Healthy Mix: People And Partnerships

Comm Solutions works with more than 50 vendor partners in delivering solutions and services focusing on security, servers, storage and infrastructure. Based outside Philadelphia, in Malvern, Pa., the company enjoys elevated partner status with 15 of its partners, including Palo Alto Networks, which CEO Paul Black cites as a key driver behind the company's growth over the last two years.

That growth landed Comm Solutions on CRN's list of Triple Crown Award winners this year. The list includes 48 solution providers that made it onto CRN's Solution Provider 500 list, which ranks North American solution providers according to revenue; the Fast Growth 150, which ranks the fastest-growing solution providers;, and the Tech Elite 250, which enjoys the highest levels of certifications from major vendors.

IT Best Of Breed recently talked with Black (pictured), who shared these insights about his company in this Q&A.