ThrottleNet

ThrottleNet is a managed IT provider headquartered in St. Louis and in business since 1999. It provides fully outsourced and co-managed IT support, cybersecurity and IT strategy to hundreds of St. Louis-area companies, and pairs every client with a dedicated vCIO strategist. It states an average response time under 90 seconds and 93% same-day resolution. Security work includes user training against ransomware and cyberattacks, continuous monitoring of email, networks and websites, and help meeting HIPAA, PCI-DSS and SOC 2 requirements. Backup services cover automated cloud backups, offsite replication and disaster recovery. Clients pay a predictable monthly fee rather than break-fix bills. The company also supports nonprofits, helping them source hardware, software licensing and cloud services at discounted or donated rates where it can. Rated 5.0 from 753 Google reviews, 731 of them five stars.