Denver, Colo. – March 29, 2016 – Global Technology Resources, Inc. (GTRI), an award-winning IT consulting services firm, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named GTRI to its 2016 Tech Elite 250 list. This annual list honors an exclusive group of North American IT solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications from leading technology vendors.
To compile the annual list, The Channel Company’s research group and CRN editors work together to identify the most customer-beneficial technical certifications in the North American IT channel. Companies who have obtained these elite designations—which enable solution providers to deliver premium products, services and customer support—are then selected from a pool of online applicants.
“The solution providers selected for our annual Tech Elite 250 list have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and gained strong industry credibility by earning some of the most difficult IT certifications available from top technology vendors,” said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. “Attainment of these exclusive certifications strengthens the channel as a whole by invigorating partnerships and enabling the delivery of exceptional customer service. We congratulate each of these organizations and look forward to their continued success.”
GTRI certifications include Cisco Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Collaboration, CCIE Data Center, CCIE Security, CCIE Enterprise Networking, Splunk Certified Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect, Citrix Certified Professional (CCP) Mobility, CCP Networking and CCP Virtualization.
“As a consulting services firm, the caliber and knowledge of our experts are of the greatest importance to our clients’ success. We understand the usefulness that technical certifications have in creating more authoritative experts and the value our clients receive as a result,” said Greg Byles, CEO and co-founder, GTRI. “Technical education remains an important part of our culture because we have an ongoing commitment to make sure we are providing top talent and the best minds to our clients.“
Coverage of the Tech Elite 250 will be featured in the April issue of CRN, and online at www.crn.com.
About GTRI
GTRI provides industry-leading consulting and technology services that help clients derive real business value from their technology investments. With deep foundations in both networking and data center technologies, we support clients across a broad spectrum of industries with IT strategy, planning, private and cloud architectures, implementation and IT operations. Learn more at www.gtri.com.
About the Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com
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