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IT Partners Named to Inaugural
CRN Tech Elite 250
List recognizes VARs with deep technical expertise and premier certifications in North America
(Tempe, AZ) February 23, 2011 – IT Partners, a leading Tempe-based technology consulting firm, has been named to the inaugural CRN Tech Elite 250.
 The Tech Elite 250 serves as the industry’s definitive list of VARs with both deep technical expertise and premier certifications. IT Partners has been recognized as a best-of-breed integrator who has invested in technical know-how and earned premier certifications in the areas of data centers and infrastructure for North American customers.
CRN Editors worked with solution providers and outside experts to define the most important technical certifications in the market today. By mapping certifications against the key technology opportunities as defined by CRN’s State of the Market and Midmarket study, the Tech Elite 250 recognizes the VARs most committed to helping customers innovate while reducing costs.
"The Tech Elite 250 recognizes an elite group of VARs who are successfully navigating the dynamic IT channel market,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President, Editorial Director at Everything Channel. “By adapting to new customer purchasing patterns and redefining best practices, these solution providers are delivering the strategies and value customers demand to compete in today’s competitive economic environment.”
"We are extremely proud of our technical team, their extensive knowledge and expertise. It is an honorto be included in this prestigious list," says Gary Johnston, IT Partners president.
About IT Partners
ITP Consulting, Inc., dba IT Partners, is a privately owned Arizona-based information technology consulting firm. It provides technologies and specialized services in all aspects of data center infrastructure including industry-leading virtualization, server, storage and network offerings. It has been named as one of the fastest growing technology solution providers by several industry resources including CRN’s Fast-Growth 100, VAR500 and Inc. 5000. IT Partners distinguishes itself from the competition through its breadth of services, expertise and long-term strategic partnerships with customers and vendors. For more information, visit http://www.goitpartners.com
About Everything Channel
Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.
About United Business Media Limited
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com.
IT Partners Recognized on the Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine Fast Growth 100 List
Arizona IT Company Ranks on National Industry List
(Tempe, AZ) - September 27, 2010 – IT Partners, a leading Tempe-based technology consulting firm, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list.
The list recognizes solution providers with growth rates in excess of 26 percent, average two-year revenue growth of 110 percent, and average annual sales of products and services of $120.8 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2007 to calendar year 2009.
Ranked 80th, IT Partners made the list with a two-year growth rate of close to 37%.
“To be recognized b Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine is a great honor for us,” says Gary Johnston, IT Partners president. “We believe our growth is a reflection of our commitment to expand our consulting practice areas and make investments around innovative technologies and skills that add value to our customers.”
“The Fast Growth 100 are channel innovators and mavericks who are growing in considerable size and influence. As business-oriented IT consultants, these organizations work closely with customers to identify multivendor IT solutions to solve their business problems. We congratulate IT Partners on their well-earned success despite current economic conditions,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President, Editorial Director for Everything Channel.
The Fast Growth awards will be presented Oct. 21 at the 2010 Fast Growth conference at the Hyatt Regency in Boston. To learn more about the Fast Growth 100, visit the Fast Growth Community at crn.community.com. The Fast Growth community is a forum for leading channel executives to exchange ideas, share best practices and engage in discussions about effective channel management programs. The forum features exclusive content such as blogs from the Fast Growth winners themselves.
Everything Channel
Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com.
About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
IT Partners Places Among 25 Fastest Growing Companies in Arizona
Arizona Companies Acknowledged For Importance to Economy
9/16/2010
(Tempe, AZ) — IT Partners, a leading Tempe-based technology consulting firm, was named as one of Arizona’s 25 Fastest Growing Private Companies at a special invitation-only awards ceremony hosted by the Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards review board. IT Partners was selected for the 2010 ACE Award based on its revenue growth over the past two years.
Now in its 16th year, the 2010 ACE Awards honored the 50 Largest Privately-Held Companies and the 25 Fastest-Growing Companies in Arizona. The event recognizes the success of Arizona companies and their importance to the state's economy. According to the review board, the firms generate combined revenues of over $15 billion per year and employ over 40,000 Arizonans.
“We attribute our revenue growth during 2008-2009 to multiple factors: a diversified customer base, successful implementation of some new business development strategies, and our incredible team who put forth the extra effort necessary to succeed and grow during tough economic times,” says Willie Hawileh, IT Partners chief operating officer.
IT Partners president, Gary Johnston stated, “We are truly grateful for the tremendous amount of growth we’ve experienced since forming the company seven years ago. We’ve learned a lot along the way that has helped to achieve this growth: be innovative, don’t get stale and keep focused on what makes you profitable. This award is a testament to a collective effort of hard work, dedication and passion for what we do. It was a proud moment hearing IT Partners name announced during the ceremony.”
The full list of 2010 ACE Award winners is posted on www.aceawards.net.
IT Partners Is a Premier Partner in the VMware Partner Network
August 30, 2010
IT Partners today announced that it is a Premier-level partner in the VMware Partner Network. This achievement demonstrates IT Partners’ expertise in VMware virtualization solutions.
“VMware is pleased to recognize IT Partners with Premier status, the highest partnership level within the VMware Partner Network,” said Brandon Sweeney, vice president, Americas channel sales, VMware. “We value our relationship with IT Partners and look forward to even greater success in the future.”
As a Premier-level partner, VMware recognizes IT Partners as a go-to solution provider that can deliver the most comprehensive VMware solutions and services to customers on the journey to cloud computing. Premier-level partners are the most qualified partners in the VMware Partner Network and with this distinction, IT Partners has demonstrated a broad range of expertise and the ability to best serve their customers’ needs desktop, datacenter and cloud computing solutions.
VMware Partner Network is a comprehensive program that provides a common infrastructure, extensive sales and services tools, margin opportunities and industry-recognized training for the entire VMware partner ecosystem, including solution providers, technology partners and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). VMware Partner Network is designed to help ensure a more consistent and successful user experience as well as help partners increase their business potential by increasing their skills in VMware solutions. The program helps partners maximize their investments in VMware virtualization to provide customers with the best end-to-end virtualization solutions available. Read more about VMware Partner Network.
IT Partners Ranked Among North America’s Top 500 Technology Integrators by Everything Channel
May 28, 2010
(Phoenix, AZ) — IT Partners, a leading Phoenix-based technology consulting firm, announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel as one of North America’s top technology integrators for the second year in a row. Named to the prestigious VAR500 list (formerly VARBusiness 500), IT Partners placed at number #443 in the 16th annual ranking, moving up 56 spots from last year’s position. It is one of only five Arizona companies to make the list.
Willie Hawileh, IT Partners chief operating officer, attributes the company’s growth to a few key factors: its expansion of their consulting practice areas, its ongoing investment in innovative technologies, technical and leadership skills and its continued passion for helping customers achieve success.
The 16th annual ranking VAR500 list details the leading producers among technology integrators and technology solution provider organizations in North America based on gross worldwide revenue of hardware and software sales, as well as earnings from professional and managed IT services. This year’s list reflects the strength of the technology reseller channel as the ranking includes 182 new companies with four percent of the new entrants landing in the Top 100. Everything Channel, who produces the annual list, is the parent company of CRN and ChannelWeb. They are the premier information provider for the technology industry, solution providers and technology integrators.
IT Partners president, Gary Johnston stated, “It is an honor to be included in the VAR500 list for the second consecutive year. We are proud of the relationships we have developed with our customers and continually strive to provide them with the best possible solutions and service. Our growth is fueled by an amazing team of professionals who are focused on achieving positive business results for our customers.”
“The VAR500 is the who’s who of the solution provider community. HP, Microsoft, Cisco, Symantec among others are highly reliant on the VAR500 to sell their products to businesses and collectively this audience generated more than $500 billion dollars in sales in 2009. Even more importantly, they solve customers’ biggest IT business problems through product integration, training, consulting and services. In companies large and small, the VAR500 are considered integration experts, trusted business advisors and invaluable partners. We are honored to compile this list and represent this audience,” said Kelley Damore, vice president and Editorial director for Everything Channel.
About IT Partners
ITP Consulting, Inc., dba IT Partners, is a Phoenix, Arizona-based information technology solution provider. It provides technologies and specialized services in all aspects of data center infrastructure including industry-leading virtualization, server, storage and network offerings. It has been named as one of the fastest growing technology solution providers by several industry resources including VAR500, Inc. 5000 and CRN’s Fast-Growth 100. IT Partners distinguishes itself from the competition through its breadth of services, expertise and long-term strategic partnerships with customers and vendors.
Everything Channel
Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit http://www.everythingchannel.com.
About United Business Media Limited
(www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
IT Partners Principal Consultant Earns Coveted VMware VCDX Technical Design Certification
May 14, 2010
(Phoenix, AZ) – IT Partners, a leading Phoenix-based technology consulting firm, today announced that principal consultant Doug Baer, has earned the coveted VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) certification. VMware Certified Design Experts are part of an elite group of architects leading virtualization implementations around the world. VCDX is an advanced certification developed for design architects of enterprise deployments running on the VMware platform. Those who earn this certification have demonstrated their expertise in VMware virtualization and their ability to design and architect a virtualization strategy while considering the entire datacenter and a company’s business needs.
In addition to achieving the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification, each expert has taken the extra steps of passing both the Enterprise Administration Exam and the Design Exam, as well as successfully defending a VMware infrastructure design and implementation plan.
"IT Partners and Doug Baer have proven to the VMware certification evaluation board that they both are more than qualified to design and architect a datacenter infrastructure based on the VMware platform,” said Enis Konuk, vice president, worldwide technical services, VMware. ‘’We would recommend them as expert resources for customers looking to optimize their IT environments."
Bill Cassidy, IT Partners vice president of technology said, “We are extremely proud of Doug and his achievement. The VCDX certification validates the depth of Doug’s expertise designing complex VMware virtualization solutions, which is something IT Partners’ customers benefit from every day.”
For a complete listing of VCDX recipients, please visit http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=15652
IT Partners is a data center solution provider specializing in industry-leading virtualization, server, storage and network offerings. It teams with companies to create solutions to business challenges, lower IT costs, improve systems availability and maximize their investment in technology. The firm was founded in 2003 by six IT industry veterans and has since grown to 30 employees. It has been named as one of the fastest growing technology solution providers by several industry resources including VAR500, Inc. 5000 and CRN’s Fast-Growth 100.
About IT Partners
ITP Consulting, Inc., dba IT Partners, is a Phoenix, Arizona-based data center solution provider. It provides technologies and specialized services in all aspects of data center infrastructure.
IT Partners distinguishes itself from the competition through its breadth of services, expertise and long-term strategic partnerships with customers and vendors.
IT Partners Hosts Roundtable With HP CEO & Valley Business Leaders
Fortune 9 Exec Shares Common Business Challenges
IT Partners management team pictured with Mark Hurd (c).
IT Partners, a leading Phoenix-based technology consulting firm, hosted a CIO roundtable discussion for Valley business leaders with Mark Hurd, chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company.
Local business and technology executives from a variety of industries attended the dynamic networking event to hear Hurd's perspective on current IT industry trends, the economy, HP's business outlook and their overall strategy to reduce cost and increase efficiency. Also discussed were the results of HP's own internal IT transformation.
The roundtable provided the opportunity for Hurd to interact with attendees and receive direct feedback from current and prospective HP customers. He touched on how Hewlett-Packard engages with its customers and the company's commitment to provide better solutions and deliver better business outcomes.
IT Partners President, Gary Johnston, and Chief Operating Officer Willie Hawileh, invited Hurd to Phoenix to talk about the "state of the industry" with Valley execs. Johnston stated, "It was an incredible experience to host this forum and have a visionary and driving force like Mark Hurd share with us his insights, as well as his successes and challenges at HP."
The event was positively received by participants, "What a great event! It was an excellent opportunity to hear from Mark his views on the market, HP's direction and industry changes. I appreciated being a part of it," commented a CIO from the financial industry.
"The size of an organization doesn't matter. Today's decision makers are all facing shrinking budgets and heightened expectations. Hearing Mark talk about facing those same challenges puts everything into perspective," said Johnston.
IT Partners is a data center solution provider specializing in industry-leading virtualization, server, storage and network offerings. It teams with companies to create solutions to business challenges, lower IT costs, improve systems availability and maximize their investment in technology. The firm was founded in 2003 by six IT industry veterans and has since grown to 30 employees. It has been named as one of the fastest growing technology solution providers by several industry resources including VAR500, Inc. 5000 and CRN's Fast-Growth 100.
About IT Partners
ITP Consulting, Inc., dba IT Partners, is a Phoenix, Arizona-based information technology solution provider. It provides technologies and specialized services in all aspects of data center infrastructure. IT Partners distinguishes itself from the competition through its breadth of services, expertise and long-term strategic partnerships with customers and vendors. For more information about IT Partners, visit www.goitpartners.com
IT Partners WinsTop Growth Award
IT Partners was awarded the 2009 Top Growth Award at Avnet's 2010 HP Partner Summit this month. Achieving the highest percentage of growth, IT Partners is considered one of Avnet's top overall solution providers in Arizona and across the US.
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