{"id":8253,"date":"2020-04-24T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterling.com\/?p=8253"},"modified":"2020-04-24T15:36:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:36:54","slug":"sterling-named-to-2020-crn-tech-elite-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterling.com\/stargazer\/?p=8253","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Named to 2020 CRN Tech Elite 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>North Sioux City, SD, April 24, 2020 \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sterling announced today that\u00a0CRN<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, a brand of\u00a0The Channel Company, has named Sterling to its 2020 Tech Elite 250 list. This annual list acknowledges the top tier of North American IT solution providers that have earned the highest number of advanced technical certifications from leading technology suppliers, scaled to their company size. These organizations have differentiated themselves as premier solution providers, earning multiple, top-level IT certifications, specializations, and partner program designations from the industry\u2019s most prestigious technology providers.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, The Channel Company\u2019s research group and CRN editors work together to identify the most customer-centric technical certifications in the North American IT channel. Solution providers that have earned these elite designations \u2014 enabling them to deliver exclusive products, services, and customer support \u2014 are then selected from a pool of online applicants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teams prioritize the attainment of advanced technical certifications from each of our industry partners,\u201d said Chris Cyr, Sterling\u2019s CTO. \u201cBy obtaining expertise across all segments, we are better equipped to provide a range of products, solutions and services to better serve our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sterling has been a member of CRN&#8217;s Tech Elite 250 list for nine years running. Sterling attributes its successes to the level of engineers and solution architects: their skill sets, certifications achieved, and the complex solutions designed, implemented, and deployed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSolution providers that continue to pursue vendor certifications and extend their skill sets across various technologies and IT practices are proving their commitment to delivering the greatest business value to their customers through an incomparable level of service,\u201d said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. \u201cOur CRN Tech Elite 250 list recognizes leading solution providers with expansive technical knowledge and esteemed certifications for exactly that reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coverage of the Tech Elite 250 was featured in the February issue of CRN, and online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crn.com\/rankings-and-lists\/te2020.htm\"><strong>www.CRN.com\/TechElite250<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">#<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>About Sterling |<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sterling.com\">www.sterling.com<\/a>) | Sterling is an award-winning technology solutions provider with over two decades of experience helping customers solve the most complex requirements of their IT environments. Sterling provides customers with a simplified IT experience by being their single point of contact for all their solutions architecture, proof of concept, product fulfillment, and technology adoption needs. From <em>Client to Cloud<\/em>, Sterling can execute any technology requirement and need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sterling Contact |<\/strong> Mindy Schweitzer, Marketing Director<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Sioux City, SD, April 24, 2020 \u2013 Sterling announced today that\u00a0CRN\u00ae, a brand of\u00a0The Channel Company, has named Sterling to its 2020 Tech Elite 250 list. 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