Great Lakes IT & Cybersecurity

Secure. Connected.
Confident.

A secure infrastructure starts with understanding your exposure. We evaluate, then protect identity, endpoints, data, and infrastructure as a unified whole.

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500+
Organizations Served
40+
Years in Business
4
Regulated Verticals
Partners & Certifications
What We Do

Managed IT &
Cybersecurity
That Actually Manages Risk

As a leading regional IT solutions provider with decades of experience in cybersecurity, Microsoft services, and managed IT delivery, we focus on the technology systems that quietly carry the most risk — identity, endpoints, data, communication, and infrastructure.

When these systems are not designed and managed as a whole, organizations are exposed, even when they believe they are protected. We change that.

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By the Numbers
500+
Organizations served across the Great Lakes region for over 40 years.

Over 40 years of IT leadership

Three Michigan offices for in-person support

Microsoft Gold partner with deep licensing expertise

Specialization across 4 regulated verticals

Evaluate First. Then Build.

01
Assess We evaluate users, devices, identity, data, infrastructure, Microsoft licensing, and security measures to understand true exposure.
02
Reveal We show where safeguards are missing, misconfigured, or incomplete, including risks created by disconnected tools.
03
Protect We define the minimum baseline required to reduce exposure and stabilize your environment.
04
Align We map what exists today against regulatory and operational requirements and outline a clear path forward.
05
Operate Once the foundation is in place, Centaris manages and optimizes your environment to keep it secure, integrated, and efficient.
What We Do

Reliable Solutions. Responsive Support.

Cybersecurity Solutions
Centaris protects servers, desktops, and cloud environments with layered security, backup and recovery, and proactive patch management.
Microsoft Services
Centaris secures and manages Microsoft environments across identity, data, access, Azure, licensing, migrations, and Teams voice and messaging.
Managed IT Services
We deliver fully managed or co-managed IT services covering help desk support, endpoint and server management, backups, migrations, and monitoring.
Compliance Consulting
Centaris guides organizations through regulatory compliance with assessments, gap analysis, and implementation of the controls required to protect sensitive data.
Secure AI Deployment
Centaris prepares your environment for AI with the identity controls, data governance, and licensing required to deploy Copilot securely instead of accidentally.
Secure AI Adoption

AI Is Already in Your
Organization.
The Question Is Whether It Is Governed.

Your people are already using AI, usually with tools nobody selected and on accounts nobody can monitor. Turning on Copilot does not create that exposure. It makes the exposure searchable, because the assistant inherits every permission decision your organization has ever made.

Centaris prepares the environment first: identity and conditional access, permissions and oversharing, sensitivity labeling, and licensing. That is the difference between a governed AI rollout and a data incident with a productivity story attached. For manufacturers holding CUI and healthcare organizations holding patient records, it is also a compliance question rather than a feature question.

Assess the environment first. Then decide who gets a license and what the tool is allowed to see.

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Why It Matters
97%
of organizations that suffered an AI-related breach lacked proper AI access controls, per IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report.

Permissions and oversharing audited before rollout

Sensitivity labels and DLP applied to what AI can reach

Conditional access scoped to licensed users

Acceptable-use policy so shadow AI has somewhere to go

Engagement Models

Built Around Control & Coverage

Most Popular
Fully Managed IT & Security
For organizations that want a trusted partner to own the day-to-day operation of their technology environment with clear accountability and predictable costs.
What This Includes

Complete user and device management

24/7 security monitoring and response

Backups, restores, and incident response

Additional resources for special projects

For Internal IT Teams
Co-Managed IT & Security
For organizations with internal IT teams who want expert support and specialization. Your team retains strategic control while gaining access to deeper expertise.
What This Includes

Cybersecurity and compliance overlay

Microsoft services and licensing expertise

Voice and advanced operations support

Execution support when you need it

Expert staff to supplement your team

Market Specialization

Deep Expertise in Regulated Industries

Manufacturing
OT/IT convergence, CMMC, TISAX, operational continuity, and supply chain protection for manufacturers in the Great Lakes region.
Healthcare
HIPAA compliance, patient data protection, and secure clinical systems for healthcare organizations of every size.
Financial Services
Risk-aware infrastructure, regulatory alignment, and identity governance for banks, credit unions, and financial firms.
Insurance
Secure data handling, compliance enablement, and modernized infrastructure for insurance carriers and agencies.
Why Centaris

Local Attention. National-Grade Execution.

Size & Depth
Mitigate your risk by entrusting your business to a financially sound MSP with the scale and depth to execute.
Full In-House Cybersecurity Team
Our large in-house Cyber Team has the depth of expertise to consult on appropriate design and personally respond if something happens.
Regulated Industry Expertise
We have a long history of serving regulated vertical markets with deep knowledge and consulting on CMMC, TISAX, CJIS, and HIPAA.
Microsoft Solutions
Our team has superior skill in deploying Microsoft solutions, including consulting, Azure, Copilot, Data Governance, Teams Phone, Teams Rooms, and SharePoint.
Local Offices
Centaris has three modern offices in Michigan, designed to support our clients where they are with Remote or Onsite Support.
Fully Managed or Co-Managed Services
Clients have the flexibility to partner with us as their outsourced IT team or to support their internal IT team for Cybersecurity or Managed IT Services.
Full In-House Managed IT Services Team
Our internal team offers exceptional day-to-day IT operations for migrations and integrations, minimizing disruption and ensuring a smooth transition.
Protection starts with understanding. Assurance comes from execution.
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500+
Organizations Served
40+
Years in Business
4
Regulated Verticals
3
Michigan Offices
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Start With Understanding

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