GuideIT
{{Short description|Information Technology Company}}
{{Infobox company
| type = Private
| industry = Information Technology
| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}
| hq_location = Plano, Texas, United States
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Ross Perot Jr. (Board Member)|Russell Freeman (CEO)}}
| services = {{Unbulleted list|Information Technology Consulting|Managed IT Services|Cybersecurity}}
| website = https://www.GuideIT.com
}}
GuideIT is an American information technology services provider founded in 2013, by a group of former Perot Systems and Dell Services employees.{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Cheryl |date=May 4, 2018 |title=Can the Perot magic work again for a small Plano IT company? |work=The Dallas Morning News |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2018/05/04/can-the-perot-magic-work-again-for-a-small-plano-it-company/}} Based in Plano, Texas, GuideIT provides information technology services[https://swifttechsolutions.com/managed-it-services-orange-county/ Managed IT Services Orange County] in the industries of health care, banking, insurance and others.{{Cite web |title=GuideIT.com |url=https://www.guideit.com |website=GuideIT}} Health care accounts for about half of the company's revenue as of 2018, from services such as implementation of electronic health records systems.
History
Former Perot Systems and Dell Services employees Scott Barnes, Russell Freeman, Jack Evans, John Furniss, and Tim Morris, founded GuideIT in 2013, after Dell acquired Perot Systems in 2009.{{Cite news |last=Hansell |first=Saul |last2=Vance |first2=Ashlee |author2-link=Ashlee Vance |date=September 21, 2009 |title=Dell to Spend $3.9 Billion to Acquire Perot Systems |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/technology/companies/22dell.html}} In 2014, the Perot Group led by Ross Perot Jr. became the largest stakeholder of the company{{Cite news |last=Abril |first=Danielle |date=April 16, 2014 |title=Plano-based Guide IT names Chuck Lyles CEO |work=Dallas Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/04/16/plano-based-guide-it-names-chuck-lyles-ceo.html}}{{Cite news |last=Abril |first=Danielle |date=February 3, 2015 |title=Perot family becomes largest stakeholder of GuideIT |work=Dallas Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/techflash/2015/02/ross-perot-jr-becomes-majority-stakeholder-of.html}}
In 2014, Chuck Lyles became CEO of Guide IT, replacing Scott Barnes, one of the company’s founders who went on to serve as managing director. Lyles had previously been president of the company’s health care solutions division.