TekStream Featured in Gartner’s Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services: Why This Matters to Us — and to You
By Rob Jansen, Chief Executive Officer, TekStream
TekStream has been recognized in the 2025 Gartner Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services. On the surface, this might look like just another industry milestone. But for us — and I believe, for our customers — it represents something far more meaningful.
At TekStream, we’ve always believed that co-managed security monitoring isn’t simply a service we offer. It’s a model of partnership. Our approach is built on working with our customers, side-by-side, to enhance visibility, strengthen defenses, and build resilient security operations that empower their teams — not replace them.
This recognition from Gartner is important because it validates that vision. It tells our customers — and anyone considering TekStream — that collaboration, innovation, and shared success are not just words we put on a slide deck. They are what define our work every day.
Why should you care? Because cybersecurity today is not about outsourcing problems. It is about building a trusted partnership where your team gains a true extension — people who are as invested in your security outcomes as you are. That is what our inclusion in this Market Guide reflects: the passion our team brings, the trust we have built with our customers, and the results we achieve together.
As one of our CIO customers put it on Gartner Peer Insights™:
“TekStream is a forward-thinking company that is willing to think outside the box to provide excellent service to their customers.”
This acknowledgment energizes us to keep pushing beyond traditional MDR — to continue investing in workforce development, to blend human expertise with smart automation, and to help our customers face evolving threats with confidence.
Above all, this is a shared achievement. It would not be possible without the dedication of our team and, most importantly, the trust and collaboration of our customers. We are grateful — and just getting started.
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About the Author
As Chief Executive Officer and President, Rob leads daily business operations and oversees the development and execution of the Company’s growth strategy and initiatives. Rob has been in the information technology sector for over 25 years providing leadership, consulting, and implementation services to leading Fortune 1000 clients. Working with his team of industry-leading executives, Rob oversees all TekStream practice areas and functional disciplines including sales, solution development, and client delivery.
Under Rob’s leadership, TekStream is leading the charge for a new cybersecurity workforce, leveraging student-powered SOCs and a whole-of-state approach to provide quality, co-managed cybersecurity services, stateside. The company was also named in Gartner’s® 2025 Market Guide for Co-Managed Security Monitoring Services.
Prior to founding TekStream, Rob was Vice President of Sales for Enterpulse/IdhaSoft and responsible for forging and managing the strategic alliances of the company, including Oracle, and for selling the solutions which Enterpulse/Idhasoft implemented for its clients. In addition, Rob was responsible for managing and maintaining the company’s sales forecast and serving on an executive team to manage the company’s strategic decisions for sales growth, resource investments, and operational strategy, including the profit and loss report.
In this capacity, Rob’s leadership allowed Idhasoft to grow revenues at over 220% from 2009-2010 and increased profitability to allow for the continued investment in people, systems and processes to support the organization’s growth. Prior to joining Enterpulse/Idhasoft, Rob spent over 7 years with Plumtree Software and BEA Systems, Inc. (acquired by Oracle, Inc.) in a variety of roles including Southeast Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineering Lead and Implementation Manager, where he provided license sales, process and technical consulting services for the design, developments, and implementation of business solutions. During this time, Rob had the opportunity to work with startup, regional and global companies including the American Cancer Society, ExxonMobile, and Proctor and Gamble.
In addition, Rob was part of the Management Consulting practice of Price Waterhouse Coopers, where he helped global organizations design and develop Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions using SAP. Rob received a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering with a minor in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the University of Virginia. Rob currently resides in Atlanta with his family.