2012 CRN Tech Elite 250

Tech Elite 250

Solution providers have to be at the top of their game these days. Not just to meet the needs of their increasingly demanding customers, but also the ever tougher expertise and certification standards being set by IT vendors.

Here we present a sampling of this year’s CRN Tech Elite 250, the definitive list of solution providers with deep technical expertise and premier certifications serving customers in North America. CRN editors developed the Tech Elite list based on the level and depth of certifications from EMC, IBM, Cisco, VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Dell, HP, Symantec and NetApp. These VARs are best-of-breed integrators who have invested in technical knowhow and top-level certifications in the areas of data centers and infrastructure to differentiate themselves.

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AdvizeX Technologies

Location: Independence, OH
Region: East North Central
No. of Certifications: 37

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Select
Citrix Silver
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver
VMware Premier

Alexander Open Systems

Location: Overland Park, KS
Region: West North Central
No. of Certifications: 22

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
Microsoft Gold
VMware Premier

Bluewater Communications Group

Location: Hauppauge, NY
Region: Mid-Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 22

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
EMC SN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
IBM Premier
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Platinum
VMware Premier

Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Region: East North Central
No. of Certifications: 2g

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Platinum
HP Elite
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
EMC ASN Implement Partner
VMware Premier

CompuCom Systems

Location: Dallas, TX
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 38

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Platinum HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

Compugen

Location: Richmond Hill, ON
Region: Canada
No. of Certifications: 25

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Platinum
Dell Preferred
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

CompuNet

Location: Meridian, ID
Region: Mountain
No. of Certifications: 20

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Silver
Citrix Gold
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC ASN Implement Partner
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
VMware Premier

Computer Design and Integration

Location: Teterboro, NJ
Region: Mid-Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 32

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Silver
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

Computex

Location: Houston, TX
Region: West South Central
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Silver
Dell Preferred
HP Elite
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Gold
VMware Premier

Continental Resources

Location: Bedford, MA
Region: New England
No. of Certifications: 25

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

Dasher Technologies

Location: Campbell, CA
Region: Pacific
No. of Certifications: 30

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Gold
VMware Enterprise

DynTek

Location: Newport Beach, CA
Region: Government
No. of Certifications: 20

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Platinum
Dell Premier
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver Virtualization
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

En Pointe

Location: Gardena, CA
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 34

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Premier
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

ePlus

Location: Herndon, VA
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 34

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Premier
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
NetApp Star
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

Ergonomic Group

Location: Westbury, NY
Region: Mid-Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 33

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver Virtualization
NetApp Star
Symantec Platinum
VMware Professional

ESI Electronic Systems

Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Region: South Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 24

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Platinum
VMware Enterprise

FlexITy

Location: Richmond Hill, ON
Region: Canada
No. of Certifications: 20

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Virtualization Solutions Elite
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Gold
VMware Enterprise

Forsythe Technology

Location: Skokie, IL
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 33

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Citrix Gold
Dell Premier
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM-DI Specialty Elite: Virtualization & Consolidation
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
Symantec Platinum

FusionStorm

Location: San Francisco, CA
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 30

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred
EMC-ASN Implement Partner
EMC-VCE Coalition Partner
EMC-Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Platinum

GreenPages Technologies Solutions

Location: Kittery, ME
Region: New England
No. of Certifications: 27

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred
EMC-ASN Implement Partner
EMC-VCE Coalition Partner
EMC-Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

Groupware Technology

Location: Campbell, CA
Region: Pacific
No. of Certifications: 28

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Silver
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
Microsoft Certified
Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

GTSI

Location: Herndon, VA
Region: Government
No. of Certifications: 20

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Platinum
Dell Preferred
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
IBM Advanced
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

HPM Networks

Location: Fremont, CA
Region: Pacific
No. of Certifications: 30

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Silver
HP Elite
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Gold
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

Iron Bow Technologies

Location: Chantilly, VA
Region: Government
No. of Certifications: 31

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
VMware Premier

ISG Technology

Location: Salina, KS
Region: West North Central
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Dell Preferred
Dell Premier
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
VMware Premier

IT Partners

Location: Tempe, AZ
Region: Mountain
No. of Certifications: 18

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Dell Preferred
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
VMware Enterprise

Lewan & Associates

Location: Denver, CO
Region: Mountain
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
HP Elite
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Star
VMware Premier

Lilien LLC

Location: Larkspur, CA
Region: Pacific
No. of Certifications: 28

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Silver
Dell Preferred
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
Symantec Silver
VMware Enterprise

Logicalis

Location: Farmington Hills, MI
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 40

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
IBM-DI Specialty Elite: Information Infrastructure
IBM-DI Specialty Elite: Virtualization & Consolidation
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver Virtualization
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Platinum
VMware-Professional

Logista

Location: Bessemer, AL
Region: East South Central
No. of Certifications: 17

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
VMware Enterprise

Long View Systems

Location: Calgary, AB
Region: Canada
No. of Certifications: 26

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
NetApp Star
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

LPS Integration

Location: Nashville, TN
Region: East South Central
No. of Certifications: 24

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Citrix Platinum
Cisco Silver
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
Symantec Gold
Vmware Premier

MicroTech

Location: Vienna, VA
Region: Government
No. of Certifications: 19

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Silver
VMware Enterprise

Modcomp Systems & Solutions

Location: Deerfield Beach, FL
Region: South Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Silver
Citrix Gold
Dell Premier
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Gold
VMware Enterprise

MTM Technologies

Location: Stamford, CT
Region: New England
No. of Certifications: 22

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Platinum
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
NetApp Platinum
Vmware Enterprise

Netelligent Corporation

Location: Chesterfield, MO
Region: West North Central
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver EMC-ASN Implement Partner
EMC-VCE Coalition Partner
EMC-Velocity Solution Provider
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
Symantec Silver
VMware Enterprise

NetGain Technologies

Location: Lexington, KY
Region: East South Central
No. of Certifications: 17

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Silver
Dell Preferred
HP Elite
Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
Microsoft Gold
VMware Enterprise

NWN Corporation

Location: Waltham, MA
Region: New England
No. of Certifications: 28

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Platinum
Dell Preferred
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
Symantec Silver
VMware Premier

Paragon Development Systems (PDS)

Oconomowoc, WI
Region: East North Central
No. of Certifications: 36

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Silver
Citrix Gold
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver Virtualization
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

PC Mall

Location: El Segundo, CA
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 30

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Dell Premier
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
IBM Premier
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold Virtualization Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

PCPC Direct

Location: Houston, TX
Region: West South Central
No. of Certifications: 17

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Select
Citrix Silver
Dell Preferred
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
Symantec Silver
VMware Enterprise

Presidio Networked Solutions

Location: Greenbelt, MD
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 33

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
IBM Premier
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Star
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

Scalar

Location: Toronto, ON
Region: Canada
No. of Certifications: 20

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Dell Premier
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP PartnerONE Preferred Partner
IBM Premier
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Platinum
Symantec Gold
VMware Premier

Sigma Solutions

Location: San Antonio, TX
Region: West South Central
No. of Certifications: 24

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Star
Symantec Platinum
Vmware-Premier

Sirius Computer Solutions

Location: San Antonio, TX
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 30

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Premier
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Star
Symantec Gold VMware Premier

Sycom Technologies

Location: Richmond, VA
Region: South Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 21

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
Microsoft Cloud Accelerate
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Gold Virtualization
VMware Enterprise

Systems Management Planning (SMP)

Location: Rochester, NY
Region: Mid-Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 26


Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Silver
Dell Premier
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
NetApp Gold
Symantec Platinum
VMware Premier

Systems Solutions

Location: Northbrook, IL
Region: East North Central
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Premier
Citrix Gold
Dell Preferred EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Star
VMware Enterprise

Teklinks

Location: Birmingham, AL
Region: East South Central
No. of Certifications: 18

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
Dell Premier
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver Virtualization
VMware Premier

TSA

Location: Houston, TX
Region: West South Central
No. of Certifications: 19

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Select
Citrix Silver
Dell Preferred
HP Elite
Microsoft Certified
VMware Enterprise

Venture Technologies

Location: Ridgeland, MS
Region: South Atlantic
No. of Certifications: 23

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Silver
Dell Preferred
EMC ASN Implement Partner
EMC VCE Coalition Partner
EMC Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
Symantec Silver
VMware Enterprise

Vital Support Systems

Location: Urbandale, IA
Region: West North Central
No. of Certifications: 25

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
HP Elite
Microsoft Gold
Microsoft Silver Virtualization
VMware Premier

World Wide Technology

Location: St. Louis, MO
Region: National
No. of Certifications: 31

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Cisco Gold
Citrix Gold
EMC-VCE Coalition Partner
EMC-Velocity Solution Provider
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Certified
NetApp Star
VMware Premier

Zunesis

Location: Centennial, CO
Region: Mountain
No. of Certifications: 24

Data Center and Infrastructure Certifications:
Citrix Gold
HP Elite
IBM Premier
Microsoft Gold
VMware Premier