About Our Veteran-Owned IT Company | Cascade Data LLC

About Cascade Data

A real person. A real partnership. Real results.

Our Story

Cascade Data was founded by Adam Messick, a service-disabled veteran and IT professional with over 20 years of experience in the managed services industry. We are a verified SAM.gov registered and SBA veteran-owned business. After years of watching small businesses get lost in the shuffle at large MSPs, waiting days for responses, explaining their problems to a different technician every time, getting pushed toward expensive solutions they didn't need, it was clear there had to be a better way.

That better way is simple: treat every client like they matter. Because they do.

Adam spent years working in enterprise and mid-market IT environments, managing everything from network infrastructure and server migrations to cybersecurity programs and cloud deployments. He's held roles in helpdesk, systems administration, network engineering, and IT management. He's been the guy on the phone at 2 a.m. when a server goes down, and the guy in the boardroom explaining why the technology budget matters.

That breadth of experience is exactly what makes us different. When you call, you're not getting a dispatcher reading from a script. You're getting someone who has actually done the work, understands the problem, and knows how to fix it. No runaround. No upsell. Just honest, competent IT support from someone who gives a damn.

Based in Sherwood, Oregon, we serve small to mid-size businesses anywhere they operate. We're not trying to be the biggest MSP out there. We're focused on being the best partner for the businesses we serve. The kind of IT company that picks up the phone, knows your name, and genuinely cares about keeping your business running.

What We Believe

Responsiveness

When you call, we answer. When something breaks, we're on it. Not tomorrow, not after a ticket review. Now.

Honesty

We'll tell you what you need, what you don't, and what can wait. We'd rather earn your trust than make a sale.

Relationships Over Transactions

We don't want to be your IT vendor. We want to be your IT partner. Someone you call first, for everything.

Veteran-Owned. Purpose-Driven.

Cascade Data is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. The discipline, accountability, and mission-first mentality that Adam developed during his military service are baked into how we operate. When we say we'll get it done, we get it done. When we say we'll be there, we're there.

We bring the same sense of duty to our clients that Adam brought to his service. Your business continuity isn't just a contract to us. It's a responsibility we take seriously.

Our Approach

We believe in being honest about what we do and don't do. We self-perform the majority of IT work: monitoring, management, support, cloud services, security, consulting, and project execution. For specialized tasks like structured cabling or highly specific vendor work, we subcontract to licensed, vetted professionals.

But here's the key: you never have to manage those relationships. We coordinate everything. One number to call. One partner to trust. Every time.

We also believe in transparency. You'll never get a surprise invoice from us. We scope work clearly, explain what we're doing and why, and make sure you understand the trade-offs before we touch anything. If something doesn't make sense for your business, we'll tell you, even if it means less revenue for us.

Small enough to know your name. Experienced enough to handle anything.

We chose to stay focused on what matters: genuine partnerships with businesses who value service over scale. When you work with us, you're not a ticket number. You're a partner.

The Stack We Run

Vendor-neutral. Battle-tested.

We choose the right tool for the job, not whatever earns us the biggest margin. These are the platforms we deploy and support every day.

Cloud & Productivity

  • Microsoft 365
  • Azure
  • Hyper-V
  • SharePoint
  • Teams

Networking & Hardware

  • Ubiquiti
  • Meraki
  • Fortinet
  • SonicWall

Security & Backup

  • SentinelOne
  • Veeam
  • Datto
  • CrowdStrike
  • EDR/SIEM

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