OUR STORY

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HOW NEXT I.T. CAME TO BE...

HI, MY NAME IS ERIC RINGELBERG

I started Next I.T. in 2001 in the basement of my home. With a lot of hard work, the right people, and a little luck we have grown to 3 offices across Michigan. Our clients range from manufacturers to schools, government, wineries, etc… They all want the same thing – to reduce risk, be more productive, and leverage their technology so their organizations can grow!

In 2022, Next I.T. became a division of Valeo Networks (valeonetworks.com) – a national MSSP with offices in Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. As part of a larger organization, Next I.T. still has the same local presence but now includes a deeper, wider breadth of solutions and resources to help your organization get the most from your IT investment.

We are proud to still be a local, award-winning, Managed I.T. service provider. We have been recognized by many of the top technology manufacturers as a partner; Cisco Premier Certified Partner, Microsoft Cloud Partner, Datto, Barracuda, VMware Enterprise Partner, VEEAM, HP, WebRoot, Lenovo, DELL, and many more.

Thank you for considering us!

Best Regards,
Eric Ringelberg

The next I.T Timline

Our Journey

2001

Company Founded

Next I.T. founded as a premier IT Consulting company for the Muskegon Lakeshore area. Next I.T. was a member of the "Lakeshore Launchpad" an effort hosted by the Muskegon Chamber of Commerce. Next IT receives the Michigan Economic Development Award in June by Govenor John Engler.

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2003

Dust to Digital Acquisition

Next I.T. acquires Dust to Digital, a local web development company expanding it's solutions to Web Design & Development, search engine optimization, eCommerce, web hosting and other web services.

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2006

Red to Blue

Eric expands Next I.T.'s "Red Ocean" services into more "Blue Ocean" Solutions adding thee only local helpdesk on the lakeshore.

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2011

Entrepreneur of the Year

In March, the Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce presented Eric Ringelberg with a well-deserved Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In December, Next I.T. acquired RGB Network Services, in Sturgis, MI expanding coverage and solutions.

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2012

Entrepreneur of Distinction

Eric Ringelberg was nominated for the 2012 Entrpreneur of Distinction winner by Corp! Magazine.

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2013

CSC Acquisition

Next I.T. acquires Common Sense Computing in Traverse City Michigan, extending it's coverage from the Mackinac Bridge down to Northern Indiana.

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2021

20 Years

Next I.T. celebrates 20 years in business.

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2017

Spinning out of the Web

Next I.T. spins the web department off to its own company called ThrivePOP, enabling the core focus to be IT technology solutions. Next I.T. rebrands with a new logo.

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WHY SO MANY BUSINESSES DEPEND ON

NEXT I.T. FOR SERVICE & SUPPORT

MANAGED

I.T. Services

  • Unlimited On-Site & Remote Support

  • Dedicated Technical Alignment Manager

  • Quarterly Business Technology Reviews

  • I.T. Budgeting and Strategy

  • Asset Lifecycle & Warranty Management

  • Pro-Active Server & Infrastructure Management

  • Vendor Management

  • Licensing Managemen

MANAGED

Back-Up Solutions

  • Image Level Server Backups

  • Office 36S Email & OneDrive Backups

  • On-Site / Offsite Backup Solutions

  • Quarterly Backup Test Restores

  • Disaster Recovery Management

MANAGED

Security

  • Intelligent Security Monitoring & Alerts

  • Managed Cyber Threat Detection & Response

  • Managed Multi-Factor Authentication

  • Password Management & Protection

  • Ransomware protection

  • Mobile Device Management

  • End user Security Awareness Training

  • Advanced Threat Protection

  • Anti-Virus / Anti-Spam Protection

  • Web Content Filtering

  • DNS Layer Internet Security

  • Dark Web Breach Assessments

  • Email Phishing Campaign Management

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