AI Innovators 2026

The pace of AI isn’t slowing. Across the IT industry, from frontier large language model developers, startups, leading IT vendors and hyperscalers, a growing wave of AI products is flowing out to customers at an accelerating rate.

Those customers face the challenge of adopting, implementing and deriving value from all this AI technology—knowing that to fall behind puts them at competitive risk. And when they struggle with AI, they often pick up the phone and call their trusted IT channel company.

Solution providers are frequently the real heroes when it comes to bridging the gap between leading-edge AI technology and real-world results.

This year, CRN launched the AI Innovators list, recognizing North American solution providers such as MSPs, VARs, systems integrators and consultants for overall excellence and technical acumen in delivering AI-focused solutions to end customers.