Crowning Achievement: CRN’s 2021 Triple Crown Award Winners
CRN assembles a number of lists and rankings throughout the year, including the Solution Provider 500, the Fast Growth 150 and the Tech Elite 250. CRN recognizes the 45 solution providers that earned a spot on all three lists this year with the annual Triple Crown honors.
The last 18 months have been a major challenge for the IT industry and the channel as the global pandemic created wild economic swings and forced changes in how businesses operate. That’s led to big shifts in IT priorities and spending and solution providers have scrambled to meet those rapidly changing needs.
Amid the shifts and uncertainties, many solution providers rose to the challenge. Each year CRN publishes a number of solution provider lists and rankings including the Solution Provider 500, listing the largest solution providers operating in North America by revenue; the Fast Growth 150, ranking the fastest-growing solution providers; and the Tech Elite 250, showcasing those that have achieved the highest partner levels and certifications from leading IT vendors. And every year a number of solution providers go above and beyond to make all three lists.
This year 45 solution providers achieved that feat to become the 2021 class of CRN Triple Crown winners.
2nd Watch
Doug Schneider
CEO
Seattle
Working with AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, 2nd Watch provides services around business transformation, data center migration, cloud optimization, data management and analytics, compliance and security, and business continuity.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 151
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 83
2021 Fast Growth: 47%
Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018, 2020
Advanced Computer Concepts
Reza Zarafshar
President
McLean, Va.
Advanced Computer Concepts’ portfolio of solutions spans cloud, security, networking, collaboration and data center technologies along with audiovisual system design and systems integration and deployment services.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 79
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 38
2021 Fast Growth: 88%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
AHEAD
Daniel Adamany
Founder, CEO
Chicago
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business, providing enterprise cloud infrastructure, cloud-native applications and intelligent operations management. AHEAD merged with Data Blue and Sovereign Systems in 2019 and acquired RoundTower and Kovarus in 2020.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 28
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 3
2021 Fast Growth: 535%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2020
All Covered, IT Services Division of Konica Minolta
Todd Croteau
President
Ramsey, N.J.
With an emphasis on what the solution provider calls “intelligent information management” and the “intelligent connected workplace,” All Covered provides services that address applications, cloud, IT security, managed IT and business consulting.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 112
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 112
2021 Fast Growth: 34%
Triple Crown Winner: 2016
ANM
Raminder Mann
CEO
Albuquerque, N.M.
ANM provides implementation and support services around enterprise networking, cloud, remote workforce, collaboration, security and audiovisual systems. The solution provider just surpassed the $100 million annual sales mark with vendor partner Cisco Systems.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 140
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 88
2021 Fast Growth: 45%
Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2020
ATSG
Anthony D’Ambrosi
CEO
New York
ATSG’s solutions cover IT infrastructure, desktop, disaster recovery and backup, and security. ATSG acquired MTM Technologies in December and the infrastructure management business unit of DatAvail in March.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 203
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 26
2021 Fast Growth: 109%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Burwood Group
Mark Theoharous
CEO
Chicago
Burwood Group boasts expertise in cloud, collaboration, cybersecurity, DevOps and network technologies. Google Cloud named Burwood Group its 2020 Industry Solutions Partner of the Year for Public Sector.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 116
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 75
2021 Fast Growth: 52%
Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017
Candoris
Stephan Van Der Ploog
Founder, President, Chief Accountability Officer
Annville, Pa.
Candoris provides managed IT, application development and digital transformation services and has deep expertise in implementing Salesforce cloud applications. Candoris was just acquired by Computer Design & Integration.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 319
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 48
2021 Fast Growth: 75%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
CBTS
Jeff Lackey
President
Cincinnati
CBTS has expertise in cloud consulting and networks, unified communications, application development and more. A Microsoft Gold partner and Gold Cloud Service Provider, CBTS recently expanded its managed Microsoft solution practice.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 40
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 148
2021 Fast Growth: 23%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
CDW Canada
Ginette Adragna
VP, GM
Etobicoke, Ontario
CDW Canada is a provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and health care. CDW greatly expanded the operations of its Canadian subsidiary with the 2019 acquisition of Scalar Decisions, one of Canada’s largest solution providers.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 42
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 126
2021 Fast Growth: 30%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Computacenter United States
Kevin Shank
President, Computacenter North America
New York
Computacenter U.S. has a broad portfolio across data center, cloud, network, security and service desk, complemented by deployment, integration, managed and professional services. NetApp named Computacenter its 2021 North America Flash Partner of the Year.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 27
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 15
2021 Fast Growth: 166%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Converged Technology Group
Leo Galletta
President, CEO
Islandia, N.Y.
With a specific focus on the New York and Long Island regions, Converged Technology Group provides IT solutions for data center and cloud, enterprise networking, collaboration and security as well as managed IT and professional services.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 425
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 118
2021 Fast Growth: 32%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
Coretelligent
Kevin Routhier
Founder, CEO
Westwood, Mass.
Coretelligent is a provider of managed and co-managed IT support, cybersecurity and cloud services. The solution provider has expertise in IT planning and strategy, security and compliance, unified cloud management, and disaster recovery and backup.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 329
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 39
2021 Fast Growth: 86%
Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2020
CPP Associates
Patrick O’Dell
Managing Partner
Clinton, N.J.
CPP focuses on IT infrastructure, networking and security as well as managed services for midsize to enterprise businesses and the state/local government and education markets. CPP recently launched a data intelligence practice.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 321
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 13
2021 Fast Growth: 187%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
Davenport Group
Sonia St. Charles
Co-Founder, CEO
St. Paul, Minn.
Davenport is an end-to-end IT solution and services provider for commercial and government customers, specializing in data center modernization, virtualization, storage, data protection, hyperconverged infrastructure and client computing.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 320
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 125
2021 Fast Growth: 30%
Triple Crown Winner: 2018, 2019
Decisive Technologies
Mitchell Carkner
CEO
Stittsville, Ontario
Decisive implements and maintains resilient and fully integrated custom enterprise IT infrastructure, hybrid cloud, data protection and cybersecurity solutions. Key offerings include the Decisive Group Cloud hosting platform and the Decisive Defensive Cyber Operations Centre.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 234
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 50
2021 Fast Growth: 74%
Triple Crown Winner: 2018, 2019, 2020
Denali Advanced Integration
Majdi Daher
Founder, CEO
Redmond, Wash.
Denali delivers enterprise IT solutions and services around data centers, cloud, networking, security, distributed workforce, mobility, collaboration, IoT and contact centers—all supported by managed IT and deployment and integration expertise.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 48
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 17
2021 Fast Growth: 141%
Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015
DH Technologies
Devin Henderson
Founder, CEO
Leesburg, Va.
DH Technologies focuses on virtualization and virtual desktops, data center optimization, GPU acceleration, hyperconverged platforms, software-defined networks and AI. The solution provider is a HUBZone-certified small business.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 194
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 67
2021 Fast Growth: 56%
Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2019, 2020
DVBE Technology Group
Richard McKinnon
Founder, CEO
Sacramento, Calif.
DVBE specializes in IT consulting and staffing services for the public and private sectors. Services extend to cloud, DevOps, security, storage, telecommunications, systems integration and project management.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 478
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 11
2021 Fast Growth: 226%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
Evotek
Cesar Enciso
Founder, CEO
San Diego
Evotek provides solutions for data center and cloud environments—including security and mobility—with a focus on digital business transformation. In 2020 it bought Mystic River Consulting to extend its intelligent automation expertise.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 97
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 27
2021 Fast Growth: 108%
Triple Crown Winner: 2018, 2019, 2020
Eze Castle Integration
David Andrade
CEO
Boston
Eze Castle Integration provides managed IT, cybersecurity and business transformation services for the financial and professional services industries. In 2020 the solution provider acquired NorthOut and Alphaserve Technologies.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 171
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 69
2021 Fast Growth: 56%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
F3 Technology Partners
Thomas Colleary
President
West Hartford, Conn.
F3 Technology Partners says it was born in the data center but grew up in the cloud. The solution and managed services provider offers expertise in data center and hybrid cloud infrastructure in addition to data protection and data analytics solutions.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 383
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 51
2021 Fast Growth: 71%
Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2019
Focus Technology
Douglas Alexander
CEO
Boston
Focus Technology provides managed, professional and help desk services and next-generation IT infrastructure, cloud automation, cybersecurity and data analytics systems. Its new IT SecurManage is a complete, secure network Infrastructure as a Service.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 278
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 117
2021 Fast Growth: 33%
Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
HighPoint
Mike Mendiburu
President
Sparta Township, N.J.
HighPoint develops data center, network infrastructure, security, collaboration and mobility solutions backed up by professional and managed services. HighPoint was named a Cisco CX Specialized Customer Experience Partner this year.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 109
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 99
2021 Fast Growth: 39%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2020
InCare Technologies
Brian Walker
CEO
Birmingham, Ala.
InCare Technologies offers expertise in such areas as security, data backup, Microsoft 365 and more. The company’s InCare360 provides IT service and support for a fixed fee. InCare also offers solutions and services for K-12 schools.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 393
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 43
2021 Fast Growth: 85%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Internetwork Engineering
Chuck Steiner
President, CEO
Charlotte, N.C.
Internetwork Engineering provides IT services and solutions in data center, networking, collaboration and cybersecurity. The solution provider’s services follow its “12E” ideas-to-execution methodology.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 174
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 149
2021 Fast Growth: 23%
Triple Crown Winner: 2014
Intuitive Technology Partners
Jay Modh
Founder, CEO
Edison, N.J.
Intuitive’s infrastructure and cloud services portfolio spans VMware Cloud on AWS, software-defined data centers, cloud and containerization management and automation, SD-WAN, Scrum and Agile development project management, and storage and data protection.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 436
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 20
2021 Fast Growth: 138%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
Involta
Bruce Lehrman
Founder, CEO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Involta offers data center and co-location services, managed IT, hybrid cloud solutions and security and compliance expertise—all supported by consulting services in IT strategy, assessments, organizational change management and employee skills development.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 255
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 98
2021 Fast Growth: 40%
Triple Crown Winner: 2018
Kovarus
Patrick Cronin
Co-Founder, Principal
San Ramon, Calif.
Kovarus provides customers with infrastructure optimization, cloud automation and application delivery solutions—all of these bolstered by managed, professional and systems integration services. Kovarus was acquired by AHEAD in late 2020.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 93
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 135
2021 Fast Growth: 27%
Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016
Lewan Technology
Daniel Jaramillo
VP, IT Sales, Marketing
Englewood, Colo.
Lewan’s solution portfolio spans IT infrastructure, cloud hosting, virtualization, network security, data protection, VoIP and videoconferencing, and application delivery and mobility. Lewan is owned by Xerox, so print solutions are a core focus.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 256
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 124
2021 Fast Growth: 30%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2020
Logically
Mike Cowles
CEO
Portland, Maine
Logically provides managed services for SMBs, focusing on cloud, security and Microsoft 365 solutions. The solution provider has made several acquisitions over the past year, including MSSP Cerdant to boost its new security business unit.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 303
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 35
2021 Fast Growth: 94%
Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2020
MNJ Technologies
Susan Kozak
Co-Founder, CEO
Buffalo Grove, Ill.
MNJ provides solutions that cover cloud, data center, security, collaboration, SD-WAN, and network bandwidth and connectivity. Its PremiumCare includes monitoring, configuration management and break/fix managed services.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 128
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 110
2021 Fast Growth: 35%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list
Mobius Partners
Jay Uribe & Junab Ali
Co-Founders, Presidents
San Antonio
Mobius delivers advanced data center, cloud, digital workspace and DevOps/observability IT solutions, complemented by managed services and professional services such as project management and governance and compliance.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 301
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 130
2021 Fast Growth: 29%
Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2020
N2grate Government Technology Solutions
Steve Halligan
President, COO
Greenbelt, Md.
N2grate provides strategic services in infrastructure, data center, cybersecurity and cloud computing for government and commercial customers. Its expertise includes enterprise networking and collaboration.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 101
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 66
2021 Fast Growth: 57%
Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018, 2020
NexusTek
Bill Wosilius
CEO
Greenwood Village, Colo.
NexusTek specializes in managed IT, cloud hosting and cybersecurity services, including managed protection, detection and response security plans for hybrid and remote workforces. NexusTek won the 2021 Microsoft U.S. Partner Award for Modern Workplace for SMBs.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 248
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 127
2021 Fast Growth: 30%
Triple Crown Winner: 2019, 2020
Ntiva
Steven Freidkin
CEO
McLean, Va.
Ntiva offers managed IT services, cybersecurity solutions, cloud services and business phone systems for commercial businesses and nonprofits. It specializes in providing services and support for Apple and Microsoft products.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 286
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 12
2021 Fast Growth: 189%
Triple Crown Winner: 2018, 2019, 2020
Red River
Alan Dumas
CEO
Claremont, N.H.
Red River has expertise in services and solutions that span data center, cloud, cybersecurity, collaboration, data management, networking, mobility and DevOps. It partnered with Cisco earlier this year to deliver advanced UCaaS solutions.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 49
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 121
2021 Fast Growth: 31%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2020
ROVE
David Brown
CEO
Charlotte, N.C.
ROVE provides an array of solutions around audiovisual systems, enterprise collaboration, security and data center management. The solution provider’s TraX platform helps customers manage their IT asset maintenance contracts and renewals.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 384
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 142
2021 Fast Growth: 25%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Sterling
Brad Moore
President, CEO
North Sioux City, S.D.
Sterling serves commercial, education, state and local government, and federal government customers with managed services around data center, cloud and security. It was named Dell Technologies’ 2021 Federal Partner of the Year.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 50
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 137
2021 Fast Growth: 26%
Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Sycomp
Michael Symons
CEO
Foster City, Calif.
Sycomp is a global provider of data center infrastructure, cloud and security solutions. The company’s professional services include system assessment, design, integration, delivery and implementation backed by training and support.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 65
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 65
2021 Fast Growth: 37%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Technologent
Marco Mohajer
President
Irvine, Calif.
Technologent, which calls itself a global provider of “edge-to-edge” IT solutions and services targeting Fortune 1000 companies, has expertise in converged infrastructure, cloud, security, data storage, and IT automation and operations monitoring.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 58
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 105
2021 Fast Growth: 36%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Thrive
Rob Stephenson
CEO
Foxborough, Mass.
Thrive offers a range of IT services, from data center and cloud to security and collaboration, running on the ServiceNow-based Thrive Platform. Services utilize a five-step methodology for assessment, system design and implementation.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 247
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 102
2021 Fast Growth: 37%
Triple Crown Winner: 2019, 2020
ThunderCat Technology
Tom Deierlein
CEO
Reston, Va.
ThunderCat provides data center infrastructure, cybersecurity, collaboration and data analytics solutions, complemented by cloud and managed services. It is a major IT system and service provider to the U.S. federal government.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 51
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 141
2021 Fast Growth: 26%
Triple Crown Winner: 2020
Veristor
Ashby Lincoln
President, CEO
Duluth, Ga.
Veristor offers a wide range of solutions across data center infrastructure, networking, security, cloud, DevOps, enterprise storage and big data, helping drive its customers’ technology transformation initiatives.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 165
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 106
2021 Fast Growth: 36%
Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018
WrightCore
Scott Byers
President, CEO
Franklin, Tenn.
WrightCore’s broad solution portfolio covers data center, networking, security and cloud—including AWS, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 as well as the company’s WrightCloud platform.
2021 SP 500 Rank: No. 450
2021 Fast Growth Rank: No. 116
2021 Fast Growth: 33%
Triple Crown Winner: New to list