Channel Standouts: The 2019 CRN Tech Elite 250
Making The Grade
Cloud computing, hyper-converged infrastructure, software-defined networking: As each game-changing technology emerges and remakes the IT landscape, businesses and organizations look to their solution providers and strategic service providers to help them understand and implement the IT that best meets their needs and provides them with a competitive advantage.
That means solution providers must always be at the top of their technology game. Businesses and organizations look for solution providers with deep skills who can help them derive maximum value from their IT investments. And training and vendor certifications for solution providers are critical components of that.
Take Zones, the Auburn, Wash.-based solution provider that works with a broad range of IT from multiple vendors for workplace modernization, data center transformation, network optimization and security fortification.
"Zones sits between vendors and enterprise customers and we want to be the most seamless route between them for IT system sourcing, design and implementation," said president and chief revenue officer Dan Pickett, in an interview with CRN. Vendor certifications are key to the company's customer engagement strategy, he said, "and having a real focus on our engagement methodology has been a big part of our growth strategy."
CRN 's Tech Elite 250 recognizes those North American IT strategic service and solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications and partner program levels from leading IT vendors.
The following are snapshots of 25 solution providers on the 2019 Tech Elite 250 list, along with highlights of their partner program levels. The complete list can be viewed online at www.crn.com/techelite250.
For information on purchasing the complete list with all collected firmographic data, contact Laurie Condon on the East Coast ([email protected]) or Nora Uriarte on the West Coast ([email protected]).
Adapture
Top Technology Executive: Andy Thompson, Principal Technologist
Location: Atlanta
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
HPE Partner Level: Business
VMware Partner Level: Professional
Anexinet
Top Technology Executive: Jeff Brownlow, CIO
Location: Blue Bell, Pa.
AWS Partner Level: Advanced
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Oracle Partner Level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Premier
Axispoint
Top Technology Executive: Scott Powell, Founder, COO
Location: New York
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Select
Dell EMC Partner Level: Authorized
HPE Partner Level: Silver
Oracle Partner Level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Professional
Beringer Technology Group
Top Technology Executive: Rob Hess, CTO
Location: Maple Shade, N.J.
Cisco Partner Level: Registered
Dell EMC Partner Level: Authorized
C Spire Business
Top Technology Executive: Chris Hoscheid, VP, Managed and Cloud Services
Location: Ridgeland, Miss.
AWS Partner Level: Premier
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
VMware Partner Level: Premier
Edge Technology Group
Top Executive: Jim Nekos, CEO
Location: Greenwich, Conn.
AWS Partner Level: Premier
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
HPE Partner Level: Business
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
Erb's Technology Solutions
Top Executive: Jim Koch, President, CEO
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cisco Partner Level: Registered
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
HPE Partner Level: Silver
VMware Partner Level: Professional
Focus Technology Solutions
Top Technology Executive: Bill Smeltzer, CTO
Location: Burlington, Mass.
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
HPE Partner Level: Silver
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
Involta
Top Technology Executive: Ken Kremer, CTO, COO
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
AWS Partner Level: Premier
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell EMC Partner Level: Authorized
HPE Partner Level: Business
VMware Partner Level: Premier
Managed Solution
Top Technology Executive: Jeremy Ognall, CIO
Location: San Diego
AWS Partner Level: Advanced
Cisco Partner Level: Select
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
HPE Partner Level: Business
VMware Partner Level: Professional
Mobius Partners
Top Technology Executive: Scott King, CTO
Location: San Antonio
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Oracle Partner Level: Remarketer
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
Mosaic451
Top Executive: Mike Baker, Owner
Location: Phoenix
AWS Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Authorized
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
OneNeck IT Solutions
Top Technology Executive: Clint Harder, CTO, SVP Product Strategy
Location: Madison, Wis.
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Oracle Partner Level: Platinum
VMware Partner Level: Premier
Onica
Top Technology Executive: Tolga Tarhan, CTO
Location: Santa Monica, Calif.
AWS Partner Level: Premier
VMware Partner Level: Premier
PacStar
Top Technology Executive: Charlie Kawasaki, CTO
Location: Portland, Ore.
AWS Partner Level: Premier
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
VMware Partner Level: Professional
QualityIP
Top Technology Executive: Greg Girton, CIO
Location: Kent, Ohio
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Professional
Revel Technology
Top Technology Executive: Jason LaFavers, CTO
Location: Houston
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Authorized
HPE Partner Level: Silver
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
RFA
Top Technology Executive: Grigoriy Milis, CTO
Location: New York
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
HPE Partner Level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
TBNG Consulting
Top Technology Executive: Tim Mickelson, Director, Technology
Location: Milford, Conn.
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
HPE Partner Level: Silver
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
Technology Integration Group
Top Technology Executive: David Borgese, VP, Sales, West
Location: San Diego
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell EMC Partner Level: Titanium
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
VectorUSA
Top Technology Executive: Patrick Luce, Director, Consultative Services
Location: Torrance, Calif.
AWS Partner Level: Advanced
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell EMC Partner Level: Authorized
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Oracle Partner Level: Remarketer
VMware Partner Level: Professional
Vistem Solutions
TopTechnology Executive: Keith Nelson, VP, Technology
Location: Irvine, Calif.
Cisco Partner Level: Registered
Dell EMC Partner Level: Platinum
VPLS Group
Top Technology Executive: Tim Mektrakarn, Co-Founder, CTO
Location: Orange, Calif.
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
HPE Partner Level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Enterprise
Xpertechs
Top Technology Executive: Mike Mellott, VP, Managed Services
Location: Ellicott City, Md.
AWS Partner Level: Registered
Cisco Partner Level: Premier
Dell EMC Partner Level: Gold
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Zones
Top Technology Executive: Dan Pickett, President and Chief Revenue Officer
Location: Auburn, Wash.
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell EMC Partner Level: Titanium
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Oracle Partner level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Premier