Channel Standouts: The 2021 CRN Tech Elite 250

The Tech Elite 250 is comprised of solution providers in the U.S. and Canada that have the highest partner levels from the IT industry’s leading vendors including AWS, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and VMware. Here is a sampling of that list.

Making The Grade

As the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession forced businesses and organizations to rapidly shift the way they operate, many relied heavily on their solution providers to help them adapt to the new normal.

To do that, solution providers had to be at the top of their game, prepared to meet their customers’ rapidly evolving needs with the right technology combined with the right business skills. The solution providers best positioned to do that are the ones that maintain the highest levels of training and certification from the IT vendors they partner with and occupy the top tiers within those vendors’ partner programs.

CRN’s annual Tech Elite 250 recognizes solution providers in the U.S. and Canada who have achieved the top levels some of the leading IT vendor partner programs.

Some of the solution providers on this year’s list have made the Tech Elite 250 every year since its 2011 inauguration. They include C Spire Business in Birmingham, Ala.; Computer Design & Integration in Teterboro, N.J.; DynTek Services in Irvine, Calif.; Edge Solutions in Alpharetta, Ga.; Emtec in Jacksonville, Fla.; Sirius in San Antonio; and Structured in Clackamas, Ore.

The following are snapshots of 25 solution providers, a sampling of this year’s Tech Elite 250. They include highlights of their partner program levels with AWS, Cisco Systems, Dell, HPE, Oracle and VMware. The complete Tech Elite 250 list can be viewed here.

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2nd Watch

Top Executive: Doug Schneider, CEO

Location: Seattle

www.2ndwatch.com

AWS Partner Level: Premier

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Advanced Computer Concepts

Top Executive: Reza Zarafshar, President

Location: McLean. Va.

www.acc.net

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Gold

HPE Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Aspire Technology Partners

Top Executive: John Harris, President, CEO

Location: Eatontown, N.J.

www.aspiretransforms.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

HPE Partner Level: Business

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Business IT Source

Top Executive: Robert Frauenheim, CEO

Location: Buffalo Grove, Ill.

www.bitsinc.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Select

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

C Spire Business

Top Executive: Allen McIntosh, General Manager

Location: Birmingham, Ala.

www.cspire.com/business

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Platinum

VMware Partner Level: Premier

Computer Design & Integration

Top Executive: Eric Bakker, CEO

Location: Teterboro, N.J.

www.cdillc.com

AWS Partner Level: Advanced

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Silver

Oracle Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Premier

ConRes

Top Executive: Mary Nardella, CEO

Location: Bedford, Mass.

www.conres.com

AWS Partner Level: Advanced

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Platinum

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

Oracle Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Premier

DVBE Technology Group

Top Executive: Richard McKinnon, CEO

Location: Sacramento, Calif.

www.dvbetg.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Registered

HPE Partner Level: Business

VMware Partner Level: Professional

DynTek Services

Top Executive: Timothy Montgomery, CEO

Location: Irvine, Calif.

www.dyntek.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Platinum

HPE Partner Level: Business

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Edge Solutions

Top Executive: Julie Haley, CEO

Location: Alpharetta, Ga.

www.edge-solutions.com

Cisco Partner Level: Premier

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Gold

HPE Partner Level: Silver

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Emtec

Top Executive: Sunil Misra, President, CEO, COO

Location: Jacksonville, Fla.

www.emtecinc.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Registered

HPE Partner Level: Silver

Oracle Partner Level: Platinum

VMware Partner Level: Professional

EVOTEK

Top Executive: Cesar Enciso, CEO

Location: San Diego

www.evotek.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

Oracle Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

InfoSystems

Top Executive: Scott Davis, CEO

Location: Chattanooga, Tenn.

www.infosystems.biz

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Premier

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Gold

HPE Partner Level: Business

VMware Partner Level: Advanced

ITsavvy

Top Executive: Mike Theriault, CEO

Location: Addison, Ill.

www.itsavvy.com

Cisco Partner Level: Premier

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Premier

LookingPoint

Top Executive: Sean Barr, President

Location: Pleasant Hill, Calif.

www.lookingpoint.com

AWS Partner Level: Advanced

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Authorized

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Mainline Information Systems

Top Executive: John McCarthy, President, CEO

Location: Tallahassee, Fla.

www.mainline.com

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

VMware Partner Level: Premier

MicroAge

Top Executive: Rob Zack, CEO

Location: Tempe, Ariz.

www.microage.com

Cisco Partner Level: Premier

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Platinum

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

VMware Partner Level: Principal

Mobius Partners

Top Executive: Jay Uribe, Co-Founder, President

Location: San Antonio

www.mobiuspartners.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Select

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Gold

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

Oracle Partner Level: Silver

VMware Partner Level: Premier

ProActive Solutions

Top Executive: Melissa Cather, President

Location: Mission, Kan.

www.proactivesolutions.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Select

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Platinum

HPE Partner Level: Silver

Oracle Partner Level: Remarketer

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Sanity Solutions

Top Executive: Jason Cherveny, President, CEO

Location: Denver

www.sanitysolutions.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Registered

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

Sirius

Top Executive: Joe Mertens. President, CEO

Location: San Antonio

www.siriuscom.com

AWS Partner Level: Advanced

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

Oracle Partner Level: Platinum

VMware Partner Level: Principal

Structured

Top Executive: Ron Fowler, President, CEO

Location: Clackamas, Ore.

www.structured.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Premier

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Authorized

HPE Partner Level: Platinum

VMware Partner Level: Enterprise

ThunderCat Technology

Top Executive: Tom Deierlein, CEO

Location: Reston, Va.

www.thundercattech.com

AWS Partner Level: Advanced

Cisco Partner Level: Gold

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Platinum

HPE Partner Level: Silver

VMware Partner Level: Premier

vCore

Top Executive: Steve Leavitt, Founder, CEO

Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.

www.vcore.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Premier

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

HPE Partner Level: Silver

Oracle Partner Level: Gold

VMware Partner Level: Premier

Winslow Technology Group

Top Executive: Scott Winslow, Founder, President

Location: Waltham, Mass.

www.winslowtg.com

AWS Partner Level: Registered

Cisco Partner Level: Registered

Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium

VMware Partner Level: Professional