Solution providers play a critical role in helping businesses and organizations deploy and derive maximum value from cutting-edge technologies such as AI and agent AI. This week we are announcing the CRN 2025 Solution Provider 500, an annual ranking of the largest solution providers by revenue operating in North America.
“Data traffic will increase significantly,” Sullivan said. “This is a big change. Networks will need to handle more complex workloads, more real-time processing, and higher performance demands.”
NWN’s experience is an example of how last year, combined with intense disruption, was a year of great opportunity for the channel.
The opportunity, of course, is the wave of AI adoption, and more specifically the push to develop and implement AI agents and agent applications, creating massive demand for IT hardware, software, services, and expertise as businesses and organizations overhaul their IT assets to support AI.
“As we move into 2026, our strategy is focused on solving the AI velocity gap, the gap between the large AI infrastructure investments of the past few years and the realization of business value for our clients,” Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar said on an earnings call in February. “Cognizant’s mission is to be an AI builder that closes the gap to enterprise value by translating technology into tangible returns on investment for our clients.”
The disruption stems from supply chain issues associated with memory shortages and having to deal with fluctuations in the prices of IT products.
For example, earlier this month, CDW stock fell after the company reported a squeeze on gross margins as customers spent more IT money on solution hardware due to memory shortages and supply chain crises.
A complex business environment, including an uncertain economy and wars in the Middle East, is the backdrop for the 2026 CRN Solution Provider 500, an annual ranking of the largest solution providers by revenue operating in North America.
Accenture has been ranked among the top Solution Providers 500 for six consecutive years. Thanks to a combination of organic growth and an aggressive acquisition strategy, the company’s fiscal year 2025 (ending August 31, 2025) revenue reached $69.67 billion, an increase of 7.3 percent from $64.9 billion in fiscal year 2024.
NTT Data and Tata Consultancy Services have been competing for the number two spot for several years in a row and this year is no different, with TCS winning this year and NTT Data retaining its third spot on the list.
Many of the Solution Provider 500’s enduring leaders have maintained their positions from previous years, with Capgemini, CDW, and Cognizant holding on to the same rankings as in 2025 (4th, 5th, and 7th, respectively), and IBM Consulting, Infosys, and Worldwide Technology remaining in the top 10.
One major change to the Solution Provider 500 leaderboard is that Carahsoft, a leading IT solutions provider and government master aggregator, has entered the top 10 thanks to the company’s rapid growth.
Joseph F. Kovar and CJ Fairfield contributed to this article.
