CRN assembles solution provider lists and rankings throughout the year, including the Solution Provider 500, Tech Elite 250 and Fast Growth 150. Here CRN recognizes the 47 solution providers that earned a spot on all three lists this year with the annual Triple Crown honors.

With the wave of AI development surging through the IT industry, solution providers have scrambled in the last two years to adopt a rush of new AI products and services from their IT vendor partners and develop AI practices to meet increasing demand from customers. At the same time solution providers have had to make continual course corrections to adjust to an uncertain economy, high interest rates and lingering supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite these challenges many solution providers have successfully grown their businesses, both organically and through acquisitions, in recent years. They have expanded their technology and service offerings to meet customers’ rapidly changing needs. And they have developed expertise – and won IT vendor certifications – in AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and other critical technology segments.

CRN publishes a number of solution provider lists and rankings throughout the year including the Solution Provider 500, 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, a roundup of solution providers that achieve the highest partner levels and certifications from leading IT vendors.

Each year a number of solution providers accomplish the impressive feat of making all three lists. This year 47 solution providers, profiled on the following pages, achieved that trifecta to become the 2024 class of CRN Triple Crown winners.

As with so much of the IT industry and the channel, the AI explosion is having a major impact on the solution providers that make up the Triple Crown list. One such company is World Wide Technology, a Triple Crown winner for a third time (it previously made the 2015 and 2018 lists). Earlier this year CEO James Kavanaugh told CRN that the sales opportunities around AI are a game-changer for solution providers and their customers.

“I believe AI is going to be the most transformative technology that’s impacted mankind in our history,” Kavanaugh said. “Everybody’s talking about AI, but everybody is also trying to figure it out,” he said. “It’s happening so fast and so many new technologies and new capabilities are launching that customers are overwhelmed.”

Winslow Technology Group, a leading provider of IT solutions, managed services and cybersecurity services, makes the Triple Crown list for a seventh year – more than any other company on this year’s list. Advanced Computer Concepts, ANM and Sterling Computers are all appearing on the list for the sixth year.

The Triple Crown class of 2024 also has 19 companies that are making the list for the first time including Arctiq, GrayMatter, NetFabric Solutions and The Redesign Group.

Here are the profiles of this year’s Triple Crown winners.

Mark Haranas contributed to this story.

Acuative

Vince Sciarra, CEO

Fairfield, N.J.

Promising to power customers’ digi­tal transformation, Acuative provides networking, communications and connectivity solutions backed up with customized support. In addition to network infrastructure, the solution provider offers unified communica­tions, managed security and cloud migration.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 209

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 142

2024 Fast Growth: 51.4%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Advanced Computer Concepts

Reza Zarafshar, President

McLean, Va.

ACC describes itself as a total solution provider that can solve customers’ IT challenges from initial design to enter­prise management. Areas of expertise include cloud, data centers, cyberse­curity, collaboration, networking and audio-visual.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 83

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 112

2024 Fast Growth: 60.3%

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021

Advizex

C.R. Howdyshell, CEO

Independence, Ohio

Advizex, a Fulcrum IT Partners com­pany, provides infrastructure and enterprise application solutions. Its portfolio includes Everything as a Service, adaptive infrastructure, intel­ligent operations, Dell Technologies Apex and Hewlett Packard Enterprise GreenLake.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 115

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 117

2024 Fast Growth: 57.1%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

Alchemy Technology Group

Wes Davis and Travis Graham (pictured), Partners and Co-CEOs

Houston, Texas

Alchemy delivers a broad range of solutions that map key business driv­ers to emerging technology platforms. Its expertise includes data moderniza­tion, digital workspace, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and AI.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 183

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 47

2024 Fast Growth: 110.7%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Align

Jim Dooling, President and CEO

New York

Align’s expansive portfolio of IT solu­tions and managed and professional services cover workplace technology, including integrated audio-visual and collaboration systems and cloud/ SaaS applications. The company also offers data center and cybersecurity solutions.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 202

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 106

2024 Fast Growth: 63.7%

Triple Crown Winner: 2022, 2023

American Digital

Norbert R. Wojcik, Jr., President

Elk Grove, Ill.

American Digital has a deep bench of solutions covering cloud computing, data centers, networking and cyber­security. In addition to its global SAP practice, managed services include fully hosted environments, backup and recovery, application monitoring and management, and security assessments.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 338

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 134

2024 Fast Growth: 53.3%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

AMS.NET

Robert Tocci, President and CEO

Livermore, Calif.

In addition to solutions around data center, wireless networking, collabora­tion and communications, cybersecurity and more, AMS.NET provides turnkey design, procurement, implementation and support services. AMS.NET was acquired by MGT in May.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 198

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 108

2024 Fast Growth: 61.2%

Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022

ANM

Raminder Mann, CEO

Albuquerque, N.M.

ANM specializes in enterprise infrastructure, including data center, cloud, network, security and collaboration technologies, and digital transformation solutions, all backed by the company’s “discover, design, implement and manage” framework.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 98

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 102

2024 Fast Growth: 65.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Arctiq

Paul Kerr, CEO

Irvine, Calif.

Arctiq describes its mission as “engi­neering transformative infrastructure, security and platform solutions.” Offerings span modern infrastruc­ture, enterprise security and platform engineering, including DevOps, appli­cation modernization, Kubernetes, observability, and data strategy and engineering.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 123

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 29

2024 Fast Growth: 145.1%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

BlackHawk Data

Maryann Pagano, CEO

New York

BlackHawk Data is a full-service solu­tion provider specializing in designing, deploying and managing data center, cloud, security, networking and col­laboration solutions, many of them on an as-a-service basis. In April the com­pany launched its cutting-edge Private Cellular Network Solutions featuring private 5G.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 309

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 16

2024 Fast Growth: 193.2%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

Calian IT & Cyber Solutions

Michael Tremblay, President

Houston

Calian’s IT & Cyber Solutions has a broad portfolio of managed IT, cybersecurity, and IT and cloud trans­formation services. The latter includes infrastructure modernization, cloud development and business process transformation services.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 146

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 38

2024 Fast Growth: 130.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2023

cb20

Chris Pickett, President and CEO

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

cb20’s solutions span cybersecurity, IT network infrastructure, cloud comput­ing, and audio-visual/collaboration, along with a broad menu of hardware and software products. Managed IT ser­vices support entire IT environments for small, midsize and enterprise customers across multiple industries.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 432

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 92

2024 Fast Growth: 69.4%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Centre Technologies

Chris Pace, CEO

Houston

Centre Technologies serves small businesses in the Texas-Oklahoma region with its offerings in managed IT services, cloud solutions, cyber­security, business intelligence, and IT consulting and support. Centre Technologies recently acquired Tulsa, Okla.-based NetLink Solutions and Dallas-based SMB Suite.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 288

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 135

2024 Fast Growth: 53.3%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Clutch Solutions

Garrette Backie, CEO

Mesa, Ariz.

Clutch Solutions offers a broad range of professional and managed services for networks, servers, storage, cybersecu­rity, client devices and software. It also provides IT assessments for Broadcom, AWS, security, networks and more as well as AWS cloud migration services and government solutions.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 228

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 49

2024 Fast Growth: 105.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2022, 2023

Comport Consulting

Jack Margossian, CEO

Ramsey, N.J.

Comport provides AI, data center, networking and cybersecurity solu­tions as well as managed and cloud IT services, including backup and disaster recovery as-a-service and ComportSecure cloud solutions. Comport also develops a wide range of health-care IT solutions.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 275

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 144

2024 Fast Growth: 50.6%

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016

Computer Transition Services

Michael Vaught, Chief Revenue Officer

Lubbock, Texas

Computer Transition Services says it puts cybersecurity services “front and center” in all its IT service, solution and support offerings, including man­aged IT services, networking, backup and recovery, cloud services, business communications, HIPAA compliance and virtualization.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 496

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 100

2024 Fast Growth: 65.7%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Converged Technology Group

Leo E. Galletta, President and CEO

Islandia, N.Y.

Converged Technology Group provides fully outsourced managed IT services for SMBs and co-managed IT services for midmarket and enterprise busi­nesses. Its Assist360 platform is at the core of many of the company’s offerings, including co-managed server, network and security services.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 434

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 147

2024 Fast Growth: 48.8%

Triple Crown Winner: 2021

Converge Technology Solutions

Greg Berard, President and Global CEO

Gatineau, Que.

Converge Technology Solutions has grown rapidly in recent years through an aggressive acquisition strategy. The company’s solutions include advanced analytics, AI, application moderniza­tion, cloud platforms, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 28

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 69

2024 Fast Growth: 83.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2022, 2023

Coretelligent

Kevin Routhier, Founder, President and CEO

Needham, Mass.

Coretelligent provides a range of “smart IT infrastructure” solutions that the company says help customers operate and transform their business at the same time. Its lineup covers outsourced IT, cy­bersecurity and compliance, AI and au­tomation, cloud, and data and analytics.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 265

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 137

2024 Fast Growth: 52.8%

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023

Dataprise

William Flannery, CEO

Rockville, Md.

Dataprise’s services span cloud and infrastructure, managed cybersecurity, disaster recovery, mobility manage­ment, managed end-user support and IT consulting. Dataprise added cyber incident response and remediation services to its repertoire with its August acquisition of Phoenix IT.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 252

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 93

2024 Fast Growth: 68.8%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

EchoStor

Michael Johnson, CEO and Principal

Hopkinton, Mass.

With a focus on IT solutions tailored to customers’ needs, EchoStor specializes in next-generation data centers, secu­rity, digital workflows and modern workplaces—the latter utilizing AI, business intelligence and collaboration platforms to enhance productivity.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 178

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 91

2024 Fast Growth: 69.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2018

Effectual

Robb Allen, CEO

Jersey City, N.J.

Effectual is an AWS Premier Tier Services partner that specializes in enterprise digital trans­formation, including cloud strategy and design, migration, modernization and management; application devel­opment; GenAI and data and analytics. VMware to AWS migration and mod­ernization is also a key area of expertise.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 349

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 46

2024 Fast Growth: 111.2%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

eGroup Enabling Technologies

Mike Carter, CEO

Mount Pleasant, S.C.

eGroup is a top solution provider in the Microsoft space, offering managed ser­vices and solutions around Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. Focus areas include hybrid data centers, security, data, AI and applications. Consulting services cover technology strategy reviews, virtual CISO and licensing optimization.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 306

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 56

2024 Fast Growth: 97.6%

Triple Crown Winner: 2014, 2015

Evolving Solutions

Jaime Gmach, CEO

Hamel, Minn.

Evolving Solutions sees its mission as helping customers modernize and automate their mission-critical appli­cations and infrastructure to support business transformation. Areas of exper­tise include modern data centers, data availability and protection, networking, security and observability.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 139

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 121

2024 Fast Growth: 56.5%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Future Tech

Bob Venero, President and CEO

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Future Tech boasts a solutions portfo­lio that spans IT infrastructure, AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud, virtual desktop infrastructure, storage and networking. Its IT professional services include procurement, configu­ration and imaging, staff augmentation, and managed print services.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 76

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 72

2024 Fast Growth: 82.1%

Triple Crown Winner: 2016, 2023

GrayMatter

James Gillespie, CEO

Warrendale, Pa.

GrayMatter focuses on transforming operations within industrial and man­ufacturing companies. Its solutions include advanced industrial analytics, automation and controls, and cyber and network infrastructure. The company’s GreyMatterGuard is used to secure industrial operations and reduce fire­wall traffic.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 297

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 129

2024 Fast Growth: 55.0%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Greystone Technology

Jesse Armstrong, President

Denver

Greystone Technology’s portfolio includes fully managed, co-managed and on-demand IT services. The company also provides IT support, end-user training, cybersecurity, and services around web and application development, procurement and proj­ect management.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 467

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 149

2024 Fast Growth: 49.1%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Imperium Data

Nicholas Scarsella, CEO

Tampa, Fla.

Imperium Data provides customized IT solutions for customers using its consult, design, deploy and deliver approach, all of which are backed up by the company’s IT engineering and support services. Data center, security, networking and wireless technologies are at the core of its offerings.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 448

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 24

2024 Fast Growth: 159.5%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

iT1 Source

Guy Steinbrink, Principal

Tempe, Ariz.

iT1 Source provides services and solu­tions around cloud, cybersecurity, and communications and collaboration technologies, backed by professional and managed services including 24x7x365 systems monitoring and man­agement. The company has expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure and Copilot.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 136

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 147

2024 Fast Growth: 49.8%

Triple Crown Winner: 2015

Magna5

Robert Farina, CEO

Canonsburg, Pa.

Magna5 provides managed IT ser­vices, including network and server management, including end-user sup­port and co-managed IT. The company also specializes in cloud services and cybersecurity and has an extensive lineup of IT consulting and procure­ment services.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 334

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 15

2024 Fast Growth: 198.3%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Managed Solution

Sean Ferrel, CEO

San Diego, Calif.

Managed Solution is a national Micro­soft Gold partner providing Microsoft se­curity, managed Azure and Microsoft consulting services. Solution offerings encompass cloud management and de­ployment, communication and collab­oration, business process automation, security and Hyper-V virtualization.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 451

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 89

2024 Fast Growth: 71.0%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

MicroAge

Rob Zack, CEO

Phoenix

Under its new “Technology Reimagined” tagline, MicroAge offers a comprehensive mix of IT solutions and managed and consulting services cover­ing IT infrastructure, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. MicroAge also has expertise in business continuity, data centers, networking and security.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 103

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 68

2024 Fast Growth: 83.6%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

NetFabric IT Solutions

Rick Karn, CEO

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Anchored by its 24x7x365 network operations center, NetFabric IT Solutions provides managed infrastruc­ture services, managed IT solutions, professional and field services, and products from its over 300 OEM hard­ware and cloud partnerships.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 490

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 11

2024 Fast Growth: 226.7%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

NWN Carousel

Jim Sullivan, President and CEO

Exeter, R.I.

NWN Carousel delivers AI-powered IT solutions including intelligent infrastructure, cybersecurity, unified communications, visual collaboration, contact centers and managed devices. The company delivers its managed services and support via its Experience Management Platform.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 55

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 70

2024 Fast Growth: 82.8%

Triple Crown Winner: 2022, 2023

Omega Systems

Mike Fuhrman, CEO

Reading, Pa.

Omega Systems’ expertise includes public and private cloud, SOC 2-cer­tified data center, managed security, unified communications, backup and recovery, and regulatory compliance services. In June Omega acquired Amnet Technology Solutions and its Cloudpath multi-cloud connectivity platform.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 358

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 26

2024 Fast Growth: 154.8%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

Paragon Micro

Jeff Reimer, President and CEO

Lake Zurich, Ill.

Paragon Micro’s areas of expertise include data center and network infrastructure, cloud computing, cyber­security and modern workplace—all augmented by managed, consulting, assessment, implementation, training and asset lifecycle services.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 90

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 132

2024 Fast Growth: 53.4%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Sterling Computers

Brad Moore, CEO

North Sioux City, S.D.

Sterling Computers has expertise in modern infrastructure, digital workspace, cloud, connectivity and security. In addition to proactive moni­toring services, Sterling provides IT systems prepared in its Configuration, Integration and Distribution centers.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 54

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 149

2024 Fast Growth: 48.4%

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021

STN

Sabur Mian, CEO

Pleasanton, Calif.

STN says it puts information security at the center of everything it does with its managed security infrastructure, SIEM and firewall services—many through its STN ONE security bundle. Solutions span data center, business applications, networks and IaaS, cloud, disaster recovery, backup and archival managed services.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 450

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 57

2024 Fast Growth: 95.6%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

Stoneworks Technology

Jody Burton, CEO

Ottawa, Ont.

Stoneworks says it builds “resilient and reliable” custom IT infrastructures for corporations and government custom­ers and provides intelligent enterprise solutions around AI, big data, cloud, cybersecurity, data center, mobility and virtualization. Stoneworks was acquired by Fulcrum IT Partners in July 2023.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 206

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 109

2024 Fast Growth: 60.9%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Strategic Communications

Kathy Mills, President and CEO

Louisville, Ky.

Strategic Communications’ portfolio of customized cloud services around the AWS and Microsoft Azure platforms includes cloud strategy and consulting, cloud architecture and design, cloud migration and digital transformation, hosted applications, cloud security and compliance, and secure SD-WAN.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 181

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 61

2024 Fast Growth: 89.9%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Structured Communication Systems

Ron Fowler, President and CEO

Clackamas, Ore.

Structured Communication Systems is focused on delivering secure, cloud-connected digital infrastructure and managed IT services. Its portfolio spans infrastructure, security, and hybrid and multi-cloud. Managed services include SD-WAN and unified communications and collaboration.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 155

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 146

2024 Fast Growth: 50.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2020, 2023

Tego

Nolan Smith, CEO

Raleigh, N.C.

Tego describes itself as an engineering-led provider of end-to-end data center, cloud and security solutions. Services include public cloud, the Tego cloud, security services, audit and compliance, and public sector/SLED. Consulting, project management and “engineering residency” professional services round out its offerings.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 415

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 99

2024 Fast Growth: 66.0%

Triple Crown Winner: 2023

The Redesign Group

Phil Sanginario, President and CEO

Hermosa Beach, Calif.

The Redesign Group is a global tech­nology and cybersecurity consulting company that provides business trans­formation expertise and cybersecurity services. Its Business Transformation Assessment framework helps organiza­tions transition from tactical activity to strategic execution.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 224

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 14

2024 Fast Growth: 208.8%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

ThunderCat Technology

Tom Deierlein, CEO

Reston, Va.

ThunderCat Technology is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that delivers technology products and services to government organizations, educational institutions and commer­cial enterprises. Offered solutions cover data center infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, SecOps automation, col­laboration and cloud transformation.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 48

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 35

2024 Fast Growth: 134.5%

Triple Crown Winner: 2020, 2021, 2023

Trace3

Rich Fennessy, CEO

Irvine, Calif.

Trace3 offers a portfolio of solutions and managed services around modern infrastructure, cloud, data and analytics, contact center and collaboration, secu­rity, and more. The company has gone all in on AI with solutions and services around strategy, governance and risk, and architecture and operations.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 34

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 105

2024 Fast Growth: 63.7%

Triple Crown Winner: New to list

Winslow Technology Group

Scott Winslow, President

Waltham, Mass.

Winslow Technology Group specializes in data center, cloud computing and digital workspace and cybersecurity. The company also operates Winslow Financial Services to provide custom­ers with leasing and financing for a wide range of IT asset purchases.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 269

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 136

2024 Fast Growth: 52.9%

Triple Crown Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

World Wide Technology

Jim Kavanaugh, Co-Founder and CEO

Maryland Heights, Mo.

World Wide Technology’s solutions and services span just about every segment of IT, including cloud, data center, digi­tal workspace, mobility, security, and AI and data. The company also has an Advanced Technology Center that helps customers design, build, test and evalu­ate new technology solutions.

2024 SP 500 Rank: No. 7

2024 Fast Growth Rank: No. 150

2024 Fast Growth: 48.9%

Triple Crown Winner: 2015, 2018