{"id":11890,"date":"2021-04-01T08:20:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T13:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterling.com\/?p=11890"},"modified":"2021-04-01T08:20:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T13:20:47","slug":"sterling-honored-on-2021-crn-tech-elite-250-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterling.com\/stargazer\/?p=11890","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Honored on 2021 CRN\u00ae Tech Elite 250 List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>North Sioux City, S.D., April 1, 2021<\/strong> &#8212; Sterling has made the honor roll of IT-solution providers \u2014 the <em>2021 Tech Elite 250<\/em> issued by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crn.com\">CRN<\/a><strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>, a brand of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechannelco.com\/\">The Channel Company<\/a>. This rarified annual roster features IT providers of all sizes in North America. \u201cCRN\u2019s Tech Elite 250 list highlights the top solution providers in the IT channel with the most in-depth technical knowledge, expertise, and certifications for providing the best level of service for their customers,\u201d says Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. \u201cThese solution providers have continued to extend their talents and abilities across various technologies and IT practices, demonstrating their commitment to conveying the most exceptional business value to their customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Businesses and institutions rely on solution providers like Sterling to help them meet today\u2019s complex IT challenges \u2014 from new systems implementation to digital-transformation initiatives. To meet these demands, solution providers and MSPs must complete rigorous levels of training and commit to ongoing certifications from IT vendors, to be at the highest tiers within those vendors\u2019 partner programs.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling\u2019s President and CEO Brad Moore says the company works hard to earn cutting-edge technical certifications from leading information-technology suppliers. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be able to offer best-practice IT solutions from client to cloud, giving customers the benefits of our specialized expertise, our proven efficiencies, and our close relationships with industry-leading manufacturers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in southeastern South Dakota, with sales and service offices in additional states, Sterling (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sterling.com\">www.sterling.com<\/a>) has over two decades of success helping customers simplify the most complex requirements of their IT environments.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling streamlines the IT experience for end-users in diverse markets. Its major clients include government, educational institutions, and commercial businesses. Sterling\u2019s business model is to serve as a single point of contact for solutions architecture, proof of concept, product fulfillment, and technology-adoption needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;#&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sterling press contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patricia L. Bornhofen, Corporate Communications, Marketing<br \/>\nSterling, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>605-242-1206|\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Patricia.Bornhofen@Sterling.com\">Patricia.Bornhofen@Sterling.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Sterling at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.Sterling.com\"><strong>www.Sterling.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Channel Company <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thechannelcompany.com\">www.thechannelcompany.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow The Channel Company:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChannelCo\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-channel-company\">LinkedIn<\/a><u>,<\/u> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheChannelCompany?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 2021. CRN is a registered trademark of The Channel Company, LLC. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Channel Company Contact:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jennifer Hogan<br \/>\nThe Channel Company<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jhogan@thechannelcompany.com\">jhogan@thechannelcompany.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Sioux City, S.D., April 1, 2021 &#8212; Sterling has made the honor roll of IT-solution providers \u2014 the 2021 Tech Elite 250 issued by CRN\u00ae, a brand of The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,10,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-awards","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sterling Honored on 2021 CRN\u00ae Tech Elite 250 List - 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