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