# SMX

> SMX is a privately held technology and engineering company that helps defense, intelligence, civilian government and regulated commercial organizations adopt cloud, cybersecurity, AI, data and mission systems. Formed under the SMX name in 2021 from the combination of Smartronix and Trident Technologies, it sells consulting, implementation, managed services and productized accelerators through the SMX Elevate platform, with a particular strength in moving modern commercial technology into secure, compliance-heavy environments.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Hollywood, Maryland, United States
- **Founders:** John Parris (Co-founder; former CEO), Arshed Javaid (Co-founder; former president), Alan Parris (Co-founder; former engineering executive)
- **Team size:** Approximately 1,900 employees (third-party estimate supplied with the company record)
- **Products:** SMX Elevate Intelligent Automation Platform, Cloud and managed services, Elevate ISR, Elevate Sensing, Elevate Fast Track
- **Notable:** Built a corporate history dating to 1995 and unified Smartronix, Trident Technologies, Datastrong and C2S Consulting Group under the SMX name in 2021., Worked with AWS since 2007 and became one of the inaugural audited AWS Managed Service Provider partners., SMX reports more than 100 AWS customer launches and hundreds of AWS certifications and accreditations.

## Products & services

- **SMX Elevate Intelligent Automation Platform** — A FedRAMP-authorized platform and delivery model combining automation, managed services, accelerators and expert support for secure modernization.
- **Cloud and managed services** — Cloud strategy, architecture, migration, DevSecOps, FinOps, security, compliance and 24/7 operations across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
- **Elevate ISR** — A commercial intelligence platform that fuses public and commercial data, AI-driven processing and analyst tradecraft for faster mission insight.
- **Elevate Sensing** — Software for high-throughput sensor data, real-time processing, AI/ML exploitation and operator visualization across space, air, ground and maritime missions.
- **Elevate Fast Track** — Automation and advisory services designed to accelerate government authorization-to-operate and continuous compliance workflows.
- **Elevate Financial Management** — Government financial-management tooling and services, including capabilities added through Creoal and cBEYONData.
- **C6ISR and advanced engineering** — Mission systems, command-and-control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, communications and engineering support for defense customers.
- **Cybersecurity and compliance** — Zero-trust architecture, managed security, monitoring, vulnerability work and compliance support for regulated workloads.

## Achievements

- Built a corporate history dating to 1995 and unified Smartronix, Trident Technologies, Datastrong and C2S Consulting Group under the SMX name in 2021.
- Worked with AWS since 2007 and became one of the inaugural audited AWS Managed Service Provider partners.
- SMX reports more than 100 AWS customer launches and hundreds of AWS certifications and accreditations.
- Earned a FedRAMP authorization for the Elevate Intelligent Automation Platform.
- Added Creoal Consulting and Outside Analytics in 2023, then cBEYONData in 2025.
- Placed Elevate Financial Management on the U.S. Treasury FM QSMO Marketplace in 2025 as one of two core financial-management solutions then available.
- Earned CMMC 2.0 Level 2 certification in February 2026.
- Received Top Workplaces USA recognition in both 2025 and 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — SMX received the 2026 Top Workplaces USA award along with national and regional workplace recognitions.
- **2026-02** — SMX announced CMMC 2.0 Level 2 certification following an independent assessment against NIST SP 800-171 practices.
- **2025-12** — Outside Analytics joined SciTec as a key subcontractor on the U.S. Space Force FORGE EOS missile-warning contract.
- **2025-09** — SMX and C3 AI launched a three-year partnership for secure enterprise and agentic AI deployments.
- **2025-08** — SMX, Google Public Sector and World Wide Technology began an AI-driven intelligence pilot under the LEIA task order.
- **2025-05** — SMX partnered with DZYNE Technologies to integrate autonomous systems with Elevate ISR.
- **2025-04** — Elevate Financial Management became available on the U.S. Treasury FM QSMO Marketplace.
- **2025-02** — SMX acquired cBEYONData, adding federal financial analytics, ERP expertise and proprietary products.

## Links

- Website: https://www.smxtech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smxtech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/smartronix

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