Thrive Expands Footprint with Acquisition of The Longleaf Network

By Stefania Viscusi

Cybersecurity, cloud, and IT managed services provider Thrive announced the acquisition of The Longleaf Network, a provider based in North Carolina. This move aims to enhance service offerings and customer experience by integrating Thrive’s global capabilities with Longleaf’s local expertise.

As per the acquisition, Longleaf’s customers will gain access to Thrive’s Security Operation Center (SOC) and extensive cloud infrastructure, supported by a team of 1,300 technology professionals worldwide.

Thrive shares a customer-first philosophy with The Longleaf Network and by joining forces, can now extend its reach into North Carolina, offering local businesses high-quality technology outsourcing services.

“The Longleaf Network has a proven track record of bringing customer-first IT strategy and services to clients across North Carolina – a culture that resonated with us from the beginning,” said Rob Stephenson, CEO of Thrive. “The Longleaf partnership will provide us with a strong market presence in a very desirable North Carolina footprint to expand our client base via our NextGen platform.”
 

The Longleaf Network’s existing customers will benefit from Thrive’s 24/7/365 service delivery model, providing around-the-clock support and advanced technological solutions.

Thrive also offers a comprehensive suite of services like Thrive Incident Response & Remediation and Dark Web Monitoring. These latest additions ensure that Thrive is providing the most advanced and beneficial solutions to its customers.

“The Triad is a vibrant market and we’re proud to be the preferred local technology outsourcing provider for so many of the businesses that drive our region’s economy,” said Trey Miller, CEO at The Longleaf Network. “Thrive’s POD approach to matching each client with subject matter experts aligns with our mission of delivering localized and customized service to every client. With Thrive’s partnership, we can deliver even better support in our local market while expanding our offerings to increase ROI for our clients.”




Edited by Greg Tavarez
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