In addition to impacting the world on a global scale, COVID-19 has upended the way we do business, compelling us all to embrace our company’s work-from-home strategy— if one exists.

We’re excited to share with you a little about our partnership with Cohesity, a pioneering data management solution provider, who’s key approach is the ability to collapse workload silos, eliminate duplicates, and share data efficiently. How will this approach benefit our customers? They can expect this partnership to help bring more simplicity, value, and effectiveness to their data management.

We’re excited to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named us 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. We’re honored to once again be recognized as an organization that has differentiated ourselves as a premier solutions provider, earning multiple, top-level IT certifications, specializations, and partner program designations from the industry’s most prestigious technology providers.

As COVID-19 has shifted from epidemic to pandemic status, precautionary action has become essential to reduce the spread of the virus. Now more than ever, we must find ways to support each other from a distance and help those in need using digital means. Local businesses are embracing ‘grab and go’ methods, while more and more corporate companies have adopted video conferencing software like Webex. Outside of work, families living separately have become acquainted with FaceTime and Skype to stay connected.

We are excited to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named us to its 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Elite 150 category! This annual list recognizes North American solution providers with innovative approaches to managed IT services. “Earning recognition once again on CRN’s MSP500 list validates our commitment to providing value to our customers through innovative technological solutions," said Chuck Steiner, President & CEO of IE. "We humbly attribute our success to our people, processes, and the technological innovations that come to us through our valued partnerships and expertise in the field. These factors enable us to provide custom-tailored solutions for our customers while building lasting relationships which contribute to real business value.”

We are excited to announce that we have successfully renewed numerous certifications and specializations with Cisco. In addition to meeting the requirements to maintain our status as a Cisco Gold Partner, we’ve been re-certified in Master Collaboration Specialization and as a Cisco Cloud & Managed Services Master Partner (MSCP). We’ve also gained certification in Cisco’s Master Networking Specialization.