Managed IT Providers Serving Media and communications
10 managed IT providers on this site list media and communications among the industries they serve. 6 offer round-the-clock monitoring and 6 publish at least one compliance framework they support, most commonly HIPAA, CMMC, NIST 800-171. Between them they operate from 14 locations. Every field below names its source and the date we last checked it.
All 10 providers as a table
| Provider | Based | 24/7 | Certifications | Compliance | Price / seat | Quotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Boardwalk Inc. | Pensacola, FL | Yes | 1 | CMMC, HIPAA, NIST 800-171 | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| ECF Data LLC | Las Vegas, NV | Not disclosed | 4 | CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Kraft Kennedy | Not stated | Yes | 3 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Acuutech Ltd | Houston, TX | Not disclosed | 4 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| ProArch IT Solutions | Atlanta, GA | Not disclosed | None on record | CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Davenport Group | Not stated | Yes | 2 | HIPAA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| SBT Partners, LLC | Charlotte, NC | Yes | 1 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| ENTEC SYSTEMS | Glen Allen, VA | Yes | 1 | HIPAA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| 360 Visibility Inc. | Vaughan, ON | Not disclosed | 4 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| LBMC Technology Solutions | Brentwood, TN | Yes | None on record | HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
What to ask a provider about media and communications
Name the obligation, not the industry
"We serve media and communications" is a marketing line. "We take clients through HIPAA" is a claim you can check. Ask which of your obligations they have handled and for whom.
Ask about the software you actually run
Sector expertise usually lives in specific systems rather than in the sector itself. Name your line-of-business application and ask what they have done with it.
Check who does the work
Some providers subcontract specialist work. That is not a problem in itself, but you should know it before an incident rather than during one.
Compare against generalists too
Shortlist one provider without a media and communications focus. If the specialists cannot explain what they do differently, the specialism is a label rather than a capability.
Media and communications coverage by metro
8 metros on this site have at least one provider listing media and communications among the industries it serves. The number in brackets is how many. Each link opens the metro comparison, where coverage hours, certifications and published pricing sit side by side. A low number means we have not finished researching that metro for this sector — not that no one there does the work.
Charlotte (6) · Houston (4) · Boston (1) · Chicago (1) · Las Vegas (1) · Nashville (1) · Richmond (1) · Washington (1)
Media and communications and managed IT — common questions
Does industry experience actually matter when choosing an IT provider?
It matters where the industry carries specific obligations — regulated data, audit requirements, or specialist software. For media and communications the practical test is whether a provider can name the frameworks and systems you are accountable for without being prompted. Where an industry has no such obligations, a provider's general track record matters more than the sector label.
What does "serves media and communications" mean on this site?
It means the provider lists media and communications among the industries it serves — either on its own website or in a vendor partner directory. It is a claim of focus, not a certification. We publish it because it is what the provider tells buyers, and we name the source so you can check it.
Should I choose a provider that only works in my industry?
Not necessarily. A specialist knows your obligations without a briefing; a generalist has usually seen more varied failures. What matters more is whether they can explain how they would handle your specific systems. Ask both types the same question and compare the answers.
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We publish an industry page only where at least 3 providers list that industry. Below that there is nothing to compare, so we leave the page out rather than publish a list of one.