Agosto Named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-Gen 250 List of Up-and-Coming Value-Added-Resellers in North America
Agosto is one of very few consulting firms nationwide that thrived during two economic downturns.
Minneapolis, Aug. 30, 2011—Agosto, Inc. (www.agosto.com), one of the nation’s oldest and fastest-growing Google Apps and cloud services consulting firms, today announced Everything Channel has named the company to the first-ever 2011 CRN Next-Gen 250 list. The CRN Next-Gen 250 is an annual listing of innovative and nimble business and technology integrators, solution providers, and resellers in North America offering solutions and services in cloud computing, mobility, unified communications, virtualization, and other emerging technologies.
There are thousands of companies in the marketplace that offer services that could qualify them to be on the CRN Next-Gen 250 list. To narrow down the field and determine which of these will earn a place on the list, CRN’s editorial team conducted industry research, monitored editorial coverage, and gathered vendor feedback.
Commenting on Agosto’s placement on the list, Kelley Damore, VP, editorial director, Everything Channel said, “In today’s competitive environment, solution providers have to do more than just talk about innovation. The ability to quickly implement new processes, models, and technologies is what drives margins and the bottom line. Agosto has demonstrated such innovation and capabilities, and we congratulate them on their successful business.”
“We’ve worked hard on making sure we always stay ahead of the curve,” said Aric Bandy, Agosto CEO. “Our clients depend on us to keep track of what’s going on with technology and to advise them when something can help them save money without [causing] big operational disruptions.”
About Agosto, Inc.
Based in Minneapolis, Minn., and founded in 2001, Agosto (www.agosto.com) is one of the nation’s oldest, most progressive, and fastest-growing cloud and Google Apps consulting firms. The company is one of the earliest members in the Google Apps resource network and has been singled-out by MSPmentor 100, a distinguished research report that identifies the world's most progressive managed service providers. The company served on Google’s Customer Advisory Board in 2008 and joined the Partner Advisory Board in 2009—one of only 12 partners to sit on the board. Agosto also was ranked in Inc. magazine’s 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in both 2009 and 2010.
For more than 10 years, Agosto has helped customers migrate from legacy systems to next-generation technologies that free-up money for other business needs. Clients include 2ndWind Exercise, Famous Dave’s, Goodwill Easter Seals, Minnesota Wild and Jaguar Land Rover.
Everything Channel
Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.
UBM plc (www.ubm.com)
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.