Preactive IT Solutions | Top IT Professionals in Houston

Preactive IT Solutions is a family-run managed IT provider founded in Houston in 2003 by Charles Swihart. From its office on Blalock Road, the team supports companies across Houston, Austin and Beaumont, with a focus on construction, engineering, manufacturing and oil and gas firms of roughly 40 to 250 users. Services include fully managed and co-managed IT, a local help desk with onsite visits, network infrastructure, VoIP phones, Microsoft 365 and Azure, and virtual CIO planning. Its cybersecurity work covers security awareness training, zero trust controls, endpoint detection and response, ransomware defense and managed cloud security. Engineers also support the software these industries rely on, such as Procore, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Revit and SolidWorks. Preactive won a 2024 MSP Titans of the Industry award for construction and engineering and was named a 2024 Best Place to Work.