About Clever Ducks

We've been a technology partner to Central Coast businesses for over three decades. We've seen the internet arrive, the cloud take over, and cybersecurity become non-negotiable. Now AI is changing everything — and we're already building inside it.

Peter and Amy Kardel founded Clever Ducks in 1992 in San Luis Obispo. What started as a passion for helping businesses make sense of their technology has grown into a team of dedicated technicians, a loyal client base across the Central Coast, and a reputation built on doing right by the people we serve.

We've never been acquired. We've never taken outside investment. We've never made a decision because a shareholder told us to. Every call we've made for 30+ years has been about what's best for our clients and our team. That independence is a choice we make every day, and it shows up in how we work.

Peter and Amy Kardel start Clever Ducks in San Luis Obispo

We guide our clients through the shift to cloud computing

Cybersecurity becomes critical; we build expertise and dedicated teams

We invest heavily in AI capabilities and build bespoke solutions for our clients

Clever Ducks works across three pillars: business technology, security, and AI acceleration. The first two are the foundation we've built over decades. The third is the biggest bet we've ever made — and the one we're most excited about.

AI is reworking the economy top to bottom. We're not watching from the sidelines. We're helping our clients build inside it, right now, every day. White glove, bespoke to each business, grounded in the deep knowledge our Wings have built over years of partnership.

Our office and lab are at 1313 Broad Street in downtown San Luis Obispo. We call it The Pond. Come by for a coffee. Say hi to Falkor, the office pup. Our door is genuinely open.

It's a space designed for collaboration, creativity, and real work. You'll find our team here building the future of technology partnership — one client, one project, one conversation at a time.