C Spire Business has again been named to CRN’s 2017 Solution Provider 500 list, this time moving up 10 spots to No. 164. The SP500 is CRN’s annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue.

C Spire Business’ ranking improved in 2016 to 174 from 187 in 2015.

The SP500 is CRN’s predominant channel partner award list, serving as the industry standard for recognition of the most successful solution provider companies in the channel since 1995.

"The entire C Spire Business team strives for excellence daily," says General Manager Don Monistere.  "We are thankful to not only have our hard work recognized by being named to the SP500 list but it is especially nice to see us move up to No. 164! We will continue to strive to improve at C Spire Business and provide our customers the quality of service they so richly deserve."

C Spire Business is a nationally recognized managed and cloud services provider serving the Southeast U.S. The Birmingham-headquartered company is one of 11 IT companies to be ranked on all three top industry lists for their lines of business (solution provider/value-added reseller, managed service provider, and cloud service provider). C Spire Business owns and operates multiple data centers with strategic alliances with many others across the nation to provide services to its customers.

The complete 2017 Solution Provider 500 list will be available online at www.crn.com/sp500 and a sample from the list will be featured in the June issue of CRN Magazine.

“CRN’s Solution Provider 500 list spotlights the North American IT channel partner organizations that have earned the highest revenue over the past year, providing a valuable resource to vendors looking for top solution providers to partner with,” said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. “The companies on this year’s list represent an incredible, combined revenue of over $318 billion, a sum that attests to their success in staying ahead of rapidly changing market demands. We extend our sincerest congratulations to each of these top-performing solution providers and look forward to their future pursuits and successes.”

CRN is a news source for solution providers and the IT channel, providing current technology news, IT vendor and product reviews. It is a brand of The Channel Company.