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Cumulus Global Named to Inc.’s Second Annual Power Partner Awards

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Power Partner Award highlights B2B partners that support startups
across all business functions and empower growth

Westborough, MA – Cumulus Global is pleased to share that Inc. Business Media announced the second consecutive inclusion of Cumulus Global in the Power Partner Awards.  The Inc. Power Partner Awards honor B2B organizations across the globe with proven track records supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups grow. The 2023 list recognizes 389 firms in marketing and advertising, information technology, health and wellness, financial services, legal, logistics, and productivity, as well as other areas of business.2023 Inc. Power Partner

“Trusted B2B partners provide guidance and expertise that founders rely on at various steps of their organization’s journey. Partners that possess a demonstrated ability to deliver quality support are at the core of entrepreneurship and help bring big ideas to life,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. Business Media. 

Cumulus Global, like all 389 winners, received top marks from clients for being instrumental in helping leadership teams navigate the dynamic world of startups. Like other award recipients, Cumulus Global supports entrepreneurs, leaders, and teams, allowing founders to focus on their core missions. 

“Our team is humbled and honored that our clients appreciate the value we strive to deliver to their businesses,” stated Allen Falcon, CEO of Cumulus Global. “Our managed cloud services go beyond technologies. Our services strive to empower individuals and teams to enable business growth.”

Examples of Cumulus Global services and client success include: End user education programs that boost personal and team online productivity up to 60%; Replacing servers with services to eliminate capital expenditures while lowering operating costs; Active monitoring and management to prevent and catch issues before they impact business operations; and off-loading IT administration, management and support in a co-management model that keeps client in control of their IT environment.

“Many managed service providers shy away from sole practitioners and very small businesses,” Falcon noted. “We have unique service offerings designed specifically for these entrepreneurs and businesses. We design our managed cloud services to be productive, secure, and affordable.

Cumulus Global has four tiers of managed cloud services, allowing clients to match services to their needs and budgets. Small and midsize businesses can move to managed cloud services for less than half the cost of traditional IT and managed service offerings. With the ability to add services needed to meet industry-specific and regulatory requirements, Cumulus Global meets the diverse needs of small and midsize businesses across industries and markets.

To view the complete 2023 Inc. Power Partner list, go to: https://www.inc.com/power-partner-awards/2023. The November 2023 Issue of Inc. magazine is available online now at https://www.inc.com/magazine and is on newsstands beginning October 31, 2023. 

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About Inc. Business Media 

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community they need to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Cumulus Global Recognized on the 2023 MSP 501

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Company’s Best-in-Class Innovation, Services, and Growth Recognized for Second Consecutive Year on the Most Prestigious List Of Managed Service Providers Worldwide

JUNE 29, 2023 – Westborough, MA – For the second consecutive year, Cumulus Global received recognition in the 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings, landing at 220 on the list. The global ranking identifies premier managed service providers across multiple benchmarks. These benchmarks include: annual sales, recurring revenue, profit margins, revenue mix, growth, supported technologies, and innovation.

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“We are humbled to be compared to some of the best MSPs in the world,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “We have a great team that focuses on helping clients use cloud technologies strategically and tactically. We deliver services that empower employees and teams, and that enable businesses to achieve business results.”

Since its inception 17 years ago, the MSP 501 has evolved from a competitive ranking into a vibrant group of innovators focused on high levels of customer satisfaction. MSPs on the list span small, medium and large organizations in both public and private sectors. Many of their services and technology offerings focus on cloud, security, collaboration and hybrid work forces. 

“The 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 winners persevered through challenging times to become the highest-performing and most innovative IT providers in the industry today,” said Jeff O’Heir, Channel Futures senior news editor and MSP 501 project manager. “The MSP 501 ranking doesn’t award MSPs solely on their size and revenue. It acknowledges the business acumen, best practices and trusted advice they deliver to customers every day. They deserve the honor.”

MSPs that qualify for the list must pass a rigorous review conducted by the research team and editors of Channel Futures. It ranks applicants using a unique methodology that weighs financial performance according to long-term health and viability, commitment to recurring revenue and operational efficiency. 

“As a Managed Cloud Service Provider, our approach to IT for small and midsize businesses differs from traditional MSPs,” noted Falcon. “Our Managed Cloud Services focus on replacing on-premise systems, and the associated capital and operating costs, with cloud services whenever feasible.  We help manage costs while improving productivity, security, and resilience.”

This year’s list is one of the most competitive in the survey’s history. Winners will be recognized on the Channel Futures website. They will also be honored during a special ceremony at the Channel Futures Leadership Summit, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, in Miami, Florida.

“We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2023 winners, and gratitude to the thousands of MSPs that have contributed to the continuing growth and success of the managed services sector,” said Kelly Danziger, general manager of Informa Tech Channels. “These providers are most certainly driving a new wave of innovation in the industry and are demonstrating a commitment to moving the MSP and entire channel forward.” 

The 2023 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, 2023. The MSP 501 list recognizes top managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, profit margin and other factors.

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About Channel Futures

Channel Futures is a media and events destination for the information and communication technologies (ICT) channel community. 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), and value-added resellers (VARs). Our services guide distributors, technology solutions brokerages, subagents, agents, leading technology vendor partners, and communication providers.

Our properties include many 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, Channel Futures Leadership Summit, Women’s Leadership Summit, the MSP Summit and Channel Partners Europe; and a DEI Community Group, our initiative to educate, support and promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the ICT channel industry. Channel Futures is where the world meets the channel; we are leading Channel Partners forward. More information is available at channelfutures.com.

Channel Futures is part of Informa Tech, a market-leading B2B information provider with depth and specialization in ICT sector. Every year, we welcome 14,000+ subscribers to our research, more than 4 million unique monthly visitors to our digital communities. More than 18,200+ students attend our training programs and 225,000 delegates attend our events.

Media Contacts

Jeff O’Heir , Channel Futures Senior News Editor, MSP 501 Manager, Jeff.oheir@informa.com

Ginette Andrem, Associate Marketer, VIP Relations, ginette.andre@informa.com

Cumulus Global Recognized on the 2022 CRN® MSP 500 List

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2022 CRN MSP 500Company Celebrates 5th Consecutive Year of Recognition as an Industry Leader

For the fifth consecutive year, Cumulus Global proudly shares that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company®, has named Cumulus Global to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category for 2022. CRN’s annual MSP 500 list identifies leading North American service providers with forward-thinking approaches to managed services. Cumulus Global’s inclusion on the 2022 MSP 500 recognizes the company’s through leadership on managed cloud services and the company’s ability to help its customers increase productivity, simplify IT solutions, secure their business, and maximize their return on investment.

“The continued recognition by CRN as a Pioneer on the 2022 MSP 500 List is an incredible honor,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “We appreciate CRN recognizing the differentiation we bring to the market, and our clients, with our managed cloud services offerings.”

Cumulus Global innovates in ways that help small and midsize businesses (SMBs) adapt to changing business conditions. Many SMBs continue recovering from, and adjusting to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cumulus Global leverages cloud services that more effectively and efficiently support remote and hybrid work environments. The company’s Security CPR model provides SMBs with an understandable method of assessing security risks, prioritizing needs, and deploying effective, budget-friendly solutions.

“In addition to having to adjust their own business operations to account for the changed conditions during the pandemic, MSPs have also seen increased demand for their managed communications, collaboration and security services,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The solution providers on our 2022 MSP 500 list deserve credit for their innovative and game-changing approaches to managed services in these unpredictable times, as well as their ability to optimize operational efficiencies and systems without straining IT budgets.”

The economy, markets, supply chains, expectations for work environments, and other business factors remain in flux post-pandemic.  Cumulus Global managed cloud services blend the best aspects of traditional MSP services with a “cloud first” perspective. Leveraging the economies of cloud computing, Cumulus Global offers these robust, secure services at costs below traditional IT services for small and midsize businesses.

The MSP 500 list is featured in the February 2022 issue of CRN and online at www.crn.com/msp500.

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services that help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.
About The Channel Company

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 unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com  

Follow The Channel Company: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

The Channel Company Contact:

  • Jennifer Hogan
  • The Channel Company
  • jhogan@thechannelcompany.com

Cumulus Global Recognized on CRNs 2022 Fast Growth 150 List

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2022 CRN Fast Growth 150

Cumulus Global proudly announced today that the company is being recognized for its sustained growth on the 2022 Fast Growth 150 List, published by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company®. Ranked at #84, Cumulus Global is among the fastest growing IT solution providers and integrators in North America over the past two years. 

“We are honored for the recognition of our sales and growth, along with the confidence and trust of our clients,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “Our team collaborates, working with businesses to leverage cloud forward solutions and existing IT services to further their business goals. Our growth reflects positively on how clients see the value of our services.”

To maintain consistent growth within the highly competitive and rapidly evolving IT industry, solution providers must constantly evolve.  Staying ahead of changes within markets and client priorities requires forward-thinking business strategies, strong technical skills, and consistent service quality. CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list acknowledges companies, like Cumulus Global, that demonstrate an ongoing dedication toward success and innovation. 

“Despite the near-constant disruptions and unforeseen challenges today’s IT companies face, they must still be ready to adapt and change at a moment’s notice. With the CRN 2022 Fast Growth 150 list, we honor those IT solution providers that have managed to thrive in an industry where stability is often a luxury,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The companies that earned spots on this year’s list represent the very best in business acumen and strategy, inspiring fellow industry members and proving that with perseverance, meaningful growth is attainable in even the most chaotic business climates. On behalf of CRN and The Channel Company, I wish a heartfelt congratulations and continued success to all companies featured on the 2022 Fast Growth 150 list.”

As a Managed Cloud Services Provider, Cumulus Global blends the best aspects of traditional MSP services with a “cloud first” perspective. Leveraging the economies of cloud computing, Cumulus Global offers these robust, secure services at costs below traditional IT services for small and midsize businesses.

A sampling of the 2022 Fast Growth 150 list will be featured in the August issue of CRN Magazine. You can view the complete list online at www.crn.com/fastgrowth150.

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About The Channel Company

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 unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com  

Follow The Channel Company: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

The Channel Company Contact:

  • Jennifer Hogan
  • The Channel Company
  • jhogan@thechannelcompany.com

Cumulus Global Recognized on the Channel Futures 2022 MSP 501

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The Annual MSP 501 Ranks Cumulus Global as a Best-in-Class Businesses with Innovation-Driven Growth

2022 MSP 501 WinnerJune 16, 2022 – Westborough, MA – Cumulus Global has been recognized as one of the world’s premier managed service providers on the prestigious 2022 Channel Futures MSP 501.  Selected by the editors of Channel Futures, Cumulus Global ranks at #139 on the list.  This ranking recognizes Cumulus Global for its performance across a broad range of criteria, including sales; recurring revenue and revenue mix; growth opportunities; innovation and solutions; profitability; and customer and company demographics.

“The recognition and inclusion on the 2022 MSP 501 is exciting and an honor,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “Our success directly results from the expertise and effort of our team, our cloud computing partnership with clients, and our vendor relations. Together, our cloud forward solutions help clients exceed their business goals and objectives.”

MSPs that qualify for the list pass a rigorous review by the research team and editors of Channel Futures. The team ranks applicants using a unique methodology. Financial performance according to long-term health and viability, commitment to recurring revenue, and operational efficiency are key analysis factors.

“It is not enough to delivery great services,” noted Falcon. “Continually improving our efficiencies and those of our clients creates near- and long-term value.”

The MSP 501 has evolved from a competitive ranking into a vibrant group of innovators focused on high levels of customer satisfaction at small, medium, and large organizations in public and private sectors. As with many firms listed on the MSP 501, Cumulus Global’s services and technology offerings focus on growing customer needs in the areas of cloud, security, collaboration, and support of hybrid work forces.

The complete 2022 MSP 501 list will be available on the Channel Futures website on Monday, June 20th.

Organizations interested in learning more about Cumulus Global’s services can contact us or schedule an appointment with a Cloud Advisor.

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“The 2022 Channel Futures MSP 501 winners are the highest-performing and most innovative IT providers in the industry today,” said Allison Francis, senior news editor for Channel Futures. “The 501 has truly evolved with the MSP market, as showcased by this year’s crop of winners. This is the fifth consecutive year of application pool growth, making this year’s list one of the best on record.”

The 2022 MSP 501 list is based on confidential data collected and analyzed by the Channel Futures editorial and research teams. Data collection ran from Feb. 1-April 30, 2022. The MSP 501 list recognizes top managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, profit margin and other factors.

About Cumulus Global

A nationally recognized managed cloud service provider, Cumulus Global helps small and midsize enterprises get more value from your existing IT and new cloud computing services. Translating your business goals and objectives into solutions and services, we co-manage your IT services, support your team, and keep your IT systems in sync with your changing business needs and priorities.

About Channel Futures

 Channel Futures is a media and events platform serving companies in the information and communication technologies (ICT) channel industry with insights, industry analysis, peer engagement, business information and in-person events. We provide information, perspective, and connection for the entire channel ecosystem. This community includes technology and communications consultants, integrators, sellers, MSPs, agents, vendors and providers.

Channel Futures is part of Informa Tech, a market-leading B2B information provider with depth and specialization in ICT sector. Each year, we welcome 14,000+ research subscribers, over 4 million unique monthly visitors to our digital communities, 18,200 students to our training programs, and 225,000 delegates to our events.

Media Contacts

Allen Falcon
CEO, Cumulus Global
afalcon@cumulusglobal.com

 

Allison Francis
Senior News Editor, Channel Futures and MSP 501
allison.francis@informa.com

 

Cumulus Global Awarded MSP 500 Status for Fourth Consecutive Year

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For the fourth consecutive year, CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Cumulus Global to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category for 2022. The list recognizes innovative and forward-thinking services providers throughout North America. The award focuses on service providers who deliver best-of-breed services and solutions that help businesses and their teams achieve tangible business results.

“We are honored and grateful that our peers see our managed cloud services as industry-leading solutions,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “The continued recognition confirms our believe that small and midsize business success requires a great team, robust vendor relationships, and creative, innovative, and effective solutions.”

With many customers still recovering from the impact of the ongoing pandemic, MSPs have become a vital part of the success of businesses worldwide. MSPs not only empower organizations to leverage intricate technologies but also help them keep a strict focus on their core business goals without straining their budgets.

“In addition to having to adjust their own business operations to account for the changed conditions during the pandemic, MSPs have also seen increased demand for their managed communications, collaboration and security services,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The solution providers on our 2022 MSP 500 list deserve credit for their innovative and game-changing approaches to managed services in these unpredictable times, as well as their ability to optimize operational efficiencies and systems without straining IT budgets.”

Cumulus Global, as a Managed Cloud Solution Provider, matches the best aspects of MSP services with a “cloud-first” perspective. Leveraging the economies of cloud computing, Cumulus Global offers robust, secure, productivity and digital transformation services more cost effectively than traditional IT services for small and midsize businesses.

The MSP 500 list is featured in the February 2022 issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/msp500.

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.

How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services that help you adapt as your business changes and grows.

What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About The Channel Company

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. www.thechannelco.com

 

 

Cumulus Global Recognized as a Pioneer on CRN’s 2021 MSP 500 List

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CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has again named Cumulus Global to its 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category. The annual list recognizes leading North American solution providers that demonstrate innovative and forward-thinking approaches to managed services. These services help businesses and their teams improve operational efficiencies and navigate the ongoing complexities of new IT solutions while maximizing their return on IT investments. CRN’s 2021 MSP 500 list identifies the market’s key managed services players who are setting themselves apart with best-of-breed solutions that provide the business outcomes customers need.

“We are grateful for the award as a continued recognition of our commitment to helping small and midsize businesses attain their goals and objectives,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “With the added challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, our success, and our customers’ success, would not be possible without creative and innovative solutions, robust vendor relationships, and a team that puts our customers first.”

With cutting-edge approaches to delivering managed services, Manage Service Providers (MSPs) are an integral part of the success of businesses worldwide. They help empower organizations to leverage complex technologies, keeping a strict focus on their core business and balancing priorities and budgets.

“Effective MSPs enable companies to focus on their core objectives while improving the quality and reliability of their cloud computing capabilities,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The solution providers on CRN’s 2021 MSP 500 list deserve recognition for their innovative and forward-thinking approaches to managed services, and the ability to optimize operational efficiencies and systems to maximize return on investments.”

Cumulus Global, as a Managed Cloud Solution Provider, matches the best aspects of MSP services with a “cloud-first” perspective. Leveraging the economies of cloud computing, Cumulus Global offers robust, secure, productivity and digital transformation services more cost effectively than traditional IT services for small and midsize businesses.

The MSP 500 list will be featured in the February 2021 issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/msp500.

About The Channel Company (www.thechannelcompany.com)
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.

Cumulus Global Recognized on CRN’s 2020 MSP 500 List

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CRN MSP 500 Continued Recognition of Cumulus Global as Pioneer in Managed Cloud Services

Cumulus Global, the Cloud Forward service provider, announced today that CRN® a brand of The Channel Company has named Cumulus Global to its 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category. The MSP 500 identifies North American solution providers that deliver operational efficiencies, IT system improvements, and a higher rate of return on investments for their customers.

“MSPs are the critical bridge for customers looking to assess, implement and migrate their IT and cloud solutions to drive efficiencies, lower costs and secure your environment,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “On behalf of our team at The Channel Company, I want to congratulate the accomplished companies on CRN’s 2020 MSP 500 list and thank them for their commitment to finding innovative solutions that move the IT channel forward.”

For the second consecutive year, Cumulus Global is being recognized for its managed cloud services that deliver desired business outcomes to small and midsize businesses, local governments, and K12 schools. Beyond deployment, training, and support, Cumulus Global helps organizations and teams fully utilize their IT and cloud services for the best value and greatest impact.

“We are honored for the continued recognition as an industry leader,” noted Allen Falcon, CEO of Cumulus Global. “I am proud of our team members who measure our success by measuring our clients’ success.”

The MSP 500 list is available in the February 2020 issue of CRN and online at www.crn.com/msp500.

Please contact us for more information or to schedule a complimentary Cloud Advisor session.

Cumulus Global Recognized on 2016 CRN Next-Gen 250 List

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News from Cumulus GlobalCumulus Global Recognized for 4th Consecutive Year as a Trailblazing Solution Provider Transforming Business with Emerging Technologies

Westborough, MA, November 23 2016 – For the fourth consecutive year, Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) is honored to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Cumulus Global to its 2016 Next-Gen 250 list. The annual list recognizes standout IT solution providers who successfully transform their businesses to meet the demands of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, unified communications, virtualization, mobility, business analytics, and business intelligence. These solution providers, all in business for fewer than 20 years, successfully adapt to an evolving marketplace with a notable penchant for bringing key technologies to their clients before they become mainstream.

“We are again honored to be recognized as an innovator,” stated Allen Falcon, CEO of Cumulus Global. “We see a fundamental shift towards transformation in how organizations work most effectively. We work hard to anticipate these changing demands and offer solutions that get results.”

Cumulus Global is a strategic solutions provider focused on enabling and empowering small and midsize enterprises by taking advantage of public and hybrid cloud services. The company works with SMB and midmarket businesses across multiple industries, nonprofit organizations, and local and regional government entities.  

“Cumulus Global, like other solution providers on our Next-Gen 250 list, leads the market when it comes to working with emerging technologies and building successful practice areas around them,” said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. “Forward thinking and agile, our honorees are among the first to architect innovative solutions to meet a brand new set of customer needs. We congratulate Cumulus Global and all of the honorees named to this exclusive list and look forward to seeing what other innovations they have in store.”  

Founded as a “born in the cloud” service provider in 2006, Cumulus Global serves clients through the US and Canada. The company’s philosophy, “Cloud Forward”, is driven by the belief that cloud computing is not about replacing in-house system or changing technologies; cloud computing is about using technology and services to achieve results.

A sampling of the Next-Gen 250 list will be featured in the December issue of CRN, online at www.crn.com/next-gen250, and through the CRN Tech News Tablet App for iPad and Windows 8.


About Cumulus Global

We understand that businesses, governments, schools, and nonprofits want to work smarter; that you want be more efficient, and that you want to empower your team and foster success.

We design, deliver, and support cloud solutions that expand how you communicate and improve your ability to collaborate, while protecting your data and simplifying your IT. We also help you and your team adopt new solutions and take advantage of their new capabilities.

About the Channel Company

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 unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com

Cumulus Global Gets CRN Next-Gen 250 Award for Fourth Consecutive Year

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CRN, the benchmark publication for technology VARs and integrators, has named Cumulus Global to the CRN 2015 Next-Gen 250. As the fourth consecutive honor, CRN recognizes Cumulus Global for its continued leadership role as a forward-thinking service provider. Businesses, local governments, nonprofits, and schools benefit from Cumulus Global’s approach to cloud computing, mobility, and unified communications.

“We are more than honored to once again receive recognition from CRN,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “Our ability to remain forward-thinking is, in large part, due to our customers, who trust us enough to share their goals and objectives. Our customers help us understand their evolving needs so that we can adapt, be ready, and outpace expectations when those needs arise.”

Cumulus Global’s focus on customers follows four key tenants.  Enablement of businesses to leverage more effective technologies; Empowerment of individuals to perform their best, without IT barriers; Solutions with clear objectives and tangible results; Success for customers, as defined by the customer.

“Creative and agile solution providers are in demand now more than ever,” said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. “Cumulus Global and the trailblazing solution providers honored in this year’s CRN Next-Gen 250 list continue to innovate and evolve to meet market demands and have clearly established themselves as the next generation of leadership in the IT channel.”

A sampling of the Next-Gen 250 list will be featured in the August issue of CRN and online at both www.crn.com and through the CRN Tech News App for iPad and Windows 8.