Datalink Earns 5th CRN Recognition in 9 Months, Including Triple Crown Honors
February 26 2015 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
Full-Service Data Center Company Named to CRN’s
Managed Service Provider Elite 150 List for 2nd Year
Datalink (NASDAQ: DTLK), a leading provider of data center
infrastructure and services, today announced its inclusion on the
2015 CRN Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list as one of the MSP
Elite 150, a designation reserved for large data center-focused
solution providers that participate in the managed services space.
It was the fifth time in nine months that Datalink’s performance in
the channel has been recognized by CRN, following placements on the
publication’s 2014 Solution Provider 500, Fast Growth 150 and
Tech Elite 250 lists that culminated in the distinction of
being one of only 26 companies to earn the new CRN Triple Crown
Award.
“The key to our performance in these CRN rankings is the ongoing
diversification of our portfolio to address changes in the IT
landscape and help customers utilize data center technologies to
meet their business objectives. That includes assisting IT teams in
projects such as cloud enablement, data center relocation, system
and application migration, disaster recovery planning, and the
critical transition to IT-as-a-Service,” said Datalink CEO Paul
Lidsky. “Our ability to provide support in all of these areas
continues to fuel our growth and raise our profile in the
channel.”
On the managed services side, Datalink’s 2015 MSP Elite 150
ranking stems from a broad offering that enables organizations to
increase IT productivity by outsourcing management of every aspect
of the data center stack, from monitoring applications, cloud
services and networks to managing the entire data center
infrastructure. These services have become increasingly important
with the emergence of new technologies, the inability of many
in-house IT organizations to employ specialists in each area, and
the need for IT staff to free themselves of day-to-day IT oversight
in order to focus on strategic business projects.
The 2015 MSP Elite 150 ranking was preceded by four accolades in
2014, including:
- A #47 slot on CRN’s
2014 Solution Provider 500 list of the
top technology integrators in North America by revenue. The company
debuted on the list five years ago at #195 and has climbed to
higher levels every year since.
- Recognition in CRN’s 2014
Fast Growth 150, a list of the fastest-growing solution
providers based on gross revenue from 2011 to 2013. Datalink has
appeared on this list every year since 2011.
- A fourth consecutive placement on
CRN’s Tech Elite 250, recognizing solution providers
with the highest level of certifications from major vendors.
Datalink has earned and maintained 1,000+ of these certifications,
plus special designations in cloud and converged infrastructures
such as Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Premium Partner, Cisco Cloud
Infrastructure, Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System
Authorized Technology Provider and EMC Signature Partner.
- A slot on CRN’s inaugural Triple
Crown Award roster, reserved for the 26 companies that had
sufficient revenue, growth and certifications to place on the
previous three lists.
A sample listing of the 2015 MSP 500 list was published in the
February print issue of CRN magazine.
About Datalink
A complete data center solutions and services provider for
Fortune 500 and mid-tier enterprises, Datalink transforms data
centers so they become more efficient, manageable and responsive to
changing business needs. Datalink helps leverage and protect
storage, server, and network investments with a focus on long-term
value, offering a full lifecycle of services, from consulting and
design to implementation, management and support. Datalink
solutions span virtualization and consolidation, data storage and
protection, advanced network infrastructures, business continuity,
and cloud enablement. Each delivers measurable performance gains
and maximizes the business value of IT. For more information, call
800.448.6314 or visit www.datalink.com.
Press Contact for DatalinkJill Schmidt, 847-921-1295Jill
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