by Rick Whiting
As IT becomes more complex, businesses and organizations are demanding more from the IT solution and service providers they work with.
Basic system implementation and break-fix capabilities aren't enough anymore. Customers are looking to their strategic service providers for increasingly higher levels of expertise in IT system design and operation, DevOps, cloud migration, business process re-engineering and digital transformation.
That's reflected today in the partner programs run by the IT industry's biggest technology companies. In the past a VAR's tier/level status in such programs was largely determined by sales volume. Today training, certifications and other indicators of partner capabilities and expertise are key criteria in determining how high partners rise within vendor partner programs.
CRN's annual Tech Elite 250 highlights solution providers and strategic service providers in the U.S. and Canada that have achieved the highest partner levels with the IT industry's leading vendors including AWS, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and VMware.
Included on CRN's list is World Wide Technology. Here are their stats:
World Wide Technology
Top Executive: James Kavanaugh, CEO
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
AWS Partner Level: Advanced & Consulting Partner
Cisco Partner Level: Gold
Dell Technologies Partner Level: Titanium
HPE Partner Level: Platinum
Oracle Level: Gold
VMware Partner Level: Principal
