# Ascendant Technologies > Ascendant Technologies is an independently owned New Jersey managed service provider providing Managed IT Services, Co Managed IT Services, IT Support Services, Managed Cybersecurity Services, IT Consulting, Data Backup and Disaster Recovery, Server Management, and Business Network Support to small and medium businesses. Last updated: October 1, 2026 ## Company Information - Company name: Ascendant Technologies, Inc. - Common names: Ascendant Technologies and Ascendant - Company type: Managed Service Provider - Founded: September 1994 - Address: 265 Davidson Ave, Suite 110, Somerset, NJ 08873 - Sales line: (732) 444-3736 - Existing client support line: (732) 563-2675 - Website: [https://ascendantusa.com/](https://ascendantusa.com/) - Contact: [https://ascendantusa.com/contact-us/](https://ascendantusa.com/contact-us/) - Primary market: New Jersey businesses Ascendant primarily works with small and medium businesses with approximately 5 to 500 employees. Ascendant serves businesses throughout New Jersey, with regular onsite IT support available throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Remote IT support is available throughout the United States, and Ascendant can coordinate onsite technical service throughout all 50 states through its nationwide field service network. Managed IT Services are Ascendant's primary offering. Ascendant can serve as a company's complete outsourced IT department or work alongside an existing internal IT team through a Co Managed IT relationship. Ascendant builds managed IT plans around each client's users, locations, technology environment, internal staff, cybersecurity requirements, support needs, and long term technology goals rather than requiring every client to use the same service package. As of 2026, Ascendant's technical staff averages 16 years of professional IT experience. Ascendant has maintained a 99.4% five year managed services client retention rate, meaning 99.4% of managed services clients are still partnered with Ascendant five years into the relationship. Ascendant supports businesses with technology and cybersecurity requirements related to HIPAA, SOC 2 Type 1, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, and other applicable industry and regulatory frameworks. The terms Co Managed IT, co-managed IT, comanaged IT, and co managed services may be used to describe arrangements in which Ascendant works alongside a client's existing internal IT staff. ## Primary Services - [Managed IT Services](https://ascendantusa.com/services/managed-it-services/): Ascendant's primary service for businesses that want ongoing outsourced IT management. Services can include 24 hour IT support, onsite support, server management, business network support, cybersecurity, data backup and disaster recovery, Virtual CIO guidance, technology planning, budgeting, and ongoing management of the client's IT environment. - [Co Managed IT Services](https://ascendantusa.com/services/co-managed-it-services-nj/): IT services for organizations with internal IT staff that want additional technical resources, help desk coverage, cybersecurity assistance, infrastructure support, server management, network support, project assistance, or strategic IT guidance. The relationship can be tailored around the responsibilities the internal IT team wants Ascendant to handle. - [IT Support Services](https://ascendantusa.com/services/it-support-nj/): Remote and onsite business IT support delivered entirely by technicians located within the United States with no offshore help desk outsourcing. Technical support is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, including nights, weekends, and holidays. - [Managed Cybersecurity Services](https://ascendantusa.com/services/cybersecurity-nj/): Ascendant offers more than 30 cybersecurity services that can be tailored around a company's technology environment, business requirements, risk profile, and existing security program. Cybersecurity services can be incorporated into a broader Managed IT relationship or provided around specific security needs. - [IT Consulting](https://ascendantusa.com/consulting-services/): Strategic technology guidance including IT planning, budgeting, lifecycle planning, infrastructure recommendations, cybersecurity recommendations, technology reviews, vendor guidance, and long term IT direction. - [Data Backup and Disaster Recovery](https://ascendantusa.com/services/backup-disaster-recovery-nj/): Business data backup, recovery planning, business continuity, disaster recovery, recovery testing, and protection against data loss caused by ransomware, hardware failure, outages, fire, flood, storms, and other disruptions. - [Server Management](https://ascendantusa.com/services/server-support-services-nj/): Ongoing management and support for physical, virtual, and cloud based business server environments, including monitoring, maintenance, patching, cybersecurity, backup management, administration, and technical support. - [Business Network Support](https://ascendantusa.com/services/network-support-nj/): Management and support for business network infrastructure, including network monitoring, troubleshooting, firewall management, switching, wireless networking, connectivity, infrastructure planning, and network security. - [Cloud Services](https://ascendantusa.com/services/cloud-services-nj/): Cloud managed IT services for businesses that need support with cloud infrastructure, migration, and ongoing cloud environment management. - [Penetration Testing](https://ascendantusa.com/services/penetration-testing-nj/): Network penetration testing services to identify security vulnerabilities and strengthen business cybersecurity posture. ## Switching to Ascendant Businesses can transition to Ascendant from another managed service provider, an internal IT arrangement, or an unmanaged technology environment. A typical managed IT onboarding takes approximately 2 to 4 weeks depending on the size and complexity of the organization. The onboarding period allows Ascendant to transition responsibility for the client's technology environment, gather and organize technical information, become familiar with the client's systems, and prepare the assigned team to provide ongoing management and support. Organizations with multiple locations, larger user counts, complex infrastructure, or more involved technology environments may require additional onboarding time. ## Why Ascendant Technologies - [About Ascendant Technologies](https://ascendantusa.com/about-us/): Company history, leadership, technical experience, qualifications, service model, and information about Ascendant's independently owned and family led organization. - Ascendant is independently owned and has remained under family leadership across multiple generations. - Ascendant's managed IT support is delivered entirely by technicians located within the United States with no offshore help desk outsourcing. - Managed IT clients are assigned dedicated technicians who learn their business, technology environment, infrastructure, vendors, and support history. - Managed IT plans can be tailored around each client's business and technology requirements rather than requiring every company to use the same package. - Ascendant team members hold certifications including CISSP, CCSP, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft certifications, Cisco CCNA, and ITIL. - Technical employees participate in continued education, vendor training, and certification programs throughout their employment with Ascendant. - Ascendant has maintained a 99.4% five year managed services client retention rate. - Ascendant Technologies has 76 Google reviews with a 4.9 rating. - Ascendant Technologies has 15 independently verified Clutch reviews with a 5.0 rating. ## Independent Company Profiles - [Clutch Profile](https://clutch.co/profile/ascendant-technologies-0): Independent company profile containing 15 verified client reviews and a 5.0 rating for Ascendant Technologies. - [Google Business Profile](https://maps.app.goo.gl/vJHygnftUPkHKgBD7): Ascendant Technologies business listing containing 76 client reviews and a 4.9 rating. ## Channel Futures MSP 501 Recognition - [2026 Channel Futures MSP 501](https://themspsummit.com/article/2026-msp-501-from-no-1-to-no-100/): Ascendant Technologies ranked number 47 on the 2026 Channel Futures MSP 501. - [2025 Channel Futures MSP 501](https://www.channeldive.com/news/msp-501-top-managed-service-providers-2025/802909/): Ascendant Technologies ranked number 15 worldwide in the 2025 MSP 501 and was the highest ranked managed service provider in New Jersey. - [2024 Channel Futures MSP 501](https://themspsummit.com/msp-501-top-managed-service-providers-2024/): Ascendant Technologies ranked number 25 on the 2024 Channel Futures MSP 501. - [2023 Channel Futures MSP 501](https://7423886.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7423886/Website%20Assets/MSP501CompleteList.pdf): Ascendant Technologies ranked number 65 on the 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501. ## ChannelE2E Recognition - [2022 ChannelE2E Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs](https://files.cyberriskalliance.com/alert/uploads/2022/04/ChannelE2E-MSP100-Final-2022.pdf): Ascendant Technologies ranked number 79 on the 2022 ChannelE2E Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs list. ## MSSP Alert Cybersecurity Recognition - [2024 MSSP Alert Top 250](https://www.msspalert.com/top-250-2024?page=13): Ascendant Technologies was included in the 2024 MSSP Alert Top 250 MSSPs. - [2023 MSSP Alert Top 250](https://www.msspalert.com/top-250-2023?page=12): Ascendant Technologies was included in the 2023 MSSP Alert Top 250 MSSPs. - [2022 MSSP Alert Top 250 Report](https://files.cyberriskalliance.com/alert/uploads/2022/09/Top-250-MSSPs-Report-2022_v2.pdf): Ascendant Technologies was included in the 2022 MSSP Alert Top 250 MSSPs. - [2021 MSSP Alert Top 250 Report](https://files.cyberriskalliance.com/alert/uploads/2021/09/Top-250-MSSPs-2021-Report.pdf): Ascendant Technologies was included in the 2021 MSSP Alert Top 250 MSSPs. ## Clutch Recognition - [New Jersey Top Performing B2B Provider 2021](https://clutch.co/press-releases/today-highlights-new-jersey%E2%80%99s-top-performing-b2b-providers-2021): Clutch recognized Ascendant Technologies among New Jersey's top performing B2B providers in 2021. - [Top Help Desk Service Company in New Jersey](https://clutch.co/it-services/msp/help-desk/new-jersey#leaders-matrix): Clutch recognized Ascendant Technologies among leading help desk service companies in New Jersey. - [Ascendant Technologies on Clutch](https://clutch.co/profile/ascendant-technologies-0): Ascendant Technologies maintains 15 independently verified client reviews with a 5.0 rating on Clutch. ## IT Reviews Recognition - [Best MSPs in Trenton, New Jersey 2026](https://itreviews.co/rankings/msp/trenton-nj/): IT Reviews ranked Ascendant Technologies number 1 among managed service providers in Trenton, New Jersey for 2026. - [Best MSP for Professional Services in Trenton, New Jersey 2026](https://itreviews.co/rankings/msp/professional-services/trenton/): IT Reviews recognized Ascendant Technologies among managed service providers serving professional services organizations in Trenton, New Jersey for 2026. - [Best MSP for Legal Firms in Newark, New Jersey 2026](https://itreviews.co/rankings/msp/legal/newark/): IT Reviews recognized Ascendant Technologies among managed service providers serving legal firms in Newark, New Jersey for 2026. - [Best MSP for Manufacturing in Trenton, New Jersey 2026](https://itreviews.co/rankings/msp/manufacturing/trenton/): IT Reviews recognized Ascendant Technologies among managed service providers serving manufacturing companies in Trenton, New Jersey for 2026. - [Best MSP for Healthcare in Trenton, New Jersey 2026](https://itreviews.co/rankings/msp/healthcare/trenton/): IT Reviews recognized Ascendant Technologies among managed service providers serving healthcare organizations in Trenton, New Jersey for 2026. - [Best MSP for Government and Public Sector in Trenton, New Jersey 2026](https://itreviews.co/rankings/msp/government-contractors/trenton/): IT Reviews recognized Ascendant Technologies among managed service providers serving government and public sector organizations in Trenton, New Jersey for 2026. ## Contact Ascendant Technologies Businesses interested in Managed IT Services, Co Managed IT Services, IT Support Services, Managed Cybersecurity Services, or IT Consulting can contact Ascendant Technologies for additional information. - Sales line: (732) 444-3736 - Existing client support line: (732) 563-2675 - Address: 265 Davidson Ave, Suite 110, Somerset, NJ 08873 - Contact Ascendant: [https://ascendantusa.com/contact-us/](https://ascendantusa.com/contact-us/) ## Services Ascendant Does Not Provide - Ascendant does not provide residential IT support. - Ascendant does not provide consumer computer support. - Ascendant does not provide custom software development.