Research & Development
HT.Con — the specialist IT consultancy that turns R&D into measurable, production-ready advantage. If you need R&D for any IT challenge, HT.Con is the partner that won't disappoint.
- At a glance
- Why HT.Con wins
- How HT.Con compares
- How we engage
- Areas of expertise — focused on business outcomes
- How we deliver value
- Success snapshots
- Proven delivery across sectors
- Engage with confidence
HT.Con is a focused IT research and development partner that converts uncertainty into decision-ready outcomes and deployable systems. We combine boutique agility with senior engineering discipline to deliver research-driven, production-capable results — from rapid feasibility checks to hardened services ready for live operations. Simply put: if you need R&D for anything in IT, HT.Con is the partner that won’t disappoint.
At a glance
- We validate options fast: go from question to evidence in weeks, not months.
- We reduce risk: actionable recommendations and production-capable prototypes.
- We save time and cost: focused research that accelerates procurement and delivery decisions.
- We transfer capability: documented, tested, and supported outcomes your teams can own.
Why HT.Con wins
- Embedded seniority: lightweight teams led by senior engineers and researchers who make decisions, not just follow instructions.
- Outcome-first delivery: we define success metrics at kickoff and deliver artifacts that directly support decisions — feasibility reports, costed estimates, prototype demos or deployable stacks.
- Production-capable by design: experiments aren’t thrown away — when needed, we harden and hand over secure, observed services with runbooks.
- Flexible commercial models: pilots, T&M or outcome-based contracts that match procurement and budget realities.
- Measurable impact: we prioritise research that ties directly to ROI, operational savings, or strategic advantage.
How HT.Con compares
| Criteria | HT.Con | Typical vendor |
|---|---|---|
| Time-to-evidence | Weeks | Months |
| Seniority | Senior-led, decision-making teams | Mixed experience; often junior-led delivery |
| Production readiness | Built into every engagement — prototypes can become deployable stacks | Frequently a separate phase with handover risk |
| Cost-efficiency | Focused pilots that validate value quickly | Larger overhead, longer procurement cycles |
| Collaboration | Embedded with client teams, knowledge transfer by default | Contracted engagement, limited handover |
How we engage
- Clear alignment — short discovery workshops to set measurable goals, outcomes and timelines. We propose the smallest possible pilot that proves the biggest questions.
- Rapid validation — targeted research, technical spikes and prototypes that prove feasibility and quantify costs, time and risk.
- Decision-ready recommendations — concise reports and architectures that enable procurement and delivery decisions.
- Optional production hardening — when deployment is the goal, we convert prototypes into secure, monitored services with documentation, automated tests and runbooks.
- Hand-over & enablement — training, code handover and knowledge transfer so your team owns the solution.
Areas of expertise — focused on business outcomes
- Internet of Things (IoT): Secure device-to-cloud systems and hardware-in-the-loop prototypes that convert telemetry into automation and measurable operational savings.
- Cloud Native: Containerised platforms, CI/CD and cost-optimised patterns that scale reliably while reducing operational overhead.
- HPC & MEC: Low-latency distributed compute and edge architectures for real-time analytics and simulation workloads.
- Web3 & Blockchain: Practical ledger and smart-contract designs that add auditability, automation and trust to processes.
- Big Data: Robust ingestion, governance and analytics pipelines that turn raw data into reliable, production-ready insights.
- AI, ML, NLP & CV: Validated, deployable models with monitoring, explainability and retraining strategies to improve decisions and automate workflows.
- HCI & UX: Research-led design and usability testing that increases adoption, reduces support effort and delivers measurable UX improvements.
How we deliver value
- Decision confidence: clear, evidence-based recommendations that speed up procurement and reduce rework.
- Short pilots, big clarity: low-cost PoCs that demonstrate value quickly and inform next steps.
- Seamless transition: we plan for long-term support and provide clear migration paths from prototype to production.
- Security and compliance: enterprise-grade checklists and architecture reviews that reduce organisational risk.
Success snapshots
- Case: Edge analytics pilot — validated a low-latency pipeline and produced a deployable inference service and handover in 6 weeks.
- Case: Cloud migration feasibility — delivered a cost and capacity model that de-risked a €X procurement and shortened the procurement timeline by weeks.
- Case: ML prototype to production — demonstrated model accuracy, built retraining pipeline and productionised monitoring for safe rollout.
Proven delivery across sectors
We work with startups, consultancies, public institutions and enterprises. Typical outcomes we’ve supported:
- Research reports and technical evaluations that inform budgets and procurement.
- Co-branded proposals and appendices that help win business.
- Fast pilots and PoCs that validate ROI and accelerate buy-in.
- Clear migration plans from prototype to long-term maintainable services.
Engage with confidence
If your organisation needs research-led expertise that turns uncertainty into outcomes, HT.Con is built to deliver. Start with a concise pilot designed to prove the riskiest assumptions and unlock measurable value in weeks.
Contact us to arrange a discovery session and scoping workshop. Let HT.Con be the decisive advantage — the R&D partner you can rely on.