{"id":63132,"date":"2026-06-10T15:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/?post_type=crb_news&#038;p=63132"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:09:53","slug":"pax8-honors-top-partners-and-vendors-with-awards-at-pax8-beyond-2026","status":"publish","type":"crb_news","link":"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/news-post\/pax8-honors-top-partners-and-vendors-with-awards-at-pax8-beyond-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pax8 Honors Top Partners and Vendors with Awards at Pax8 Beyond 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SALT LAKE CITY (June 10, 2026)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/\">Pax8<\/a>, the global AI and cloud Marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), celebrated its top-performing partners and vendors with awards at Pax8 Beyond 2026, held in Salt Lake City, UT, June 7\u20139, 2026. The awards honor companies that have done excellent work over the past year to empower the SMB community to offer advanced technology solutions via the Pax8 Marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>Honorees were recognized at award ceremonies held during the conference, which echoed the content topics emphasized at Pax8\u2019s flagship Beyond event. With a sharp focus on community, education, and innovation, Beyond 2026 featured breakout sessions, keynote addresses and a large vendor expo, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/news\/\">all-new announcements<\/a> and updates from Pax8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese awards are a reflection of the incredible work our partners and vendors are doing to drive real impact for SMBs every day,\u201d said Lane Brannan, EVP General Manager of Americas, Pax8. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to celebrate this year\u2019s winners for their innovation, dedication and continued commitment to success with Pax8. Their achievements speak to the momentum we\u2019re building together across the ecosystem, and we\u2019re excited to keep pushing the channel forward as we create even more opportunities in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pax8 honors and appreciates its outstanding partner and vendor award winners, representative of the Pax8 Marketplace\u2019s many offering categories. Being named an award winner underscores the remarkable influence each one has had over the past year in advancing the channel landscape through their collaboration with Pax8 and strategic engagement with the Pax8 Marketplace.<\/p>\n<h5>2026 Partner Awards<\/h5>\n<p>Global Honorees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Partner of the Year \u2013 Generalize: Sourcepass<\/li>\n<li>Partner of the Year \u2013 Decentralized: Lyra, an Evergreen Company<\/li>\n<li>Partner of the Year \u2013 Franchise: TeamLogic IT<\/li>\n<li>Nonprofit Partnership Award: Betterworld Technology<\/li>\n<li>Pax8 Social Impact Award: GTIA<\/li>\n<li>MIP Transformation Award: Shield Technology Partners<\/li>\n<li>Women in Tech Champion: Mary Summerell, Revenge Technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>North America Honorees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peak Performance \u2013 U.S.: The 20 MSP<\/li>\n<li>Peak Performance \u2013 Canada: GC Brieau<\/li>\n<li>Pax8 Hall of Fame \u2013 U.S.: Centrex IT<\/li>\n<li>Pax8 Hall of Fame \u2013 Canada: Managepoint<\/li>\n<li>Pax8 Champion \u2013 U.S.: Agilitec IT<\/li>\n<li>Pax8 Champion \u2013 Canada: Nucleus Networks<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Security \u2013 NA: TeamLogic IT<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Infrastructure \u2013 NA: Unicorne<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Productivity \u2013 NA: New Charter Technologies<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Continuity \u2013 NA: FIT Technologies<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Operations \u2013 NA: Digacore<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Network and Communications \u2013 NA: Netsafe solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EMEA Honorees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peak Performance \u2013 EMEA: Sirrus<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Security \u2013 EMEA: TCC Smart IT Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Infrastructure \u2013 EMEA: Start Tech<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Productivity \u2013 EMEA: Advania SMB<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Continuity \u2013 EMEA: Urban Network<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Operations \u2013 EMEA: HAFN IT<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Network and Communications \u2013 EMEA: AixpedIT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>APAC Honorees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pax8 Champion \u2013 APAC: Otto IT<\/li>\n<li>Pax8 Hall of Fame \u2013 APAC: ADITS<\/li>\n<li>Peak Performance \u2013 APAC: Kaine Mathrick Tech<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Security \u2013 APAC: Kaine Mathrick Tech<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Infrastructure \u2013 APAC: Umbrellar Technology Group<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Productivity \u2013 APAC: Lucid Labs<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Continuity \u2013 APAC: ADITS<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Operations \u2013 APAC: Connected Platforms<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Player, Network and Communications \u2013 APAC: Server Today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>2026 Vendor Awards<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Vendor of the Year (Global): Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Vendor \u2013 EMEA: SentinelOne<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Vendor \u2013 APAC: Google<\/li>\n<li>Most Valuable Vendor \u2013 NAMER: Check Point<\/li>\n<li>Breakthrough Vendor Award: Guardz<\/li>\n<li>Partner\u2019s Most Valuable Vendor Award: Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration Award: Acronis<\/li>\n<li>Social Impact Award: Upic Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Innovation Award: Proofpoint<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Security: CrowdStrike<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Productivity: Foxit<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Network: Comcast<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Communications: RingCentral<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Continuity: Ninja One<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Operations: FlexPoint<\/li>\n<li>Global MVV, Infrastructure: Nerdio<\/li>\n<li>Startup Vendor Award: Cork<\/li>\n<li>Agentic Vendor Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about Pax8, Beyond 2026, and Beyond award winners, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/en-us\/\">Pax8.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Pax8<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/\">Pax8 <\/a>is the global\u00a0AI and cloud\u00a0Marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Pax8\u00a0connects\u00a0service providers\u00a0and\u00a0technology companies\u00a0on a unified platform\u00a0to discover, buy, sell,\u00a0deploy\u00a0and manage\u00a0technology\u00a0solutions\u00a0for SMBs.\u00a0More than\u00a047,000 IT\u00a0partners and 800,000 SMBs rely on Pax8 for\u00a0expertise, automation and real-time insights to\u00a0stay productive, protected and prepared for the AI economy. Learn more at pax8.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Pax8<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pax8.com\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pax8Cloud\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/pax8\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pax8\">X<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Pax8Cloud\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Media Contact:<\/p>\n<p>David Stephan<br \/>\nPR Manager<br \/>\ndstephan@pax8.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pax8 celebrated its top-performing partners and vendors with awards honoring companies that empower the SMB community to offer advanced technology solutions via the Pax8 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