While honoring the MSP 501 winners at The MSP Summit’s annual Gala Sept. 30 in Orlando, FL, we also present special awards to outstanding executives and companies.
We had a record number of special awards nominations in 2026 among MSP 501 winners, and those nomination applications have been sent out to our panel of judges. We will hold off on announcing the winners until the MSP 501 Gala, but we can provide a full list of the nominees in the judged categories. We will reveal finalists in the weeks heading up to the SP Summit.
The nominations:
MSP of the Year
This award is given to exceptional companies that stand above the rest. They demonstrate excellence in business efficiency and agility in the face of an evolving market and business model innovation. These organizations have separated themselves from all others through innovative growth strategies, a keen focus on customers, the value of partnering and motivating their employees.
360 SOC, Phoenix, AZ, United States
ADM Computing, Cleveland, OH, United States
AgileBlue, Canterbury, United States
Akati Sekurity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Akita, Wrotham, U.K.
Align, New York, NY, United States
Atlas Technica, New York, NY, United States
CATS Technology Solutions Group, Morganville, NJ, United States
CIO Landing, Northfield, IL, United States
Corsica Technologies, Greenville, SC, United States
EasyIT, Dublin OH, United States
Enablis, Sydney, Australia
EpiOn, Cookeville, TN, United States
Expedient, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Far Out Solutions, Winter Park, FL, United States
First Focus, Sydney, Australia
Gamma Tech Services, Naples, FL, United States
HD IT, Parramatta, Australia
IFX Networks, Hallandale, FL, United States
Inspiroz, Chadds Ford, PA, United States
IntelliSystems, Augusta, GA, United States
Kaine Mathrick Tech, Port Melbourne, Australia
Login Systems, Bayswater, Australia
Long View Systems, Denver, CO, Unites States
Mann Consulting, San Francisco, CA, United States
MCS Group, Burscough, U.K.
Med Tech Solutions, Valencia, CA, United States
Micro-Tech U.S.A., Chicago, IL, United States
Nauticon Information Systems, Gaithersburg, MD, United States
Network Elites Services, Carrollton, TX, United States
Nevtec, San Jose, CA, United States
Nexus IT Consultants, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Ntiva, McLean, VA, United States
Omega Systems, Reading, PA, United States
Paranet Solutions, Carrollton, TX, United States
Proxurve Solutions, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Qlic IT, Orpington, U.K.
RCS Professional Services, New York, NY, United States
RedZone Technologies, Annapolis, MD, United States
SIAX Computing Solutions, Hallam, Australia
SolutionsIT, Winkler, Canada
Sourcepass, Melville, NY, United States
Strategic Technology Solutions, Torrance, CA, United States
SysGen Solutions Group, Calgary, Canada
TechPulse Consulting, Youngsville, LA, United States
TechWyse, Hatfield Broad Oak, U.K.
Tekie Geek, New York, NY, United States
Tusker Technology, Buffalo Grove, IL, United States
Univision Computers, Missoula, MT, United States
Visual Edge IT, North Canton, OH, United States
Westech Systems, Johannesburg, South Africa
Xceptional, San Diego, CA, United States
XL.net, Chicago, IL, United States
MSP Executive of the Year
This award is for an executive who has demonstrated commitment, perseverance, creativity and ingenuity over an entire career. This award goes to senior leaders of MSPs with proven track records of success. They are founders, members of the C-suite or chairman/top leader of their organization. We look for executives who can show proven financial achievements such as company growth, M&A activity, sales gains, profit increases, company value increases, new investments, etc., as well as the ability to motivate employees and improve company culture.
Jess Bergeron, COO, Personified, Brewster, NY, United States
Mike Bloomfield, President, Tekie Geek, New York, NY, United States
Serge Bukhar, CEO, Atlas Technica, New York NY, United States
James Eades, Managing Director, Systemagic, Bradford on Avon, U.K.
Ethan Gillani, CEO, Micro-Tech U.S.A., Chicago, IL, United States
Peter Horewitch, President, Common Knowledge Technology
Kevin Kahn, President, Intellicomp, Baltimore, MD, United States
Bradley Kaine, CEO, Kaine Mathrick Tech, Port Melbourne, Australia
Shawn Maggio, CEO, National Networks, Lake Charles, LA, United States
Chris McKewon, CEO, Xceptional, San Diego, CA, United States
Jared Peno, CEO, Alliance Technologies, St. Louis, MO, United States
Christopher Scaminaci, VP Engineering, TechPulse Consulting, Youngsville, LA, United States
Brian Strong, CEO, TenHats, Knoxville, TN, United States
Christopher Sumner, Partner Univision Computers, Missoula, MT, United States
Kevin Wade, CEO, IntelliSystems, Augusta, GA, United States
James Wagner, CEO, The ITeam, Calgary, Canada
The Vanguard Award: Leading the Way
This award is given to a company that is at the forefront of technology and service innovation — AI, cybersecurity, cloud, etc. — in the managed services and technology channel. These MSPs have used original thinking to meet clients’ needs and to contribute to their overall financial success.
Corsica Technologies, Greenville, SC, United States
High Point Networks, West Fargo, ND, United States
Kaine Mathrick Tech, Port Melbourne, Australia
KeyStone Solutions, Cleveland, TN, United States
Micro-Tech U.S.A., Chicago, IL, United States
Tecala Group, Sydney, Australia
TechPulse Consulting, Youngsville, LA, United States
Teleglobal Consulting Group, Markham, Canada
Digital Innovator of the Year Award
This award is given to a company that demonstrates excellence in intellectual property development in AI, cloud, security, industry-focused solutions or emerging technologies. To qualify, MSPs must have a homegrown product or service that is innovative from a functionality, pricing and/or competitive point of view.
360 SOC, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Align, New York, NY, United States
Global Data Systems, Lafayette, LA, United States
Micro-Tech U.S.A., Chicago, IL, United States
PeakeTechnology Partner, Bowie, MD, United States
TechPulse Consulting, Youngsville, LA, United States
Whitehat Virtual Virtual, Austin, TX, United States
AI MSP of the Year
This award recognizes exceptional innovation and leadership in the application of artificial intelligence within the managed services industry with not only client-facing solutions but AI applications to improve business efficiency for the MSP. These nominees are trailblazers who have successfully harnessed the power of AI to deliver service offerings to help customers improve business performance across their functional departments while stimulating growth.
360 SOC, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Akati Sekurity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Align, New York, NY, United States
Corsica Technologies, Greenville, SC, United States
Expedient, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Framework IT, Chicago, IL, United States
Global Data Systems, Lafayette, LA, United States
Managed Solution, San Diego, CA, United States
Micro-Tech U.S.A., Chicago, IL, United States
MVP Network Consulting, Buffalo NY, United States
Resolve Tech Solutions, Irvine, CA, United States
Tecala Group, Sydney, Australia
TechPulse Consulting, Youngsville, LA, United States
XTIUM, Oldsmar, FL, United States
Newcomer of the Year Award
The award goes to an organization appearing on the MSP 501 list for the first time. Their journey to the MSP 501 is usually led by an entrepreneur focused on tech innovation, service and customer success.
Alykas, Houston, TX, United States
Ceeva, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Complete Computing Solutions, Texarkana, TX, United States
Fisch Solutions, New Windsor, NY, United States
Innovative Incorporated, Hagerstown, MD, United States
JMXi, St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Metro Sales, Burnsville, MN, United States
Nero Consulting, New York, NY, United States
Network Elites Services, Carrollton, TX, United States
Savant Technologies, Woodstock, GA, United States
Virtual Technology Group, Maumee, OH, United States