01SYSTEM
APPLICATION / 01
Custom Software
Purpose-built software for processes and problems that off-the-shelf tools do not solve properly.
Web applications
Internal tools
Client portals
Mobile solutions
Tomorrow Starts Here.
The boring part
is the hard part.
Drylake builds software and handles the technical work that gets in the way of the work you actually do.
01 / What We Do
Technology built around the problem.
Software, automation and technical systems designed around the way your business actually needs to work.
02SYSTEM
WORKFLOW / 02
ENQUIRY
VALIDATE
ROUTE
ACTION
Business Automation
Reduce repetitive administration and connect workflows that currently depend on somebody remembering the next step.
Workflow automation
Notifications
Document processing
AI-assisted workflows
03SYSTEM
INTEGRATION / 03
CRM
DATA
APP
API
CORE
Systems Integration
Connect the software, platforms and data your organisation already depends on so information moves where it should.
APIs
CRM integration
Payment systems
Data synchronisation
04SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE / 04
DOMAIN
DNS
EMAIL
SITE
STATUSCONNECTED
Technical Setup
Set up and connect the technical foundations a business needs to operate properly.
Microsoft 365
Domains & email
Cloud setup
Platform migration
02 / Problems We Solve
You don't need to know what the solution is.
Tell us what is slowing the business down. We work backwards from the problem and determine what technology, if any, should solve it.
REQUEST / 001
AUTOMATION
“We're doing too much manually.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 002
INTEGRATION
“Our systems don't talk to each other.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 003
WEB
“Our website isn't doing enough for us.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 004
SOFTWARE
“A critical process still lives in spreadsheets.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 005
MIGRATION
“We need to move away from our current platform.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 006
DIGITAL
“Customers should be able to do this online.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 007
AI
“We want to use AI, but only where it makes sense.”
INPUT
REQUEST / 008
SEO
“Our website isn't appearing properly in search.”
INPUT
03 / Practical Technology
Not every problem needs custom software.
Sometimes the right answer is simply getting the technology you already need configured properly.
We handle that too.
Modern business websites designed around usability, performance and a clear next step for the people visiting them.
VISITOR
WEBSITE
ACTION
04 / Capabilities
Different tools. Same objective.
These are capabilities we can bring into a project when the problem calls for them.
01
AI & Intelligent Systems
Use AI where it can remove work, improve decisions or create genuinely useful functionality.
02
Cloud & Infrastructure
The hosting, environments and technical foundations that keep digital systems running.
03
Data & Analytics
Turn operational data into useful information, reporting and decision support.
04
Web & Mobile
Digital products designed around the people and workflows that actually use them.
05
APIs & Integrations
Connect platforms and move information between systems without unnecessary manual work.
06
Technical SEO
Search foundations covering crawlability, indexing, structure, performance and implementation.
05 / What We Are Not
We don't sell technology for the sake of technology.
No unnecessary software. No AI because it is fashionable. No extra platform simply because somebody wants another subscription.
We start with the problem and use the technology that makes sense.
06 / How We Work
Start with the problem.
We learn how the operation actually runs before we choose the technology. Choosing the tool first is how businesses end up adapting themselves to software that never properly fit.
07 / Drylake
PERTH / WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Built close to the problem.
Drylake builds practical software and technical systems around the way businesses actually work.
We start by understanding how the operation actually works. Technology comes after.
01
BETTER / WAYS
Innovation
Find better ways to solve difficult problems.
02
CLEAR / WORK
Integrity
Build responsibly, communicate clearly and do what we say.
03
REAL / VALUE
Impact
Create technology that produces meaningful value.
08 / People
PEOPLE / DRYLAKE
People behind Drylake.
01BUSINESS / STRATEGY
Co-Founder & CEO
Benedict Wambugu
Business leadership, strategy and operations.
DRYLAKE / 01
02TECHNOLOGY / DELIVERY
Co-Founder & Head of Technology
Wilson Mugwe
Technology, software engineering and technical delivery.
DRYLAKE / 02
Start a Project
Tell us what is
slowing you down.
Describe the problem in your own words. We'll start there.
PROBLEMSTART HERE