Zayo Jumps Another Rank on the 2024 Channel Futures MSP 501 Awards — Ranking #7 on the Tech Industry’s Most Prestigious List of Global Managed Service Providers
July 02 2024 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Zayo leads the rankings for communications
infrastructure providers
Zayo, a leading global communications infrastructure provider,
has continued to climb the ranks of one of the world’s premier
managed service providers in the prestigious 2024 Channel Futures
Managed Service Provider (MSP) 501. The company ranked in at #7 in
this year’s list, leading the rankings for all communications
infrastructure providers. This marks Zayo’s third consecutive year
on the list, and second consecutive year ranking within the top
10.
“Zayo has been known as a leading network provider for over 17
years. But as emerging technologies continue to drive network
complexities, we’ve recognized the essential need for managed
services to help organizations of all types connect and secure
their digital touchpoints and environments,” said Michael Mckerley,
SVP of Managed Services at Zayo. “Over the last several years, Zayo
has expanded our managed services portfolio with robust offerings
and best-in-class technology partners to help our customers—and
those of our extensive network of trusted channel partners—connect,
manage, and protect their critical network functions from edge to
core to cloud. Our continued recognition and growth in the MSP 501
is a testament to our efforts.”
Zayo delivers critical managed edge, SD-WAN, connectivity,
cybersecurity, and voice-and-collaboration services to the largest
and most innovative organizations, through its direct sales team
and network of channel partners that serve as trusted advisors for
organizations looking to adopt next-generation edge-core-cloud
managed services to maximize application performance. Zayo’s
expansive global network combined with its best-in-class managed
services not only enable connection for organizations from edge to
edge, edge to cloud, cloud to core, and everywhere in between, but
also provide impactful observability and automated insights into
network performance and health to streamline IT workflows, cut
costs, increase the ROI of their network technology, and mitigate
and reduce incidents.
For over 6,000 customers across 60 countries, Zayo designs,
manages, and secures data and communications networks comprising
142,000 network devices; 252,000 Unified Communications as a
Service (UCaaS) extensions; and 700,000 Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP) trunks.
For the past 17 years, managed service providers around the
globe have submitted applications for inclusion on this prestigious
and definitive listing. The Channel Futures MSP 501 survey uses a
quantitative methodology to rank companies based on their annual
revenue, profitability measured by EBITDA, and recurring revenue.
MSPs that qualify for the list must also pass a rigorous review
conducted by the Channel Futures research team and editors. Channel
Futures ranks applicants using a unique methodology that weighs
financial performance according to long-term health and viability,
commitment to recurring revenue and operational efficiency.
“The 2024 Channel Futures MSP 501 winners survived a challenging
market and emerged as the highest performing and most innovative IT
providers in the industry today,” said Dave Raffo, MSP editor and
MSP 501 project manager. “The most impressive thing about the MSP
501 winners is they deliver for their customers every day. These
are the most innovative, driven, and successful MSPs in a fiercely
competitive industry.”
“For a managed service provider to attain a spot on the Channel
Futures MSP 501 everything must be operating at peak performance.
This list represents the most productive, profitable,
fastest-growing, organizations in the technology industry focused
on driving their customers to new heights,” said Bob DeMarzo, VP
Content, Informa Channels. “These are the best of the best in the
managed services industry as defined by Channel Futures’ extensive
research. The MSP 501 companies are the most sought after by peers
who want to understand today’s best practices and by technology
suppliers who want to partner with these organizations. At their
core, these are vendor and platform neutral partners focused on
doing what is right for their customers.”
To learn more about Zayo’s managed service offerings, visit
https://www.zayo.com/services/.
Methodology
The 2024 MSP 501 list is based on confidential data collected
and analyzed by the Channel Futures research and editorial teams.
Data was collected online from February to May, 2024. The MSP 501
list recognizes top managed service providers based on metrics
including recurring revenue, profit margin and other factors.
About Zayo
For more than 17 years, Zayo has empowered some of the world’s
largest and most innovative companies to connect what’s next for
their business. Zayo’s future-ready network spans over 17.5 million
fiber miles and 144,000 route miles. Zayo’s tailored connectivity
and edge solutions enable carriers, cloud providers, data centers,
schools, and enterprises to deliver exceptional experiences, from
core to cloud to edge. Discover how Zayo connects what’s next at
www.zayo.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Channel Futures
Channel Futures is a media and events destination for the
information technology and communications industry. We provide
information, perspective, and connection for the entire channel
ecosystem, including solution providers (SPs), managed service
providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), cloud
service providers (CSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and
distributors, technology solutions brokerages, subagent and agents,
as well as leading technology vendor partners and communication
providers.
Channel Futures is where the world meets the channel; we are
leading Channel Partners forward. Our properties include awards
programs such as the Channel Futures MSP 501, a list of the most
influential and fastest-growing providers of managed services in
the technology industry; Channel Partners events, which delivers
unparalleled in-person events including Channel Partners Conference
& Expo and MSP Summit. More information is available at
channelfutures.com.
Channel Futures is part of Informa Tech, a leading provider of
market insight and market access to the global business technology
community. Through in-depth expertise and an engaged audience
community, Informa Tech helps business professionals make better
technology decisions and marketers reach the most powerful tech
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plc.
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Kayla Bodel Walker Sands for Zayo Group press@zayo.com