EDTS, a technology consulting firm specializing in managed IT services, IT security, and advanced infrastructure for Southeastern businesses, has been ranked 135^thamong the world’s leading managed IT service providers in the eighth annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition. As highest ranking Southeastern Managed Services Provider (MSP), this is the third consecutive year that EDTS has earned this designation.

The elite recognition is based on data from MSPmentor’s global survey conducted December 2014 through January 2015. Rankings are derived from Penton Technology’s unique criteria for MSPs such as annual recurring revenues, total revenues and more.

“We deliver IT solutions to drive profitability for our clients. As our clients grow, so does the demand for our business to reach new levels of client engagement, effective resource management, and excellence in execution,” said EDTS CEO Charles Johnson. “We are thrilled to debut on the MSPmentor global list representing growth in the managed IT services space.”

This year the top MSPmentor 501 companies recorded higher recurring revenues than ever before. Combined, the total annual recurring revenues for all of MSPmentor 501 2015 companies reached a record high of $3.95 billion in 2014, up 26.5% year over year.

"We want to congratulate EDTS and look forward to covering their growth strategies in the year ahead," said Marcia Parker, Executive Director, Penton Technology Group.

EDTS has also recently named to the 2015 CRN Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as a member of the MSP Pioneer 250.