Decades of Experience & Expertise
Behind Every Solution

GLS brings decades of experience in cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and digital transformation. With deep technical knowledge and strategic insight, we guide partners and customers through complex challenges with our streamlined solutions. Built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and collaboration, GLS delivers secure and scalable offerings to help partners and customers thrive in a digital world against evolving cyber threats.

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Founded in 1998, Global Linking Solutions (GLS) is a certified managed service provider (MSP) and managed security services provider (MSSP), specializing in optimized network solutions that improve security, performance, and cost efficiency.

From a fully U.S.-based Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC), we support more than 150,000 globally managed devices. GLS collaborates with partners and end-customers to modernize network infrastructure, streamline IT operations, and enable seamless cloud transitions by strengthening both security posture and technology performance along the way.

Our diversified, multi-tiered, and converged NOC and SOC teams support technicians, analysts, and engineers to deliver responsive solutions. Working with partners, GLS keeps end-customers informed on evolving cybersecurity and technology best practices, ensuring ongoing protection against emerging threats.

Our performance and analytics reporting translate complex data into clear insight, informing IT operations and long-term planning. GLS's commitment to excellence and customer service allows us to complete projects and resolve issues without disrupting business operations.

What sets us apart is our people and processes. Our leadership team brings more than 70 years of combined experience in telecommunications, technology, and cybersecurity —
expertise that shapes every solution we design, configure, deploy, and manage, from day one through
the lifetime of every engagement.

Meet the Team

The GLS Circle
of Trust

What GLS Delivers on Every Engagement,
for Every Partner, for Every Customer

Reliability

Every managed device, every monitored endpoint, every partnership, every customer is covered consistently, 24/7/365. Response times don't slip and coverage doesn't lapse. You can count on GLS to be there before an issue becomes a disruption.

Visibility

GLS sees the whole picture. Every layer of a customer's network, security, and infrastructure environment, not just the parts in plain sight. This comprehensive field of view is what lets our teams catch what others miss and act early.

Scalability

This industry doesn't wait, and neither do we. GLS continually expands its capabilities with new technologies, new partnerships, and new efficiencies for clients to grow without ever outgrowing what GLS can support.

Expertise

With more than 70 years of combined leadership experience in telecommunications, technology, and cybersecurity, GLS brings depth strong enough to ground any strategy even as technology accelerates.

Reliability

Every managed device, every monitored endpoint, every partnership, every customer is covered consistently, 24/7/365. Response times don't slip and coverage doesn't lapse. You can count on GLS to be there before an issue becomes a disruption.

Visibility

GLS sees the whole picture. Every layer of a customer's network, security, and infrastructure environment, not just the parts in plain sight. This comprehensive field of view is what lets our teams catch what others miss and act early.

Scalability

This industry doesn't wait, and neither do we. GLS continually expands its capabilities with new technologies, new partnerships, and new efficiencies, and so clients grow without ever outgrowing what GLS can support.

Expertise

With more than 70 years of combined leadership experience in telecommunications, technology, and cybersecurity, GLS brings depth strong enough to ground any strategy even as technology accelerates.

Our Team

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Executive Leadership

Mike ScanlonCEO & Founder
Zane LindsayPresident
Hugh DaughtryExecutive Vice President
Tony ClarkVice President of Operations
Brandon PhelpsVice President of Technology

Directors

Joel ApplegateDirector of Finance
Ervin DesirDirector of Field Operations
Candie BurnettDirector of Customer Service
Anna LewisSOC Director
Patrick BlackburnNOC Director
Randy PetersonHuman Resources Director
Alex RantzInfrastructure & Development Director

Sales & Marketing Team

Angela MejiaEastern Regional Director, Indirect Sales
Todd ColemanWestern Regional Director, Indirect Sales
Mike TrenerryMidwestern Regional Director, Indirect Sales
Joe ClantonChannel Account Director, Channel Sales
Julie J. EricksonChannel Account Director, Channel Sales
Nick GraceNational Sales Director, Indirect & Direct Sales
Ajer RobertsMarketing Director

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