The Top 25 Solution Provider Companies Of The CRN 2023 Solution Provider 500
CRN’s 2023 Solution Provider 500 list ranks the top VARs, systems integrators, service providers and IT consultants with operations in North America by revenue. Here are the top 25 companies on this year’s list.
The Top 25
Amid the current economic turbulence, including ongoing inflation and rising interest rates, many businesses are closely scrutinizing their IT budgets, trying to strike a balance between keeping their spending in check and maintaining the competitive advantage that the right IT can bring.
The IT industry, meanwhile, is itself undergoing significant upheaval with leading IT vendors laying off hundreds and even thousands of workers and rapidly evolving their technology portfolios and go-to-market strategies.
It’s during times like these that solution providers really shine, going beyond providing IT and related technical services to truly fulfilling the role of trusted advisor.
Here we provide the top 25 companies on the 2023 edition of the CRN Solution Provider 500, the annual ranking of the largest solution providers by revenue with operations in North America. The complete Solution Provider 500 list can be found at crn.com.
The 10 largest companies on this year’s Solution Provider 500 ranking are the same as in 2022, unlike last year when the addition of infrastructure services giant Kyndryl, spun off from IBM in late 2021, shook up the top 10 (and dropped IBM Global Services from the No. 1 spot it held for many years).
A number of the top 10, however, have moved up or down one or two spots in this year’s rankings. Capgemini moved up to No. 3 from No. 5 last year, for example, while Cognizant moved up to No. 6 from No. 7. NTT Data Services has dropped two spots to No. 5 while Kyndryl fell two positions to No. 8. And World Wide Technology and DXC technology swapped places from 2022 with WWT now at No. 9 and DXC No. 10.
For the third consecutive year Accenture is No. 1 on the Solution Provider 500 list. The IT systems integration and consulting services giant reported revenue of $61.6 billion for its fiscal 2022 (ended Aug. 31), up nearly 22 percent from $50.5 billion one year earlier.
Like most solution providers, Accenture today is seeing many opportunities across the changing IT landscape while at the same time facing internal challenges – including a cost-cutting effort and layoffs of 19,000 employees or 2.5 percent of its workforce.
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet recently said that demand for large transformation deals remains strong as many businesses’ need to build their digital core. “I’m personally working right now with clients across insurance, health care, consumer goods, banking and telecom – all of whom are very focused on how do [they] get rid of [their] technical debt, how do [they] build more resilience. They’re trying to build digital products, but they’ve got really old systems,” Sweet said during a March earnings call.
“Technology is so core to every strategy that when the economy goes down, what are you seeing? Well, people are saying, ‘We gotta optimize. We gotta lower costs. We gotta do managed services,’” Sweet said.
Accenture’s aggressive acquisition strategy remains a significant factor in the company’s growth: The systems integrator made about two dozen acquisitions in 2022 – a lot, but still only about half the 50-plus acquisitions it made in 2021.
Some of the other companies making significant gains on this year’s Solution Provider 500 list, either through organic growth, acquisitions or a combination of the two, include Converge Technology Solutions (No. 30), CBTS (No. 38), DoIT International (No. 41), ThunderCat Technology (No. 54), Peak Technologies (No. 60), Redapt (No. 67), EVOTEK (No. 71), Verinext (No. 88), Service Express (No. 93) and Mission Cloud (No. 95).
This year’s Solution Provider 500 introduces 35 newcomers including EOS IT Solutions of Austin, Texas (No. 75), Cyderes of Toronto (No. 85), San Francisco-based NCC Group (No. 91) and Blackwood of Annapolis, Md.
This year’s Solution Provider class collectively generated $468.2 billion in revenue in 2022, up more than 7 percent from the $436.4 billion generated by last year’s Solution Provider 500.
No. 25: Atos
2022 Ranking: 28
Top Executive: Frank Castora, CEO Americas
Location: Irving, Texas
https://atos.net/en-na/north-america
Atos is a multinational IT service, systems integration and consulting company with global headquarters in Bezons, France. The company reported fiscal 2022 revenue of €11.34 billion (U.S.$12.20 billion), up 4.6 percent from €10.84 billion (U.S.$11.66 billion) in fiscal 2021.
Atos is in the process of splitting into two publicly listed companies with Evidian, the new spinoff company, focused on digital transformation, big data and cybersecurity.
Atos is the global IT service provider for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. In March the company launched the volunteer portal for the Olympic games for recruiting, selecting and administering volunteers for the sporting event.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, Atos has moved up from No. 26 to No. 25. CRN regrets the error.
No. 24: Optiv
2022 Ranking: 25
Top Executive: Kevin Lynch, CEO
Location: Denver
Optiv is a major provider of cybersecurity solutions and advisory services that help clients manage their cyber risk.
Optiv’s solutions and services span a broad range of cybersecurity technologies and disciplines including threat assessment and incident readiness, advanced detection and response, application security, data governance and protection, identity management, resiliency and remediation, zero trust, and securing digital transformation.
The company’s managed service offerings include co-managed SIEM, managed XDR and vulnerability management.
In April Optiv updated the program the company uses to manage its partnerships with more than 450 cybersecurity technology vendors. Optiv said the refreshed program provides a tiered ecosystem “with increased focus on prioritization and valued relationships,” specialized commitments mapped to each partner level, and measurable KPIs that help customers manage cyber risk.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, Optiv has moved up from No. 25 to No. 24. CRN regrets the error.
No. 23: Presidio
2022 Ranking: 24
Top Executive: Bob Cagnazzi, CEO
Location: New York
Presidio is a global digital services and solutions provider delivering software-defined cloud, collaboration, network and security solutions and managed services.
In March Presidio expanded its advanced VMware service offerings and earned a Pinnacle Partner designation within the VMware Partner Connect Program. That followed a new partnership agreement with Microsoft in October that expanded Presidio’s digital transformation and hybrid cloud service offerings around Microsoft software.
In June 2022 Presidio expanded the reach of its digital services across the southeast U.S. with the acquisition of ROVE, a Charlotte, N.C.-based systems integrator.
Previously a publicly traded company, Presidio was acquired by private equity firm BC Partners in 2019 in a $2.1 billion deal.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, Presidio has moved up from No. 24 to No. 23. CRN regrets the error.
No. 22: Conduent
2022 Ranking: 22
Top Executive: Cliff Skelton, President and CEO
Location: Florham Park, N.J.
Conduent provides business process outsourcing services and solutions for clients in a range of industries including banking and finance, government, healthcare and transportation. Solutions include business operations, customer experience, human capital management, and claims and administration.
This month Conduent broadened its healthcare payer solutions portfolio with a new AI-driven data management system for health insurance companies.
Conduent was created in 2017 when it was spun off from Xerox.
For 2022 Conduent reported revenue of $3.86 billion, down 6.8 percent from $4.14 billion in 2021.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, Conduent has moved up from No. 23 to No. 22. CRN regrets the error.
No. 21: EPAM Systems
2022 Ranking: 23
Top Executive: Arkadiy Dobkin, President and CEO
Location: Newtown, Pa.
EPAM provides software engineering and product development services combined with digital transformation strategy and business consulting. The services provider boasts expertise in key industries and what it describes as deep knowledge in technology and emerging digital trends.
For 2022 EPAM Systems reported revenue of $4.82 billion, up more than 28 percent from $3.76 billion in 2021.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, EPAM Systems has moved up from No. 22 to No. 21. CRN regrets the error.
No. 20: CACI International
2022 Ranking: 21
Top Executive: John Mengucci, President and CEO
Location: Reston, Va.
CACI is a $6.2 billion professional and IT services provider serving multiple branches of the U.S. federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence and healthcare.
The $6.20 billion in revenue the company reported for its fiscal 2022 (ended June 30) was up 2.6 percent from $6.04 billion in fiscal 2021.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, CACI International has moved up from No. 21 to No. 20. CRN regrets the error.
No. 19: Peraton
2022 Ranking: 20
Top Executive: Stu Shea, President and CEO
Location: Herndon, Va.
Peraton is a national security and technology provider with a focus on the defense, space, intelligence and homeland security sectors. The company was created through the spin out of the government IT services division of Harris Corp. in 2017 with later acquisitions including Perspecta and Northrop Grumman’s federal IT division – both in 2021.
In May Peraton partnered with enterprise automation software developer UiPath to provide the UiPath platform as a cloud-based managed service to U.S. intelligence, defense and civilian agencies.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, Peraton has moved up from No. 20 to No. 19. CRN regrets the error.
No. 18: Computacenter
2022 Ranking: 19
Top Executive: Neil Hall, President, North America
Location: San Francisco
Computacenter offers technology sourcing, professional and managed services around workplace, applications and data, cloud and data center, network, and security IT.
Computacenter, which has its global headquarters in Hatfield, U.K., has expanded its presence in the U.S. in recent years through a series of acquisitions including FusionStorm in 2018, Pivot in 2020, and Business IT Source in July 2022.
For 2022 Computacenter reported revenue of £6.47 billion (U.S. $7.97 billion), up 28.5 percent from £5.03 billion (U.S. $6.20 billion) in 2021.
CRN has corrected a data error that appeared in the initial publication of the 2023 CRN Solution Provider 500. As a result, Computacenter has moved up from No. 19 to No. 18. CRN regrets the error.
No. 17: Carahsoft Technology
2022 Ranking: 16
Top Executive: Craig Abod, President
Location: Reston, Va.
Carahsoft is a major federal, state and local government IT solutions provider delivering information technology for cybersecurity, multi-cloud, DevSecOps, big data, AI, open-source systems, customer experience and more.
The company is a top-ranked GSA schedule contract holder and master aggregator for its vendor partners and also works with resellers, systems integrators and consultants to provide IT products, services and training.
No. 16: Insight Enterprises
2022 Ranking: 17
Top Executive: Joyce Mullen, President and CEO
Location: Chandler, Ariz.
Solutions integrator Insight Enterprises focuses on IT and business-to-business capabilities for enterprises with an emphasis on cloud and data center transformation, connected workforce and digital innovation.
The company’s services portfolio includes procurement, consulting and managed services, and hardware, software and lifecycle services. Expertise spans modern infrastructure, modern applications, intelligent edge, data and AI, and cybersecurity.
Insight reported sales of $10.43 billion for 2022, up 11 percent from $9.44 billion in 2021.
No. 15: Wipro Technologies
2022 Ranking: 15
Top Executive: Thierry Delaporte, CEO and Managing Director
Location: East Brunswick, N.J.
Wipro is a leading technology and consulting company with a services portfolio that covers system design, engineering and operations, and emerging technologies, and is a value-added reseller of desktops, notebooks, servers, storage products, networking solutions and packaged software.
The Americas region accounts for nearly 60 percent of Wipro’s global revenue and the company has about 20,500 employees located in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Mexico. The company, which has its global headquarters in Bangalore, India, recently re-located its U.S. headquarters to East Brunswick, N.J.
For its fiscal 2023 (ended March 31) Wipro reported revenue of $11.01 billion, up 5.6 percent from $10.43 billion in fiscal 2022.
No. 14: SHI International
2022 Ranking: 13
Top Executive: Thai Lee, President and CEO
Location: Somerset, N.J.
SHI is a global provider of data center, cybersecurity, cloud and networking solutions, along with IT lifecycle services, and professional and technical training.
Through its Stratascale subsidiary (launched in 2020) SHI offers professional and consulting services to help clients achieve “digital agility” in such areas as cloud computing, IT automation, data intelligence, digital experience and cybersecurity.
SHI works with a range of IT vendors and has won partner awards from Fortinet, Juniper Networks and Pure Storage, among others. The company achieved ServiceNow Elite Partner status in April.
No. 13: GDIT
2022 Ranking: 12
Top Executive: Amy Gilliland, President
Location: Falls Church, Va.
General Dynamics Information Technology is the IT solutions and service management business unit of defense and aerospace giant General Dynamics Corp. GDIT provides IT, systems engineering and professional services to customers in government, defense and intelligence agencies.
In May GDIT announced the launch of “a multipronged technology investment strategy” that includes six digital accelerator solutions: zero trust, IT operations automation, multi-cloud management, software factory, 5G and mission AI/ML.
In March GDIT was awarded a $1.7 billion flight school training support services contract by the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
No. 12: CGI
2022 Ranking: 14
Top Executive: George Schindler, President and CEO
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Global IT and business consulting firm CGI boasts a services portfolio that spans strategic IT and business consulting, systems integration, managed IT, application and infrastructure services, business process services, and intellectual property solutions.
CGI also develops packaged solutions for specific markets such as the CGI Advantage enterprise resource planning application set for state and local governments and the CGI Trade360 global trade solution for banks.
For its fiscal 2022 (ended Sept. 30) CGI reported revenue of CAN$12.87 billion (U.S.$9.43 billion), up 6.1 percent from CAN$12.13 billion (U.S.$8.89 billion).
No. 11: Leidos
2022 Ranking: 11
Top Executive: Thomas Bell, CEO
Location: Reston, Va.
Leidos is a leading technology, engineering and science solutions and services provider with a focus on customers in the aviation industry, government agencies, defense and intelligence agencies, and the healthcare industry.
In May Tom Bell, a veteran executive at Rolls Royce and Boeing, took over as Leidos’ new CEO. He replaces Roger Krone, Leidos’ CEO since 2014, who retired.
For its fiscal 2022 (ended Dec. 30, 2022) Leidos Holdings reported revenue of $14.40 billion, up 4.8 percent from revenue of $13.74 billion in fiscal 2021.
No. 10: DXC Technology
2022 Ranking: 9
Top Executive: Mike Salvino, President and CEO
Location: Ashburn, Va.
DXC Technology is one of the IT industry’s largest solution providers and services company. In DXC’s fiscal 2023 (ended March 31) the company reported revenue of $14.43 billion, down 11.3 percent from $16.27 billion in fiscal 2022.
During the company’s fiscal 2023 DXC Technology executed a significant transformation, including changing its operating model and optimizing costs, to better position itself for the current fiscal year.
In March DXC said it had ended talks with a potential buyer after months of speculation that the publicly held company could be acquired by a private equity firm. DXC initially disclosed the discussions in late 2022. DXC said the talks ended due to the potential acquirer’s difficulty in raising capital amidst current market conditions.
Also in March the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged DXC with making misleading disclosures related to its non-GAAP financial performance between 2018 and 2020. The SEC said DXC had agreed to pay an $8 million penalty in the case without admitting to or denying the SEC charges.
No. 9: World Wide Technology
2022 Ranking: 10
Top Executive: Jim Kavanaugh, CEO
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
World Wide Technology is a global IT solutions provider with $17 billion in annual revenue and nearly 9,000 employees in 55 locations. Core to the company’s operations is its Advanced Technology Center where WWT helps partners and customers conceptualize, test and validate hardware and software solutions.
This year marks the fifth year of WWT’s five-year plan to triple the size of its services organization by the end of 2023, CEO Jim Kavanaugh told CRN in December.
WWT is a leading channel partner for Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and VMware, among other vendors.
No. 8: Kyndryl
2022 Ranking: 6
Top Executive: Martin Schroeter, CEO
Location: New York
Kyndryl, previously IBM’s IT infrastructure services business, was spun off as an independent company in late 2021 and joined the Solution Provider 500 list last year. This year the company moved down two positions to No. 8.
For the company’s fiscal 2023 (ended March 31, 2023) Kyndryl reported revenue of $17.03 billion, down 7 percent from $18.32 billion in fiscal 2022.
The company said that during the year it had grown its Kyndryl Consult business and made progress in its “Three-A’s” strategy of alliance initiatives (signing contracts tied to cloud hyperscaler alliances), advanced delivery initiative (redeploying more than 5,500 delivery professionals to serve new revenue streams and backfill attrition), and accounts initiative (addressing elements of its business with substandard margins).
In March the company said it was laying off a “small percentage” of employees, along with streamlining processes and systems, in response to the uncertain economy.
In May Kyndryl and application giant SAP expanded their strategic partnership to help customers with their business transformation initiatives including migrating from older SAP ERP applications to SAP S/4HANA.
No. 7: IBM Consulting
2022 Ranking: 8
Top Executive: Arvind Krishna, CEO
Location: Armonk, N.Y.
IBM held the No. 1 spot on the Solution Provider 500 for many years before the 2021 spinoff of its infrastructure services business as Kyndryl. Today both are in the top 10 of the Solution Provider 500 and IBM Consulting moved up one spot this year to No. 7.
IBM Consulting services cover business transformation, technology consulting and application operations. For all of 2022 IBM Consulting reported revenue of $19.11 billion, up 7 percent from $17.84 billion one year earlier.
No. 6: Cognizant
2022 Ranking: 7
Top Executive: Ravi Kumar, CEO
Location: Teaneck, N.J.
Cognizant is a global IT consulting and professional services company that was originally the in-house IT operation of Dun & Bradstreet before its 1996 spinoff. The company’s expansive portfolio of IT services spans application development and modernization, AI, business processes, cloud solutions, digital experience, infrastructure services, security and more.
In January Cognizant hired former Infosys president Ravi Kumar S to be its new CEO, replacing Brian Humphries who served as the company’s CEO for four years. The company had previously announced that Kumar would join Cognizant as president, Cognizant Americas. But the company did not provide a specific reason for the sudden leadership change other than a quote from chairman Stephen Rohleder saying that “now is the right time for new leadership to capitalize on [market and revenue growth] opportunities.”
For 2022 Cognizant reported revenue of $19.43 billion, up 5 percent from $18.51 billion in 2021.
No. 5: NTT Data
2022 Ranking: 3
Top Executive: Bob Pryor, NTT U.S., CEO
Location: Plano, Texas
NTT Data is a $30 billion global digital business and IT services provider whose offerings span business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, application development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, business process outsourcing, systems integration and global data centers.
In November NTT Data completed its acquisition of Aspirent, an Atlanta-based data and analytics advisory firm. In October the company wrapped up its acquisitions of Umvel, a Mexico City-based digital design and engineering service provider, and Apisero, a leading consulting firm focused on the MuleSoft application and data integration platform.
No. 4: CDW
2022 Ranking: 4
Top Executive: Christine Leahy, President and CEO
Location: Vernon Hills, Ill.
CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of IT hardware and software products and integrated solutions to 250,000 business, government, healthcare and education customers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
CDW reported sales of $23.75 billion in 2022, up 14.1 percent from $20.82 billion in 2021. The company’s 2022 business got a boost from its $2.5 billion acquisition of Sirius Computer Solutions, one of the largest acquisitions in channel history, that closed in December 2021.
In February CDW acquired Locus Recruiting, a IT consultancy specializing in information security, cloud computing, networking and infrastructure.
In April CDW said that Q1 financial results would fall below expectations and that it would lay off an undisclosed number of employees as a result. In May the company reported that sales for the quarter (ended March 31) declined 14.2 percent year over year to $5.10 billion.
No. 3: Capgemini
2022 Ranking: 5
Top Executive: Aiman Ezzat, CEO
Location: New York
Multinational IT services and consulting company Capgemini works with cloud, data and AI technologies to provide clients with enterprise management, customer experience and intelligent industry services and solutions. Cybersecurity is also a key focus of the company’s areas of expertise.
In 2022 Capgemini, whose global headquarters is in Paris, France, reported revenue of just under €22 billion ($23.70 billion), up 21.1 percent from €18.16 billion ($19.57 billion) in 2021. The company’s North America revenue, which accounted for 31 percent of total revenue, grew 15 percent in 2022.
No. 2: Tata Consultancy Services
2022 Ranking: 2
Top Executive: Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO and Managing Director
Location: New York
Global IT services and consulting company TCS held onto the No. 2 position on this year’s Solution Provider 500 list.
For its fiscal 2023 (ended March 31) TCS reported revenue of $27.93 billion, up nearly 9 percent from $25.71 billion in fiscal 2022.
In May TCS, which has its global headquarters in Mumbai, India, announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud and the launch of TCS Generative AI, which leverages Google Cloud’s generative AI services, for designing and deploying custom business systems that harness generative AI capabilities.
In March TCS said that Gopinathan, who has led TCS as CEO and managing director for six years, will leave the company in September. K. Krithivasan, currently TCS president and global head of TCS’s Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Business Group, has been designated Gopinathan’s successor.
No. 1: Accenture
2022 Ranking: 1
Top Executive: Julie Sweet, CEO
Location: Chicago
For the third consecutive year Accenture is No. 1 on the Solution Provider 500 list.
The IT systems integration and consulting services giant reported revenue of $61.6 billion for its fiscal 2022 (ended Aug. 31), up nearly 22 percent from $50.5 billion one year earlier. For the first six months (ended Feb. 28, 2023) of its fiscal 2023 Accenture reported revenue of $31.6 billion, up more than 5 percent from $30.0 billion in the first half of fiscal 2022.
Like most solution providers, Accenture today is seeing many opportunities across the changing IT landscape while at the same time facing internal challenges – including a significant cost-cutting effort and layoffs of 19,000 employees or 2.5 percent of its workforce.
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet recently said that demand for large transformation deals remains strong as many businesses’ need to build their digital core. “I’m personally working right now with clients across insurance, health care, consumer goods, banking and telecom – all of whom are very focused on how do [they] get rid of [their] technical debt, how do [they] build more resilience. They’re trying to build digital products, but they’ve got really old systems,” Sweet said during a March earnings call.
“Technology is so core to every strategy that when the economy goes down, what are you seeing? Well, people are saying, ‘We gotta optimize. We gotta lower costs. We gotta do managed services,’” Sweet said.
Accenture’s aggressive acquisition strategy remains a significant factor in the company’s growth: The systems integrator made about two dozen acquisitions in 2022 – a lot, but still only about half the 50-plus acquisitions it made in 2021.
Accenture’s acquisitions are often focused on experience and skills in specific disciplines, such as its July 2022 purchase of The Stable with its global commerce transformation expertise. Or its acquisition that same month of Eclipse Automation, which specialized in manufacturing automation and robotics.
The purchase of life sciences consulting firm Bionest in February of this year was an example of how the IT services giant leverages acquisitions to expand into new industries. And some acquisitions are focused on geographical expansion, as was its acquisition last August of Indonesia-based Romp, which strengthened Accenture’s presence in Southeast Asia.