“Advanced Data is responsive to our needs and they’re local, and we like to go local.”

Tim Johnston, CEO
Mercy Urgent Care

Welcome to Advanced Data

For over a decade Advanced Data has been a leading managed service provider (MSP) for Computer Tech Support, Onsite and Hybrid Cloud Solutions, Business Phone Systems and IT Service Management for Asheville area and Western North Carolina businesses. We’ve been around that long because we take time to listen to your technology challenges, understand your goals, and collaborate with you to design the best IT support. Advanced Data will act as your IT Department, providing on site tech help and online tech support for your computers and network so you can focus on your business.

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IT is NOT my thing

So you don’t eat, breathe, and sleep IT? Most people don’t, but we do. Proactive security, backup and continuous Help Desk support removes barriers so you can get back to running your business. Ask us for a Free Network Assessment.

Help me manage my network!

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IT is my passion!

You may have your network under control, but we realize IT is constantly changing, and it’s increasingly difficult to stay current. When something changes or goes haywire, we’re here to help you solve problems and keep operating smoothly.

Let’s talk about an IT Project!

Recent Blog Articles

Why We Love Continuing Education and Certifications

by Brian Scheewe | Mar 11, 2021 | 3CX, Certifications, Cisco, Fortinet

This post is part 1 in a three part series which includes How I Study for IT Certification Exams and What Certs Should My IT Team Have? My First IT Certification When I graduated from UNC Asheville in the spring of 2003 with a Computer Science degree, I had assumed...

Connectivity for Remote COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

by Brian Scheewe | Mar 11, 2021 | Fortinet, HealthCare, Networking

Portable Internet Service One of our healthcare clients needed a solution for running COVID-19 vaccination clinics in a parking lot or pavilion. They wanted to provide secure connectivity to electronic health records (EHRs) for a team of doctors, nurses and their...

Who is Still Vulnerable to the HAFNIUM Threat in WNC?

by Brian Scheewe | Mar 11, 2021 | Exchange, Microsoft, Security

Vulnerable Exchange Servers In the wake of the Exchange Zero-day vulnerabilities, Advanced Data was concerned about how many vulnerable servers were left in our region. We pulled the blocks of IP addresses that are used in our region by businesses and entered them...