Acquisition History SouthTech was acquired by Thrive in March 2022, signaling a strategic consolidation of NextGen managed services in the region. This presents an opportunity to approach Thrive with cross-sell pitches for enhanced managed services, cloud, and security offerings that align with Thrive’s broader portfolio.

Regional Leader Established since 1994 as southwest Florida’s premier provider with a client base over 275 regional businesses, indicating strong local credibility and potential for expanding managed services, security programs, and cloud hosting deals to nearby SMBs.

MDM and Security Focus Current suite includes data security and advanced networks, suggesting chances to upsell managed security services, monitored backups, and threat detection under a unified security operations framework for existing clients and new prospects.

Growth Readiness Revenue range of 10 to 25 million and mid-market profile imply capacity for scalable solutions such as cloud migrations, unified communications, and enterprise-grade backup/recovery, with potential for bundled managed services to attract mid-sized firms.

Talent and Partnerships Awards and partnerships with economic development groups, plus new captures on business development and UC teams, indicate a fertile environment for channel programs, referral partnerships, and co-marketing to accelerate deals in the Bradenton/Sarasota corridor.