Centaris earns CRN award for the 8th year

February 24th, 2022


STERLING HEIGHTS (Mich.) Feb 23rd, 2022 – One of Michigan’s top managed service providers, Centaris, has again been named by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, to the MSP (Managed Service Provider) 500 list for 2022.

This year marks the eighth time Centaris has been recognized in the MSP 500 list. The annual MSP 500 list identifies the leading service providers in North America whose forward-thinking approaches to managed services are changing the landscape of the IT channel, helping end users increase efficiency and simplify IT solutions, while maximizing their return on investment.
Centaris, formed in 2021 through a merger between the Center for Computer Resources and Business Communication Systems, serves more than 1,500 businesses nationwide and is headquartered in Sterling Heights

“I am incredibly proud of our team, which is truly the reason we have been able to win this award for the 8th time,” said Curt Hicks II, President and CEO of Centaris. “It is humbling to work with such a great group of people. We have continued to care about what’s right for clients, ensuring that we work together as a team to provide them the best IT support that we can.”

Centaris was noted in the MSP Pioneer 250 list as a company which has largely built its business model around providing managed services to the small and medium sized business market. The MSP 500 list also includes the MSP Elite 150, recognizing large, data center-focused MSPs with a strong mix of on-premises and off-premises services; and the Managed Security 100, recognizing MSPs focused primarily on off-premises and cloud-based security services.

About Centaris: Formed in 2021, by the merger of the Center for Computer Resources (CCR) and Business Communication Systems (BCS), Centaris provides a full suite of computer technology managed IT services, including products like Microsoft Office 365 and Teams, as well as computer systems sales and service, structured cabling, varied voice/phone solutions, telephony, cloud VoIP solutions and internet/voice carrier services. CCR, founded in 1981, served as a national provider of business technology solutions for small and medium-sized companies. BCS, founded in 1975, delivered design and implementation of voice-data-video enterprise and networking solutions nationwide, with certification in servicing IP communications, as well as wired and wireless business telecom and cloud-based systems. BCS is an award-winning NEC authorized distributer and master carrier services agent representing internet and voice technology providers. Today Centaris serves a client set of 1,500-plus businesses nationwide having grown to become the premier IT services company in Michigan dedicated to serving small and medium-sized businesses. For more information, visit www.centaris.com.


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