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Dataprise

Dataprise was named in 5 of the 15 managed IT service providers questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 95 of the 461 AI responses sampled across those questions (20.6%).

As described in the answersProvides managed IT, cybersecurity, compliance, and cloud/infrastructure services to mid-sized businesses.

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5 / 15Questions named in
95Responses naming it
21%Of 461 sampled
1Best tier reached

Dataprise is strongest on Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?, where it was named in 30 of 90 responses (33.3%), placing it in tier 1 of that report.

Every question in managed IT service providers

Dataprise was named on 5 of these 14 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where Dataprise placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderDataprise
What are the best managed IT service providers?106 answersKyndryl61%31% · tier 3
What is the best IT company for a small business?90 answersNtiva44%16% · tier 3
Which providers offer co-managed IT alongside an in-house team?90 answersExigent32%
Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?90 answersDataprise33%33% · tier 1
Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?90 answersmWave22%
Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?90 answersRackspace49%
Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?90 answersNtiva21%16% · tier 1
Which managed service providers are strongest on cybersecurity?89 answersArctic Wolf52%
Our current IT provider is unresponsive. Who should we switch to?85 answersTeamLogic IT11%5% · tier 1
Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?82 answersKyndryl52%
Who handles backup, disaster recovery and ransomware response?55 answersMicrosoft Azure11%
Who manages business networks, firewalls and phone systems?55 answersVEnterprise13%
Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?55 answersClick One MSP15%
Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?55 answersIntegris33%
How much does a managed service provider cost per user?pricing · 80 answerswhat firms charge

Who leads managed IT service providers overall: Kyndryl tops 2 of 14 · Ntiva tops 2 of 14 · Arctic Wolf tops 1 of 14 · Click One MSP tops 1 of 14 · Dataprise tops 1 of 14 · Exigent tops 1 of 14. See all reports.

Where Dataprise was named

One row per report in which Dataprise cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?130 of 9033.3%
What are the best managed IT service providers?333 of 10631.1%
What is the best IT company for a small business?314 of 9015.6%
Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?114 of 9015.6%
Our current IT provider is unresponsive. Who should we switch to?14 of 854.7%

What Dataprise gets named for

Across the 15 managed IT service providers questions measured, Dataprise is named most often on Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries? — it appears in 30 of the 90 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 33.3% of them. Its next strongest question is “What are the best managed IT service providers?”, where it appears in 33 of 106 responses (31.1%).

Dataprise clears the reporting threshold on 5 of the 15 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.

What Dataprise’s tier placings mean

On Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?, Dataprise sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 30 of 90 responses (33.3%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 90 responses, the gap between Dataprise and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Dataprise shares tier 1 with CyberSecureRIA and Omega Systems, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Dataprise from them.

On What are the best managed IT service providers?, Dataprise sits in tier 3 of 4, named in 33 of 106 responses (31.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 61.3% of responses against Dataprise’s 31.1%. It shares tier 3 with Rackspace, Thrive, DXC, SHI, IBM and All Covered, which the sample cannot separate from it. 3 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Dataprise from them.

On What is the best IT company for a small business?, Dataprise sits in tier 3 of 4, named in 14 of 90 responses (15.6%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 44.4% of responses against Dataprise’s 15.6%. It shares tier 3 with CMIT Solutions, Synobis, All Covered and Integris, which the sample cannot separate from it. 3 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Dataprise from them.

On Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?, Dataprise sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 14 of 90 responses (15.6%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 90 responses, the gap between Dataprise and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Dataprise shares tier 1 with Ntiva, Autonimate, Buchanan Technologies and Managed Solution, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 5 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Dataprise from them.

On Our current IT provider is unresponsive. Who should we switch to?, Dataprise sits in tier 1 of 1, named in 4 of 85 responses (4.7%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 85 responses, the gap between Dataprise and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Dataprise shares tier 1 with TeamLogic IT, CMIT Solutions, ATCOS Consulting, Bit by Bit, Corporate Technologies, IT GOAT, LayerCake, designDATA and Ntiva, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary.

Where Dataprise does not appear

Dataprise was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold on 76 of the 15 questions: “What are the best executive search firms?”, “Which firms specialise in the role we are hiring for?”, “Which search firms know our industry?”, “Which search firms work with venture-backed startups?”, “Who runs board and chief executive searches?”, “Which search firms deliver genuinely diverse candidate slates?”, “Our executive search is not working. Who can take over?”, “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?”, “What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop live selling?”, “Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?”, “Which agencies run TikTok Shop paid media and GMV Max campaigns?”, “What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?”, “Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?”, “What are the best US-based TikTok Shop agencies?”, “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies for a small brand with a limited budget?”, “Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?”, “We are a DTC beauty brand launching on TikTok Shop. Which agency should we work with?”, “Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?”, “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”, “How much does a TikTok Shop agency cost?”, “What are the best Amazon agencies?”, “Who can manage our entire Amazon business for us?”, “Which agencies are best at Amazon PPC management?”, “Which agencies do Amazon listing optimization?”, “Which agencies help brands launch on Amazon for the first time?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with small sellers?”, “Our Amazon account was suspended. Who can help reinstate it?”, “How much does an Amazon agency cost?”, “Which Amazon agencies specialise in my category?”, “Who can expand our Amazon business into other countries?”, “Who handles Amazon logistics, reimbursements and vendor claims?”, “Our Amazon agency is not working out. Who should we move to?”, “Which managed service providers are strongest on cybersecurity?”, “Which providers offer co-managed IT alongside an in-house team?”, “Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?”, “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”, “Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?”, “How much does a managed service provider cost per user?”, “Who handles backup, disaster recovery and ransomware response?”, “Who manages business networks, firewalls and phone systems?”, “Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?”, “Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?”, “Which Salesforce partners work with small businesses?”, “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, “Who can migrate us from another CRM to Salesforce?”, “Which partners integrate Salesforce with other systems?”, “Which firms provide ongoing Salesforce managed services?”, “Our Salesforce implementation failed. Who can fix it?”, “How much does a Salesforce implementation cost?”, “Which partners implement Salesforce Marketing Cloud?”, “Who implements Salesforce Service Cloud and support operations?”, “Who builds Salesforce reporting, dashboards and data governance?”, “Who improves Salesforce adoption and trains users?”, “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, “Who helps choose between ERP systems?”, “Who migrates a company off QuickBooks onto a real ERP?”, “Which partners implement ERP for inventory-heavy businesses?”, “Who builds ERP integrations and customisations?”, “Who supports an ERP after go-live?”, “Our ERP project failed. Who can rescue it?”, “Which ERP partners fit our company size?”, “How much does a NetSuite implementation cost?”, “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?”, “What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?”, “Which fractional CFOs help prepare a company for fundraising?”, “Which outsourced accounting firms specialize in particular industries?”, “Which firms provide outsourced controller services?”, “Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company?”, “Our books are a mess and we have an audit coming. Who can help?”, “How much does a fractional CFO cost per month?”, “Which outsourced firms handle business tax and compliance?”, “Who manages cap tables, equity administration and 409A valuations?”, “Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?” and “Who provides interim finance leadership at short notice?”.

An absence here is a fact about visibility, not about capability. It means that when buyers put that question to ChatGPT during the sampling window, Dataprise was not among the firms it reached for — which is worth knowing if that question describes the work you are hiring for, and worth nothing as a judgement of how well the firm does that work.

Firms named alongside Dataprise

When ChatGPT names Dataprise, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Ntiva (4 shared questions), All Covered (2 shared questions) and CMIT Solutions (2 shared questions).

That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Dataprise. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

Ntiva · All Covered · CMIT Solutions

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