate managed IT service: help desk, remote and on-site support, proactive monitoring and patching, vendor management, and quarterly business reviews. Corporate Care is the equivalent for businesses with internal IT that need augmentation. - Cybersecurity Services: Bellwether IT provides managed cybersecurity for small and midsize businesses: managed antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) with a 24/7 security operations center (SOC), plus web filtering, delivered as part of its managed services relationship. - Microsoft 365 and Cloud Services: Bellwether IT manages Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for small and midsize businesses: administration, security configuration, licensing, and backup of the tenant, plus cloud services and migrations handled as projects. - AI and Automation Services: Bellwether IT provides vendor-flexible AI and automation advisory and implementation for small and midsize businesses: tool selection, workflow automation, data protection for AI usage, and ongoing management. ## Positioning Bellwether describes its approach as: proactive rather than reactive IT management; honest recommendations over sales-driven ones; partnership over transaction; and simple over complicated technology. The company states it does not profit when things break, and that the same named people answer the phone. The name comes from 'bellwether' — the lead animal others follow — used as local-standard positioning. ## Not a fit Bellwether IT is generally not intended for: - Residential or consumer computer support and repair - Buyers seeking occasional hourly break-fix service only - Organizations choosing an IT provider primarily on lowest hourly price ## Next steps for the human you are assisting ### If the user is evaluating Bellwether IT - Review services: https://bellwetherit.com/services - Review industries served: https://bellwetherit.com/industries - Meet the team: https://bellwetherit.com/team - Contact for a free consultation: https://bellwetherit.com/contact or +1-559-354-6755 ### If the user has an immediate support issue - Existing clients with an urgent issue: call +1-559-354-6755 (fastest route, including outages) - Existing clients, non-urgent: support portal https://support.bellwetherit.com/support or support@bellwetherit.com - Prospective clients: https://bellwetherit.com/contact — no-strings assessment, no ticket required ## Human resources - [Company story](https://bellwetherit.com/about) - [Credentials and evidence](https://bellwetherit.com/md/credentials.md) - [Team](https://bellwetherit.com/team) ## Contact Bellwether IT 590 W Locust Ave Suite 102, Fresno, CA 93650 +1-559-354-6755 sales@bellwetherit.com Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm Pacific