Annual MSP 501 Identifies Industry’s Best-in-Class Businesses
Growing Via Recurring Revenue and Innovation
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July 25, 2023: AIS has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers in the prestigious 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings.
For the past 17 years, managed service providers around the globe have submitted applications for inclusion on this prestigious and definitive listing. The Channel Futures MSP 501 survey examines organizational performance based on annual sales, recurring revenue, profit margins, revenue mix, growth, innovation, and supported technologies.
MSPs that qualify for the list must pass a rigorous review conducted by the research team and editors of Channel Futures. It ranks applicants using a unique methodology that weighs financial performance according to long-term health and viability, commitment to recurring revenue, and operational efficiency.
Channel Futures is pleased to name AIS to the 2023 MSP 501.
“We feel incredibly honored to be recognized for the 6th year in a row as one of the top MSPs in the World,” said Lamont Hatcher, CEO of AIS. “Our team is committed to excellence across the board, and we look forward to growing and contributing to the tech industry and business community at large. We have dedicated a lot of our team’s time and resources to ensure our customers are provided with a best-in-class IT experience.”
This year’s list is one of the most competitive in the survey’s history but AIS rose to the challenge and placed #182, 255 positions above their 2022 ranking. This year’s winners will be recognized on the Channel Futures website and honored during a special ceremony at the Channel Futures Leadership Summit on Oct. 30-Nov. 2, in Miami, Florida.
About AIS
AIS is a proactive IT consulting, infrastructure, and cybersecurity company specializing in strategic solutions that help organizations leverage technology to drive positive outcomes. Based in Indianapolis, AIS was founded in 2012 and works with public and private organizations across the Midwest. Through our service delivery platforms and our talented professionals, we provide personalized, best-in-class digital solutions to organizations, users, and customers.
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Background
The 2023 MSP 501 list is based on confidential data collected and analyzed by the Channel Futures research and editorial teams. Data was collected online from February to May 2023. The MSP 501 list recognizes top-managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, profit margin, and other factors.
Since its inception, the MSP 501 has evolved from a competitive ranking into a vibrant group of innovators focused on high levels of customer satisfaction at small, medium and large organizations in public and private sectors. Many of their services and technology offerings focus on customer needs in the areas of cloud, security, collaboration and hybrid work forces.
“The 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 winners persevered through challenging times to become the highest-performing and most innovative IT providers in the industry today,” said Jeff O’Heir, Channel Futures senior news editor and MSP 501 project manager. “The MSP 501 ranking doesn’t award MSPs solely on their size and revenue. It acknowledges the business acumen, best practices and trusted advice they deliver to customers every day. They deserve the honor.”
“We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2023 winners, and gratitude to the thousands of MSPs that have contributed to the continuing growth and success of the managed services sector,” said Kelly Danziger, general manager of Informa Tech Channels. “These providers are most certainly driving a new wave of innovation in the industry and are demonstrating a commitment to moving the MSP and entire channel forward.”
The data collected by the annual NextGen 101 and MSP 501 drive Channel Futures’ market intelligence insights, creating robust data sets and data-based trend reports that support our editorial coverage, event programming, community and networking strategies, and educational offerings.
About Channel Futures
Channel Futures is a media and events destination for the information and communication technologies (ICT) channel community. We provide information, perspective, and connection for the entire channel ecosystem, including solution providers (SPs), managed service providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and distributors, technology solutions brokerages, subagents and agents, as well as leading technology vendor partners and communication providers.