The Coolest Of The Cool

Each year, CRN looks at the hot IT startups making an impact on the channel on our Emerging Vendors list. The list includes startups that were established no earlier than 2008 and know the value of good channel partnerships; a strategy to leverage the channel to go to market is also a requirement. Here we present to you the 25 coolest startups on the Emerging Vendors list for 2014.

Also, check out a breakdown of each company on this year's list by technology expertise:

• Big Data Vendors (Part 1)
• Big Data Vendors (Part 2)
• Business Applications
• Data Center Vendors
• Networking And VoIP
• Mobility Vendors
• Storage Vendors
• Virtualization Vendors
• Security Vendors
• Cloud Vendors