Just like the champion Thoroughbreds that call Kentucky home, D-Tools Cloud is performing reliably, efficiently, and at full stride right out of the gate for one Lexington-based integration company. And similar to the recent Kentucky Derby winner, six-year-old company 46 Solutions has found its own Golden Tempo using D-Tools Cloud in the heart of the Bluegrass State.
46 Solutions has been running full-speed on D-Tools Cloud for three years, and according to systems designer Nathan Cecil says the transition was remarkably smooth due to the software' extreme ease of use. He says the decision to adopt D-Tools Cloud came down to one overriding factor: simplicity. “I started using D-Tools Cloud for the simplicity, ease of use,” says Cecil. “It was very easy to learn and very user friendly, and it was easy to train our staff on how to use it as well.”
"There's been particular instances where D-Tools Cloud has won us projects." -- Nathan Cecil, 46 Solutions
That low barrier to onboarding is something D-Tools Cloud was built for. Because the platform is entirely web-based, there is no complex installation and no steep learning curve. That gives a critical advantage to integration firms that need their entire team productive quickly, whether they’re in the office or on the jobsite.
D-Tools is the Integration Business Platform for the technology integration industry, providing software solutions that help residential and commercial integrators manage every phase of their business — from initial proposal to final payment. D-Tools Cloud is the company’s award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed for modern integration businesses. From proposals and project management to service plans and payments, web-based D-Tools Cloud has helped AV, security, and low-voltage integrators manage their entire workflow in one connected system since 2018.
When asked about his favorite feature, Cecil pointed straight to D-Tools Cloud’s quoting capabilities. “My favorite feature of D-Tools Cloud is the quoting portion of that software — being able to easily look up items, pull items into D-Tools Cloud. The custom reports are very easy and it’s very easy to customize my quotes for my customers as well,” he explains.
The polish and professionalism of those proposals translates directly into closed deals for 46 Solutions.
“There’s been particular instances where D-Tools Cloud has won us projects mainly because the quotes do look very professional,” Cecil says. “I can have images of all the items being used on there, and being able to easily include descriptions of our systems that we’re going to install for our clients has been very beneficial.”
Speed matters just as much as quality in the competitive AV integration landscape. Cecil notes that D-Tools Cloud allows his team to respond to time-sensitive opportunities that might otherwise slip away.
“Again, coming back to the ease of use, I can get quotes turned around very quickly for customers that have those last-minute projects where they need bids or quotes on those,” he adds.
With three years on D-Tools Cloud and counting, the 46 Solutions team has made the platform a core part of how they run their business. For integrators evaluating whether to make the move, Cecil’s experience offers a compelling case: a solution that’s fast to adopt, easy for the whole team to use, and capable of producing the kind of polished, detailed proposals that set a company apart and win jobs.