Network Specialists of Racine

What Network Specialists of Racine does

Network Specialists of Racine is a privately held managed IT services provider (MSP) headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, serving small to midsize businesses with 10 to 100 workstations in Southeast Wisconsin, including the Racine and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. The company operates as a full outsourced IT department, offering a portfolio that spans infrastructure and software procurement, managed IT support from a Network Operations Center (NOC), managed cybersecurity services including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities, co-managed IT services for clients with existing internal IT staff, and hosted/cloud services.

Its core technology platform is Office Anywhere™, a proprietary Private Managed Cloud offering that provides virtual hosted desktops on physical host servers running Windows Server, with fully managed backups, antivirus, firewalls, Windows Update management, and Remote Desktop Gateway access. The architecture is differentiated by local data hosting with explicit access restrictions blocking connections from outside the Continental US. Multi-redundant fault-tolerant infrastructure underpins the disaster recovery and business continuity offerings.

The business model is primarily subscription-based recurring revenue from managed services and hosted/cloud subscriptions, supplemented by hardware and software resale (firewalls, servers, endpoints, VoIP systems) and project-based professional services including penetration testing, incident response, and security assessments. Pricing is quote-based with no public tiers. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct phone outreach, website inquiries, free consultations, and word-of-mouth referrals within the regional Wisconsin market. The company employs 11-50 people and has no disclosed external funding, operating as a locally owned independent business.

Name

Network Specialists of Racine

Legal name

Network Specialists

Website

https://net-spec.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Network Specialists of Racine is a privately held managed IT services provider in Southeast Wisconsin offering outsourced IT infrastructure, managed cybersecurity, and private cloud hosting (Office Anywhere™) to small and midsize businesses with 10-100 workstations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Management (LAN/WAN/Wi‑Fi) Services (BPAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Workplace Services (DaaS/Workplace-as-a-Service) (BPAEAIAA), ITSM Managed Services (Run/Operate/Optimize) (BPAEAJAN), Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC) (HDABANAA)

Keywords

• Managed IT services
• Cybersecurity services
• Private cloud hosting
• Network infrastructure support
• Disaster recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Racine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Managed Services: Recurring managed IT and cybersecurity services including network monitoring, security operations, backup management, and technical support from their Network Operations Center (NOC). Provides comprehensive IT department capabilities to SMB clients on a subscription basis.
2. Hosted/Cloud Services: Private Managed Cloud service (Office Anywhere) providing hosted desktops and applications. Includes remote desktop, application hosting, hosted servers, and hosted Exchange services.
3. Hardware and Software Sales: Sale of IT infrastructure hardware including firewalls, WIFI, VPN, routers, switches, servers, PCs, laptops, peripherals, and VOIP phone systems. Also includes software procurement management.
4. Professional Services: Strategic IT consulting, software vendor liaison services, incident/breach response, penetration testing, and security assessments provided on a service basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Network Specialists of Racine provides outsourced and co-managed IT department services for small to midsize businesses, covering IT infrastructure assessment and hardware/software procurement, 24/7 managed IT and cybersecurity operations from its NOC and SOC, business continuity and disaster recovery, and hosted cloud services including its Office Anywhere™ Private Managed Cloud for remote desktops and applications. The company sells and supports firewalls, routers, switches, servers, PCs, laptops, VOIP systems, and cabling, and acts as a software vendor liaison for clients.

Product overview

Network Specialists of Racine is an IT services company offering a portfolio of managed services for SMBs (10-100 workstations). The core offering is acting as a full outsourced IT department. The product suite consists of Infrastructure and Software (hardware procurement and maintenance), Managed Cyber Security Services (MDR, SOC, penetration testing, incident response), Managed IT Services (NOC-based support, network monitoring, disaster recovery), Co-Managed IT Services (supplemental support for in-house teams), Hosted Services (remote desktop and application hosting including Microsoft products), and Office Anywhere™ (Private Managed Cloud remote workplace solution). These offerings work together to provide end-to-end IT management from infrastructure through cloud hosting and security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Office Anywhere™: Remote workplace solution featuring Private Managed Cloud Service for hosted desktops and cloud hosting.

Products and services

• Infrastructure and Software Assessment, maintenance, and procurement of IT hardware (firewalls, routers, switches, servers, PCs, laptops, peripherals, cabling, VOIP phone systems) and software solutions for SMBs. Includes Software Vendor Liaison services where Network Specialists acts as the intermediary between the client and software vendors to resolve network, internet, and software issues.
• Managed Cyber Security Services Comprehensive managed security offering for SMBs, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) backed by Security Operations Center analysts, penetration testing (internal, external, on-site, application, Wi-Fi), incident/breach response (malware detection, threat analysis, breach notifications), Defense in Depth (security awareness training, advanced endpoint protection, dark web scanning, cloud network security, password management), and risk mitigation (recurring risk audits, vulnerability scans, compliance services). Available as all-inclusive or à la carte co-managed.
• Managed IT Services Proactive IT support delivered from a Network Operations Center (NOC), including strategic consulting, Microsoft services, remote support, network monitoring, data protection, business continuity, disaster recovery, email spam filtering, web content filtering, endpoint patch management, and VOIP phone systems. Acts as the client's outsourced or co-managed IT department.
• Co-Managed IT Services Supplemental IT services for businesses that already have an in-house IT team. Provides automation, advanced toolsets, and expert-level cybersecurity knowledge to augment internal IT staff and fill capability gaps.
• Hosted Services Cloud-hosted desktop and application services including Remote Desktop (for general, non-profit, and medical offices), application hosting, Microsoft SQL/Access/Office hosting, hosted accounting and machine shop software, hosted servers, hosted Exchange, and ransomware/network intrusion monitoring.
• Office Anywhere™ Private Managed Cloud Remote workplace solution providing a Private Managed Cloud Service with customizable hosted desktops on a secure, locally hosted cloud platform. Built on physical host cloud servers running Windows Server virtual servers, with fully managed hosting including backups, antivirus, firewalls, Windows Update, and Remote Desktop Gateways. Data is locally hosted with access blocked from outside the Continental US, and operations run on multi-redundant fault-tolerant disaster recovery infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Disaster recovery enabled businesses to resume operations within 48 hours after catastrophic data loss incident

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various Software VendorsminorOthersNetwork Specialists leverages partnerships with software vendors to provide Software Vendor Liaison services. They serve as the intermediary between clients and vendors when network, internet, or software issues arise, handling vendor management and resolution to free clients from the 'finger-pointing game' that often occurs in technology support scenarios.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Logically: Logically is a national managed IT and cybersecurity services provider with strong co-managed IT and MDR offerings. It competes with Network Specialists in the SMB-to-mid-market managed services segment, particularly on security operations.
• VC3: VC3 is a much larger managed IT services provider serving municipalities and SMBs across the Southeast US. It overlaps with Network Specialists on full outsourced IT, cybersecurity, and managed cloud, but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Thrive: Thrive is a national managed services and cybersecurity provider covering managed IT, cloud, and security operations. While much larger and geographically broader than Network Specialists, it competes for the same SMB and mid-market managed IT buyer.

Direct peers

• PinPoint Technologies: PinPoint Technologies is a Wisconsin SMB-focused MSP offering managed IT, hosted/cloud, and infrastructure procurement services - a closely comparable regional MSP competing in the same adjacent geography.
• Heartland Technology: Heartland Technology is a Wisconsin-based managed IT and cybersecurity provider serving SMBs with similar outsourced IT, cloud, and security services - a directly comparable regional MSP in the same home state.
• Corsica Technologies: Corsica Technologies is a managed IT and cybersecurity provider serving SMB and mid-market clients with NOC-based managed services, co-managed IT, and security offerings - a closely comparable full-service MSP competitor.
• Computition Technology Solutions (CTS): CTS provides managed IT services, hosted cloud, and cybersecurity to SMB clients in Wisconsin and the upper Midwest, directly comparable to Network Specialists' managed services, infrastructure, and Office Anywhere-style cloud offerings.
• ITEC Solutions: ITEC Solutions is a Wisconsin-based provider of managed IT, hosted/cloud, and business continuity services for SMB and mid-market clients, directly mirroring Network Specialists' outsourced IT department model in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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