Channel Partners



The Digi Awards recognize channel partners in the following 10 categories:Cloud Builder Award: For excellence in helping customers cloudify their business Vanguard Award: For partners that turned their digital transformation expertise inward to revitalize their businessCode Controller: For partners that help customers with custom code development or deploymentConsultant of the Year: For excellence in developing, provisioning and managing personalized, specialized IT services Brand Builder: For partners that use improved processes and insights to improve their client's end-customer experience and thus increase brand loyalty and profit marginsMaster of Disaster: For partners that take creative steps to protect customers from data loss and the resulting business disruptionNext-Gen Telecom Award: For excellence in delivering telecommunications and collaboration capabilities including client/user supportPurveyor of Productivity: For excellence in helping customers wring maximum value out of their investments in people, systems and technologyVisionary Award: For partners that employed newer, cutting-edge technologies including machine learning, AI, virtual or augmented reality, blockchain or IoT as the primary enablers of their solutionsWhite Hat Award: For partners who protect customers from cyberthreats; also includes physical security, such as video-surveillance projectsEntries will be judged by the editors of Channel Partners and Channel Futures, as well as members of the Channel Partners Editorial Advisory Board. The judges will also select two entries to win special awards, the Vertical Virtuoso, for excellence in retail, health care or another vertical, and the Digi Master, for the partner entry that exhibited digital transformation brilliance. "Channel partners" are considered to be agents, VARs, dealers, SIs, MSPs, consultants and other partner firms. Suppliers, master agents and distributors are not eligible; however, we encourage them to make partners aware of the awards.Partners may enter each individual project in as many as two (2) categories. There is no limit to the number of individual projects that partners may enter, and there is no limit to the overall number of awards partners can win.There is no fee to enter.The 2019 winners will be recognized at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo, April 9-12, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Submissions must be received by March 1, 2019. Completed submissions should be sent to Buffy Naylor at buffy.naylor@. Questions may be directed to Buffy or Lorna Garey at lorna.garey@. CONTACT INFORMATIONWho should we contact with questions/follow-up regarding this application?Name:Job Title:Company:Email:Phone:If this company is selected as a winner, how should the name appear on the award?PART 1: COMPANY INFORMATIONCompany Name:Address 1:Address 2:City, State, Zip:Country:Phone:Website:Twitter: LinkedIn:CEO:President:Year Established:Company Description (Max 50 words):PART 2: ENTRY INFORMATIONWhat category are you entering? (Not sure which category to pick? See "Which Category to Enter?" on the last page. You may enter in as many as two categories per success story.) ____Cloud Builder Award____Vanguard Award____Code Controller____Consultant of the Year____Brand Builder____Master of Disaster____Next-Gen Telecom Award____Purveyor of Productivity____Visionary Award____White Hat AwardPART 3: CASE STUDYIn this section, please provide a customer success story, in case study format. Please provide a narrative as well as specifics on financial benefits, use of innovative technologies and suppliers, managed services components and why your entry is relevant for the category or categories selected. Case study must be from the past 12 months. Criteria are based on business impact, with points awarded as follows:Customer experience: How well did the solution improve the client employee and end-customer experience? (Maximum 20 points)Digital transformation: How well did the project help the customer transform its processes through a combination of technology, services and out-of-the-box thinking? (Maximum 20 points)Revenue: Did the project result in new revenue (Maximum 20 points)Business value: Did the project result in demonstrated cost savings, productivity gains or efficiency improvements? (Maximum 20 points)Relevance to the category: How well does the project fit the category in which it was submitted? (Maximum 10 points)Vision: Did the project use newer technologies such as machine learning, AI, VR or blockchain? Points will be allocated based on how well the technology answered the business need. (Maximum 10 points)1. What is the customer's company name?(You must disclose the company name to qualify, but it will be kept confidential upon request.)2. Is the customer's name to remain confidential? _____ Yes _____ No3. What is the customer's business/industry?4. Briefly (1,200 words or less) describe the project or submit/provide a link to collateral materials describing the project.WHICH CATEGORY TO ENTER?Use the following matrix to help determine the appropriate category for the partner project. Each individual project can be entered in up to two (2) categories. CATEGORYRECOGNIZESENTER HERE IF…Cloud Builder AwardExcellence in helping customers cloudify their businessYour project included cloud brokering/ consulting or provisioning and managing on-premises, cloud or colocated data center capacity, including multi/private cloud projects and SaaS/IaaS consultingVanguard AwardPartners that turned their digital transformation expertise inward to revitalize their businessYou made a significant investment in your own company that paid off for employees, leadership and end customersCode ControllerPartners that help customers with custom code development or deploymentYour solution focused on custom application development or design, use of APIs, mobile UX, building an agile or DevOps culture or similar effortConsultant of the YearExcellence in developing, provisioning and managing personalized, specialized IT servicesYour services don't fit in other categories but transformed how your customer does business; includes virtual CIO or CTO engagementsBrand BuilderPartners that use improved processes and insights as well as tech to improve their client's end-customer experience and thus increase brand loyalty and profit marginsYour solution helped the client keep current customers and win new onesMaster of DisasterPartners that take creative steps to protect customers from data loss and the resulting business disruption Your solution transformed a customer's business resiliencyNext-Gen Telecom AwardExcellence in delivering telecommunications and collaboration capabilities including client/user supportYou see beyond basic UCaaS to how advanced telecommunications can be a game-changer for businessesPurveyor of ProductivityExcellence in helping customers wring maximum value out of their investments in people, systems and technologyYour project delivered whole new levels of output and efficiency, including enabling a "work anywhere" culture through support for secure mobility, desktop virtualization for pervasive Wi-FiVisionary AwardPartners that employed newer, cutting-edge technologies including machine learning, AI, virtual or augmented reality, blockchain or IoT as the primary enablers of their solutionsThe core element of your project involved one of these technologiesWhite Hat AwardPartners who protect customers from cyberthreats; also includes physical security, such as video-surveillance projectsYour project is security focused ................
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