CINCINNATI — March 18, 2026 – CBTS, a leading provider of managed IT and networking solutions, has been awarded HPE Triple Platinum Plus status, the highest within the HPE Partner Ready Vantage Program. This designation recognizes CBTS for outstanding commercial performance and strategic commitment across the full HPE portfolio. It is reserved only for strategic partners that meet rigorous sales thresholds at the country level and commit to sustained investments in technical certifications, competencies and joint business planning.
“Being named one of the top partners in HPE’s highest tier reinforces CBTS as a true engineering leader in secure, AI-ready infrastructure,” said Justin Rice, Chief Product and Technology Officer at CBTS. “As customers adopt more advanced data strategies and AI workloads, this status strengthens our position to deliver the infrastructure performance and resilience those initiatives demand. We’re uniquely equipped to help customers modernize faster, strengthen their security posture, and deliver AI outcomes.”
This recognition underscores how CBTS translates its deep HPE expertise into tangible customer outcomes. It reinforces the company’s commitment to helping customers integrate across hybrid cloud, compute and networking products to deliver secure, scalable, AI‑ready infrastructure through its Platinum‑level competencies. As a HPE Triple Platinum Plus partner, CBTS will have access to enhanced incentives and closer collaboration with HPE, including dedicated HPE business and support resources enabling CBTS to deliver better value to its customers, helping them modernize their IT environments, optimize performance, and achieve their business objectives.
CBTS’s long‑standing alignment with HPE GreenLake further accelerates this value. Leveraging deep experience in consumption‑based IT models, CBTS helps organizations reduce over‑provisioning, improve operational visibility, and modernize with predictable economics. In parallel, the company’s expertise in HPE Networking with Aruba and Juniper enables secure, cloud‑managed networking and SD‑WAN architectures that support modern AI and hybrid work demands —ensuring customers unlock the full potential of hybrid cloud while maintaining operational control.
“The new achievement by CBTS is a testament to their customer focus, their deep expertise, and our mutual commitment to delivering exceptional customer outcomes through our partnership,” said Jeremiah Jenson, Vice President of North America Channel at HPE.
For more information about this news or to learn more about CBTS’s work with HPE, please visit cbts.com.
