Odds-On Favorites: CRN's 2018 Triple Crown Award Winners

Hitting A Triple

Each year CRN develops a number of lists and rankings, including the Solution Provider 500 list of the largest solution providers in North America according to revenue; the Fast Growth 150, which ranks the fastest-growing solution providers; and the Tech Elite 250, solution providers with the highest level of certifications from major vendors.

And each year a number of solution providers pull off a trifecta and make all three lists.

This year 46 solution providers accomplished that feat, making into onto our Triple Crown list. Here are the companies that made the grade.

2nd Watch

Doug Schneider, CEO

Seattle

2nd Watch is a provider of cloud enablement and managed cloud services. Closely allied with Amazon Web Services, 2nd Watch helps customers leverage AWS IaaS to run their business and has more than 200 AWS certifications. The solution provider also works with Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 258

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 10

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Abacus Group

Chris Grandi, Principal

San Francisco

Abacus Group is focused on deploying and managing hosted IT systems for alternative investment firms, including private equity and hedge fund companies. The solution provider offers a range of applications, security, data storage, disaster recovery and help desk services.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 446

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 115

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

AEC Group

Cathy Mary, President

Oakdale, Pa.

AEC provides strategic consulting services in data center, cloud, telecommunications and mobility technologies. It also offers facilities services, helping businesses plan and manage the construction and renovation of data centers right down to power supply, cabling, telecommunications and air conditioning infrastructure.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 291

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 79

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

AMS.NET

Robert Tocci, President, CEO

Livermore, Calif.

AMS.Net offers a broad range of technology solutions and services that includes switching and routing, mobility and wireless, firewalls and security, data center, virtualization, unified communications, applications, video collaboration and more.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 289

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 38

Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015, 2018

Aqueduct Technologies

Manak Ahluwalia, CEO

Waltham, Mass.

Aqueduct’s lineup of offerings includes IT assessment and professional services, cloud services such as Security- and Backup as a Service, and hybrid IT solutions for data centers, networking, security and collaboration. The company is a Cisco channel superstar in SD-WAN and hyper-converged backup.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 363

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 76

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Business IT Source

Bob Frauenheim, CEO

Vernon Hills, Ill.

Business IT Source supplies companies with IT products, customized solutions and services from computers and software to printers and power equipment, which are complemented by data center design and server and storage deployment services.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 240

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 107

Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018

Critical Start

Rob Davis, CEO

Plano, Texas

Critical Start offers IT security technology; professional services, which includes assessment and implementation; and managed detection and response capabilities. These help customers develop a comprehensive security strategy and elevate their security readiness condition.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 331

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 33

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Davenport Group

Sonia St. Charles, CEO

St. Paul, Minn.

Davenport Group designs and implements solutions that help midsize organizations proactively manage their data. It specializes in enterprise data storage and virtual infrastructure including hyper-converged systems, data protection, security, network and connectivity, client devices and application management.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 394

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 78

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Decisive Technologies

Mike Smith, President

Ottawa, Ontario

Decisive Technologies designs and deploys custom, fully integrated IT infrastructure solutions, including enterprise networking, data storage, cloud and virtualization systems, with an emphasis on security, availability and performance—purpose-built to meet the needs of midsize and enterprise customers. 2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 322

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 41

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

EchoStor Technologies

John Dooley, CEO

Hopkinton, Mass.

EchoStor provides data center solutions and services with an emphasis on customer data life-cycle management. Its expertise covers enterprise storage architecture, virtualization, converged infrastructure, storage and resource management, business continuity, and cloud solutions and managed services.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 263

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 82

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

enVista

Jim Barnes, CEO

Carmel, Ind.

enVista provides software and consulting services in unified commerce, supply chain management and transportation, combined with a range of IT consulting, infrastructure, managed and cloud services. The solution provider specializes in Microsoft and SAP applications.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 206

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 59

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Epic Information Solutions

Ryan Klassen, VP, Business Solutions, GM

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Epic is an independent subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services, offering consulting and professional services in hardware, software, networking and security and managed, hosted and cloud services.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 380

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 61

Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018

Evotek

Jeffrey Klenner, President

San Diego

Evotek’s forte is developing data center, networking and risk management solutions that help its customers in the Southwest U.S. solve business challenges in a world of digital transformation. The company jumped 150 spots on this year’s Solution Provider 500 from last year’s.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 228

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 14

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Gotham Technology Group

Ira Silverman, CEO

Montvale, N.J.

Gotham delivers professional services, managed services and solutions in data center, server and desktop infrastructure, virtualization, cybersecurity and more. Technology partners include Cisco, Dell EMC, HP, Microsoft, NetApp, Splunk and VMware.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 174

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 120

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

GuidePoint Security

Michael Volk, Managing Partner

Herndon, Va.

GuidePoint is a cybersecurity solutions and services provider with a strong footing in the commercial and federal sectors. It provides identity and access management and insider threat solutions including application and cloud security and threat and simulation attack services.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 94

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 21

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

High Availability Storage Systems

Stephen Eisenhart, CEO

Eden Prairie, Minn. High Availability is a developer and integrator of data center, cloud, collaboration, security and networking solutions, as well as a provider of managed services for networking management and IT service management. Cisco, NetApp and Pure Storage are partners.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 239

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 81

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

iCorps Technologies

Michael Hadley, President, CEO

Boston

iCorps Technologies is a strategic IT service provider with expertise in outsourced IT and managed services, cloud computing, technology assessment, system design and architecture, digital transformation and cybersecurity. The company specializes in Microsoft systems.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 493

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 150

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Impact Networking

Frank Cucco, CEO

Lake Forest, Ill. Impact has expanded far beyond its office equipment supplier roots and is now a leading provider of business process optimization services, offering solutions for information and document workflow, intelligent process automation, managed IT and cloud services, and branding and marketing.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 212

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 47

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Involta

Bruce Lehrman, CEO

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Involta is a national provider of end-to-end IT infrastructure and IT services, including data center, managed IT and consulting services. In July Involta launched its Involta Hybrid Cloud platform that integrates an organization’s multicloud environments into a single cloud provisioning and management system.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 324

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 75

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

iVision

Gabe Damiani, CEO

Atlanta

iVision offers IT solutions in hybrid cloud, security, DevOps, business continuity and disaster recovery, and next-generation IT such as software-defined networking. The solution provider recently unveiled multi-cloud Disaster Recovery- and Backup-as-a-Service offerings in conjunction with Equinix.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 305

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 111

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2018

Marco

Jeff Gau, CEO

St. Cloud, Minn.

Marco, which got started as a typewriter shop in 1973, has grown into a leading solution provider with expertise in managed IT and cloud services, managed print services, document management, unified communications, and audio and video systems. Marco has been expanding through acquisitions.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 81

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 97

Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018

Miles Technologies

Chris Miles, CEO

Moorestown, N.J.

Miles Technologies offers IT services in server design and virtualization, network design and infrastructure, security, and cloud migration and management. Also on the solution provider’s menu of services are custom software development, digital marketing and website design.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 453

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 144

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Mosaic451

Mike Baker, Managing Director

Phoenix

Mosaic451’s forte is providing advanced cybersecurity services to protect critical infrastructure for energy, finance, education, health-care, transportation and U.S. government customers. Mosaic is tackling the shortage of trained IT security personnel with its Mosaic451 Cyber Candidate School Program.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 471

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 17

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Myriad Supply

Andrew Fisher, CEO

New York Myriad Supply is a cybersecurity consultancy and integrator. The company has seen success by taking a “security-first” approach to a broad range of technologies. Myriad Supply has expertise in data center, cloud, connectivity, professional, voice, global logistics and managed services.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 165

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 113

Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018

n2Grate

Steve Halligan, CEO

Greenbelt, Md.

n2Grate is a fast-growing provider of infrastructure and data solutions. The company’s expertise spans managed services as well as technologies including data center, enterprise networking, security and collaboration. In addition, n2Grate is a certified HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) company.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 202

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 22

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

New Signature

Jeff Tench, CEO

Washington, D.C. New Signature has been a rising star in the Microsoft universe where it offers professional and managed services built around such Microsoft technologies as Azure, Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Power BI. The company holds 15 Microsoft Gold certifications and in July met the requirements of the Microsoft Azure Expert MSP Program.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 396

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 29

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Ntiva

Steven Freidkin, CEO

McLean, Va.

Ntiva is a managed IT and cloud services provider for commercial businesses as well as organizations in the nonprofit sector. In April the company enhanced its IT monitoring services through the forging of an alliance with LogicMonitor to utilize its Software-asa-Service-based IT performance monitoring platform.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 459

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 73

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

PCM

Frank Khulusi, Chairman, CEO

El Segundo, Calif.

PCM continues to provide an extensive lineup of data center, cloud, networking, security, backup/disaster recovery and ERP solutions, combined with managed, professional and support services. The company works with many leading IT vendors and is a Dell EMC Titanium partner.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 25

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 138

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Pegasus Technology Solutions

Buck Jones, CEO

Frisco, Texas

Pegasus Technology Solutions offers a range of professional, IT integration and managed IT services. The solution provider emphasizes an “elevated experience” for its customer service. Its vendor partners include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Aruba and Dell EMC.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 499

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 16

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

PKA Technologies

Felise Katz, CEO

Suffern, N.Y.

PKA Technologies’ broad range of technology expertise covers solutions in cloud, virtualization, big data analytics, security, enterprise software, storage, data protection, as well as converged and hyper-converged systems. PKA Technologies is a certified woman-owned business.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 410

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 93

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Razor Technology

Jim Stillittano, George Sucher, Managing Partners

West Conshohocken, Pa.

With its cloud and consulting services, digital solutions and data center expertise, Razor Technology touts its ability to bring “enterprise-class solutions to organizations of all sizes.” Microsoft, Dell EMC and Cisco are among the company’s vendor partners.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 226

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 74

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

REAN Cloud

Sekhar Puli, Managing Partner

Herndon, Va.

REAN Cloud is a specialist in cloud migration and Amazon Web Services transformation: The solution provider is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner. REAN Cloud is now in the process of being acquired by Hitachi Vantara, which aims to boost its big data and Internet of Things expertise with the acquisition.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 388

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 5

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

RoundTower Technologies

Stephen Power, Stephen West, Managing Partners

Cincinnati RoundTower offers professional, managed and residency services in data center infrastructure, converged infrastructure, cloud and automation, big data and analytics, DevOps, collaboration and mobility, and enterprise security.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 74

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 18

Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

Sanity Solutions

Jason Cherveny, President, CEO

Denver

Sanity Solutions is focused on developing enterprise IT and data management solutions for customers, combined with professional services (deployment, migration and managed) and business services (operational and financial).

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 337

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 98

Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

Scalar Decisions

Paul Kerr, President, CEO

Toronto, Ontario

Scalar Decisions has expertise in security, infrastructure, cloud and digital transformation practices. The solution provider says it strives to understand its customers’ technology challenges in the context of their business goals.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 95

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 85

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Simeio Solutions

Hemen Vimadalal, CEO

Atlanta

Simeio develops and implements identity access management solutions and provides IAM systems as a managed service. It works with vendors including BeyondTrust, RSA, Radiant Logic and Ping Identity—sometimes integrating multiple vendors’ products to meet customer needs.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 369

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 121

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Sirius Computer Solutions

Joe Mertens, President, CEO

San Antonio

Sirius offers a portfolio of data center solutions, security systems, cloud and managed services, business innovation services (including IoT, business analytics and digital transformation), and vertical industry solutions. In May Sirius acquired Forsythe Technology.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 24

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 126

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Sterling Computers

Brad Moore, President, CEO

Dakota Dunes, S.D.

Sterling Computers has been providing IT solutions to federal, state and local government, education and commercial customers for over 20 years. It provides a comprehensive lineup of enterprise, advanced and client IT services and staff augmentation.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 57

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 130

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Universal Data

Jim Perrier, President

New Orleans

Universal Data develops solutions for the data center and cloud computing, offering expertise in network infrastructure, security, backup and recovery, and collaboration technologies, all surrounded with managed services and IT consulting as well as project management capabilities.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 425

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 7

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Vantage Point

Nick Preuss, CEO

Kenosha, Wis.

Vantage Point has seen fast-rising demand for its hardware procurement, data center, web hosting and strategic consulting services. It lists its core competencies as IT services, cloud, network security, proactive monitoring and management, networking and wireless, and email and web products.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 335

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 52

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

vCore Technology Partners

Steven Leavitt, Founder, CEO

Scottsdale, Ariz.

Solutions and managed services provider vCore lists its “pillars of engineering excellence” as IT infrastructure, cloud, enterprise networks, data protection and security. The company made CRN’s Fast Growth 150 this year for the fifth consecutive year.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 256

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 127

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

Veristor

Ashby Lincoln, President, CEO

Duluth, Ga. Veristor provides what it calls “transformative business technology solutions,” offering managed, professional, design and deployment services in security, private cloud, converged infrastructure, networking, server and desktop virtualization, and business continuity.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 201

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 36

Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2017, 2018

Winslow Technology Group

Scott Winslow, President

Waltham, Mass.

The company focuses on enterprise data center solutions and consulting services, emphasizing technologies such as hybrid cloud, hyper-converged systems and allflash storage. Winslow is closely allied with Dell and is a Dell EMC Titanium partner.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 429

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 91

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018

World Wide Technology

James Kavanaugh, CEO

Maryland Heights, Mo.

Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology has grown from a small product reseller into a technology solution provider with 5,000-plus employees. Its solutions span software, networking, cloud, storage, security, mobility, collaboration, big data and IoT technologies.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 7

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 110

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2018

Yorktel Telecom

Ron Gaboury, CEO

Eatontown, N.J.

While its roots are in video communications, Yorktel also provides consulting, managed, media and collaboration services. The company is a Microsoft One Commercial partner and recently expanded its Microsoft practice with an acquisition it says will enable it to lead customers’ digital transformations.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 142

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 123

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Zones

Firoz Lalji, President, CEO

Auburn, Wash.

Offering products from a wide range of vendors, Zones provides solutions for data center optimization, network transformation, workplace modernization and security fortification. It focuses on addressing key business challenges including flexibility, productivity, scalability, compatibility and security.

2018 SP 500 Rank: No. 27

2018 Fast Growth Rank: No. 131

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Onica

Stephen Garden, CEO

Santa Monica, Calif.

Onica might be a new name in the world of public cloud integrators, but the solution provider is quickly becoming a heavyweight in Amazon Web Services consulting. The company has recently acquired Sturdy Networks and NetBrains, two fellow AWS consultancies that effectively operate as one company within a family structure. The deal combines two AWS Premier Partners to form a powerhouse that now holds more than 250 certifications and nine competencies from the public cloud giant.

2018 SP 500 Rank: 329

2018 Fast Growth Rank: 55

Triple Crown Winner: 2017; 2018