Our partners are the backbone of our success. As the Vice President of North American Channels at HPE Aruba Networking, I am thrilled to share that we have once again been recognized for our dedication to our partner community, as well as our commitment to excellence and innovation.
Today, HPE Aruba Networking was named the winner in four categories of the 2023 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Awards: Enterprise Network Infrastructure, Enterprise Wireless LAN, SMB Networking, and SD-WAN -- achieving a ‘full sweep’ of the SD-WAN category.
We are especially proud of these results as this 38-year-old, prestigious program honors best-in-class technology vendors who are “committed to growing the IT channel through technology innovation and partner relations.”
For this year's awards, 3,300 solution providers across North America rated 68 vendor partners on four criteria: product innovation, support, partnership, and managed cloud services. Solution providers provided CRN with feedback that recognized technology manufacturers' efforts to design channel-friendly product offerings, create strong partner programs, and develop long-term successful relationships with them.
Our multiple wins in this year’s CRN ARC Awards affirms the impact our approach – putting our customers at the heart of everything we do, focusing on partner and distributor enablement, and providing tailored solutions that meet our customers’ and partners’ evolving needs – all while building strong relationships and fostering trust.
ARC Award Win Details
This year, HPE Aruba Networking saw outstanding results in the following categories:
- Enterprise Network Infrastructure (Category winner 6 years in a row) – Enterprise-class switches, routers and hubs that can handle many connections and deliver fast throughput.
- Enterprise Wireless LANs (Category winner 6 years in a row) – Equipment used to support a local area network (LAN) that doesn't rely on wired Ethernet connections.
- SMB Networking (Category winner 5 of 6 years) – Switches, routers or hubs used to connect multiple users, systems and locations in businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees.
- SD-WAN (First win in this category) – Software-defined networking (SDN) products or services that replace traditional WAN routers to provide connectivity to branch offices and data centers over a large geographic distance.
Winning the 2023 CRN’s Annual Report Card award for Networking is not just a recognition of our achievements; it's a celebration of our commitment to delivering excellence and innovation to our partners and customers. As we continue to elevate our networking solutions and cultivate strong partnerships, we are poised to lead the charge in the ever-evolving technology landscape.
We’d like to thank our partner community for the trust they are showing in not just our innovative solutions, but the programs we design to enable their success. We appreciate your support and are honored by these results.
