About Ramser Technologies

A British Columbia–based independent consultancy founded in 2019. The work is grounded in two decades of operating roles across enterprise hardware, datacenter infrastructure, and product delivery — from Nokia in the early 2000s to Tuangru, Supermicro, and now Ramser.

Founder

Risto Ylivainio

Risto Ylivainio, Managing Director, Ramser Technologies

Risto founded Ramser Technologies in 2019 to give Canadian businesses access to senior, independent advice on infrastructure and growth — without the bias that comes with a vendor logo on the door.

He spent the previous six and a half years at Supermicro as Senior Director, Business Development, building enterprise and channel relationships across Canada for one of the world's leading server manufacturers. Before that, seven years at Vancouver-based Tuangru leading datacenter hardware and software resale, partner and vendor management. And before that, more than seven years at Nokia in product management and software subcontracting, where he established global sourcing processes and led negotiations across dozens of partner companies.

He is also co-founder of Tragget Technology and an advisory board member supporting high-density datacenter strategy in Western Canada.

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Selected career history

Two decades, one focus

Managing Director
Ramser Technologies Inc.
Feb 2019 – Present · British Columbia, Canada

Independent consulting for infrastructure, datacenter, and AI-enablement engagements.

Co-Founder
2025 – Present · British Columbia, Canada

Cloud platform modernizing the dump-trucking industry.

Advisory Board Member
AxiNorth
2025 – Present · British Columbia, Canada

Advising on scalable, high-density datacenter strategies in Western Canada — modular and mobile infrastructure for AI, cloud, and enterprise customers.

Senior Director, Business Development
Supermicro
2019 – 2025 · Canada

Led new-business and channel development across Canada — enterprise accounts, partner ecosystems, modular and GPU-optimized datacenter solutions.

SVP, Business Development
Tuangru
2012 – 2019 · Greater Vancouver

Datacenter hardware and software resale, partner and vendor management, configurator and pricing strategy.

Product & Software-Subcontracting Roles
Nokia
1999 – 2010

Product management for consumer software; established global software subcontracting processes across Vancouver, San Francisco, and Europe.

How we work

A few principles, plainly stated

Honest before friendly

If a project shouldn't happen, or should happen differently, you'll hear it. Politely, but plainly.

Bias toward less

The right answer is often a smaller footprint, fewer vendors, a simpler contract. We help you find it.

Outcome, not output

Decks and roadmaps are tools, not deliverables. The deliverable is a system that runs and a business that benefits.