A garage-born IT shop that grew into one of the western US's most-awarded managed service providers.
In 1999, Eric Montague was doing what plenty of technicians did - fixing computers, patching servers, keeping small businesses online. What bothered him was the model everyone else used. Call an IT company, open a ticket, wait. He thought the relationship should come first and the ticket second. So he started Executech out of his garage as, in the company's own telling, "a company of one," built around a motto that still hangs over everything it does: People First.
A quarter-century later, that garage operation has become one of the largest and most-awarded IT outsourcing firms in Utah, with offices spread across nine western cities and a client base that reportedly spans more than 700 organizations and 30,000 users. The work itself is famously unglamorous - network monitoring, firewall rules, backups, help-desk calls. Executech's argument is that the unglamorous work, done consistently and with a human on the other end, is exactly what most businesses actually need.
The company positions itself in a specific gap: too big for the one-person shop, too personal for the national call center. That middle ground - enterprise-grade capability delivered with local, relationship-driven service - is the whole thesis. It is also, by the numbers the company publishes, a sticky one, with client satisfaction reported around 96 to 98 percent and an average review rating near 4.9 out of 5.
Growth followed. Executech landed on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing US companies for six straight years and appeared on MountainWest Capital Network's roster of Utah's fastest-growing firms. In 2017, after what Montague described as a three-year search for the right partner, the company took a strategic investment from Evergreen Services Group, an Alpine Investors company - money earmarked, the two firms said, for growth without breaking the culture that got them there.
Proactive, outsourced management of a company's entire IT environment - help desk, network monitoring, server and endpoint management, and long-term IT strategy on a recurring contract.
Endpoint and network protection, threat detection, security audits, and consulting - built on partners like Sophos and Arctic Wolf and treated as a foundation, not an add-on.
Cloud migration and management across Microsoft 365, Azure, and hosted infrastructure, including hosted email, backup, and disaster recovery.
Compliance support for regulated industries and dedicated CMMC advisory for organizations that work with the federal government.
Hardware and software installation, system design, infrastructure projects, and IT consulting for one-off and planned work.
A newer advisory and implementation line, folding AI into a lineup that still includes decidedly old-school work like firewall management.
We are excited about the incredible growth we have had and will continue to have as we always put our clients and employees first.
Executech's clients are small and mid-sized organizations across the western US - the businesses large enough to depend on their technology but rarely large enough to staff a full internal IT department. The roster reads like a cross-section of the regional economy.
Healthcare · Finance & banking · Government · Education · Manufacturing · Nonprofits · Professional services - each with its own compliance and support needs.
Most growing organizations face the same bind: IT is critical, threats are constant, and hiring a full internal team is expensive and hard. Downtime, ransomware, failed backups, and compliance gaps carry real cost.
Hand the whole environment to a partner that monitors it around the clock, secures it, keeps it compliant, and - crucially - picks up the phone with someone who knows the account.
Executech's competitive claim isn't cheaper or bigger - it's the middle ground. National providers bring scale but treat clients as accounts in a queue. Local shops bring relationships but hit capability ceilings. Executech's pitch is to combine enterprise-grade tools, security, and compliance with the responsiveness of a local partner.
The proof it points to is retention and response. Satisfaction reported near the high-90s. Reviews clustering at 4.9 stars. Response measured in minutes, not ticket backlogs. In a commoditized market, service is the moat.
FIG 1 · Approximate figures drawn from company and third-party review sources.
A B2B managed-services model built on recurring monthly agreements for support, security, and cloud management, topped up by project work and compliance advisory.
Growth comes from winning clients directly and from acquiring regional MSPs - including Nucleus and California Computer Options - backed by Evergreen Services Group.
Heavy expertise across Microsoft 365, Azure, and Active Directory, paired with security platforms like Sophos and Arctic Wolf and MSP tooling like ConnectWise.
Executech competes in the fragmented, fast-consolidating managed-services market - up against national outsourcers like All Covered, Ntiva, and Dataprise, regional players like CompuNet, countless local IT shops, and the ever-present option of building an in-house team.
Its edge is regional density plus service reputation. By concentrating in the western US and rolling up local providers while keeping their teams and relationships intact, Executech aims to be the default choice for mid-market organizations that want national capability without national anonymity.
National: All Covered (Konica Minolta), Ntiva, Dataprise
Regional: CompuNet and other western MSPs
Local: Independent IT support shops
Internal: In-house IT departments
Eric Montague starts Executech as a one-person company built on a "People First" philosophy.
Executech starts averaging annual growth well over 50%, becoming a leading Utah IT firm.
Reported revenue reaches roughly $13.5M, among the top tier of US IT outsourcing firms.
Evergreen Services Group, an Alpine Investors company, announces a strategic investment to fund national growth.
Executech and Evergreen acquire Nucleus, expanding the company's regional footprint.
Additions including California Computer Options and Flagstaff-area providers grow its multi-state presence.
Serving 700+ organizations and 30,000+ users across nine cities, adding AI and CMMC advisory services.
Named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing US companies for six consecutive years.
Recognized among Utah's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies by MountainWest Capital Network.
Grew into one of the largest and most-awarded IT outsourcing firms in the state.
Executech publishes client stories, service explainers, and IT tips on its YouTube channel.