Nine Lives Media Names Quest to the MSPmentor 501 Global Edition and the 200 North America Edition

Sixth-Annual Report, Formerly the MSPmentor 100, Lists The World’s Top 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--()--Quest has landed on Nine Lives Media’s sixth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition (http://www.mspmentor.net/top501), a distinguished list and report identifying the world’s top 501 managed service providers (MSPs). This year’s report has been expanded extensively to include:

  • New: MSPmentor 501 Global Edition
  • MSPmentor 200 North America Edition

“Quest is honored to be recognized on the MSPmentor 501 Global Edition,” said Tim Burke, President and CEO, Quest. “Additionally, Quest was on the MSPmentor 200 North America Edition. The Managed Service Provider services that Quest offers are a vital part of the technology solutions our customers use to meet their cloud initiatives.”

The MSPmentor 501 report is based on data from MSPmentor’s global online survey conducted October-December 2012. The MSPmentor 501 report recognizes top managed service providers based on a range of metrics, including annual managed services revenue growth, revenue per employee, managed services offered and customer devices managed.

“MSPmentor congratulates Quest on this honor,” said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. “Qualifying for our MSPmentor 501 Global Edition puts Quest in rare company.”

MSPs on this year’s global 501 list lifted their combined annual recurring revenues 24.5 percent to $2.54 billion. Together, those MSPs now manage more than 5.6 million PCs and servers, and nearly 400,000 smartphones and tablets, according to Joe Panettieri, editorial director, Nine Lives Media.

MSPmentor, produced by Nine Lives Media, is the ultimate guide to managed services. MSPmentor features the industry’s top-ranked blog, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts and FastChat videos. It is the number one online media destination for managed service providers in the world.

About Quest®

Quest, a worldwide leader in technology management has been delivering successful solutions for its clients for over 30 years. Quest has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Channel Programs by Channel Partners magazine, listed on MSPmentor’s Top 501 Global and Top 200 North America Managed & Cloud Providers, CRN’s Solution Provider 500 among US technology firms as well as CRN’s Top 250 Tech Elite, and CRN’s designation of Cloud Elite.

Quest offers a portfolio of professional, cloud and managed services, including consulting, security, wireless, data backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, system performance, application development, hosted HD video conferencing, telecommunications & transport, VoIP, and technical staffing; either on-site or from its secure global service delivery centers. Services may be obtained through QuestFlex®, a unique service level agreement, allowing companies to “Invest in the capability, not in the product™”.

Quest and QuestFlex are registered trademarks of Quest Media & Supplies, Inc.

About Nine Lives Media

Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media (http://www.penton.com), defines emerging IT media markets and disrupts established IT media markets. The company’s IT channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (http://www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (http://www.TheVARguy.com) and Talkin’ Cloud (http://www.TalkinCloud.com).

Contacts

Quest
Barbara Klide, 800-326-4220
Director of Marketing
barbara_klide@questsys.com
or
Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media
Joe Panettieri, 212-204-4206
Editorial Director
joe.panettieri@penton.com

Release Summary

Quest has been named to the MSPmentor 501 Global Edition and the 200 North America Edition which recognizes the world's and the nation's top managed service providers (MSPs).

Contacts

Quest
Barbara Klide, 800-326-4220
Director of Marketing
barbara_klide@questsys.com
or
Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media
Joe Panettieri, 212-204-4206
Editorial Director
joe.panettieri@penton.com