ThrottleNet
- Managed IT services
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- Managed cybersecurity
St. Louis has 69 managed IT providers in Missouri, and they come from different corners of the trade. Some are managed service firms whose whole business is running a client's help desk, security and backups. Others are copier dealers, Apple repair shops and data center operators that sell managed IT next to something else. A business owner choosing here is choosing between those styles as much as between names.
The managed service firms are the largest group by review volume. ThrottleNet is headquartered in St. Louis, has been in business since 1999 and holds a 5.0 rating from 753 Google reviews. GadellNet Consulting Services has a St. Louis office along with offices in Indianapolis and Denver, works with small businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations, and is rated 4.9 from 168 reviews. IT Architechs, Inc. is based on Tesson Ferry Road, serves small and mid-sized businesses in Missouri and Illinois, and is rated 5.0 from 101 reviews. NWO IT Services has supported St. Louis businesses since 2008 and is rated 4.7 from 46 reviews.
The work these firms offer overlaps heavily: managed IT, managed cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery, and Microsoft 365 and cloud. Co-managed IT, where the provider works beside a company's own technology staff, is offered by ThrottleNet, Americom, Acumen Managed IT Services, Alliance Technologies and Certified NETS, Inc. Compliance support is offered by Blade Technologies, Inc., CMIT Solutions St. Louis, Certified NETS, Inc. and NWO IT Services. Virtual CIO planning, meaning a standing technology roadmap and budget, is part of the work at Blade Technologies, Alliance Technologies and IT Solutions Technology Partners, which has an office on Innerbelt Business Center Drive and was founded in 1994.
Not every business here is a pure IT shop. Da-Com Corporation is a family-owned St. Louis company with more than 70 years in business that sells and services copiers and printers, and it also offers managed IT and backup; it is rated 4.9 from 114 reviews. SumnerOne has served St. Louis businesses for more than 70 years, mostly in print and office technology, with an IT services line alongside; it is rated 4.5 from 41 reviews. Computer Solutions, family-owned since 1996, is an Apple Authorized Reseller and Service Provider that specializes in Mac and iPhone repair and also works as a managed service provider; it is rated 4.8 from 127 reviews. Computer Problem Busters is a family-owned repair and personal help business near Page and Schuetz, rated 4.7 from 45 reviews.
Two data center operators sit in the mix. TierPoint's Olive Street data center downtown pairs colocation with managed Microsoft 365, SAP and IBM services and is rated 4.8 from 26 reviews. Hostirian runs web hosting and colocation out of St. Louis County with managed IT alongside, and is rated 4.4 from 29 reviews.
Several smaller providers work from the inner suburbs. CAT Computers in Maplewood has served homes, businesses and nonprofits for more than 20 years and is rated 4.9 from 75 reviews. Katy Computer Systems in Richmond Heights is rated 5.0 from 18 reviews. Jolt Technology in Brentwood and Arch Technologies in Maplewood are each rated 5.0, from 5 and 4 reviews. Lantern Security is based in Kirkwood, and The Miller Group, LLC works from Des Peres and is rated 4.3 from 22 reviews. Where providers say they work, the places named include St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, Clayton, Chesterfield, Fenton and the Illinois Metro East, with a few also covering Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia and Jefferson City. Nearby towns with their own pages are Fenton, Maryland Heights, Ballwin, Earth City and Chesterfield.
Review histories vary. Eirvon Tech Services is rated 4.9 from 200 reviews and works in Microsoft 365 and cloud and virtual CIO planning. Avatara, which sells an all-inclusive managed IT platform to regulated organizations, is rated 3.6 from 99 reviews. SwifTechs is rated 1.0 from 1 review.
Co-managed IT is offered by ThrottleNet, GadellNet Consulting Services, Americom, Acumen Managed IT Services, Alliance Technologies and Certified NETS, Inc. The model suits a business that keeps one or two technology employees and wants a provider to cover monitoring, security and projects beside them.
Blade Technologies, Inc., CMIT Solutions St. Louis, Certified NETS, Inc. and NWO IT Services all offer compliance support alongside managed IT. Blade Technologies is rated 4.9 from 58 reviews and Certified NETS is rated 5.0 from 30 reviews.
Yes. CAT Computers and Arch Technologies are based in Maplewood, Katy Computer Systems is in Richmond Heights, and Jolt Technology is in Brentwood. CAT Computers is rated 4.9 from 75 reviews and has served homes, businesses and nonprofits for more than 20 years.
TierPoint operates a data center on Olive Street downtown and offers colocation with managed Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Hostirian runs web hosting and colocation from St. Louis County and offers managed IT services next to it.
Fenton, Maryland Heights, Ballwin, Earth City and Chesterfield each have a page of their own. Computerease IT Support of Sunset Hills / Fenton appears on the St. Louis page and is rated 5.0 from 9 reviews.