If 2020 was the year of uncertainty, 2021 was the year of decisive change. Navigating new waters is never easy, and such drastic shifts in customer priorities, needs, and overall demands put more pressure on partners than ever before. Despite the challenges, and there were many, our partner community pressed on. Cloud adoption soared, and Citrix partners were armed with the tools and expertise to get their customers there virtually overnight. The ability to not only adapt, but also find true success in such trying times further proves how critical partners are to the success of Citrix, and, more importantly, our joint customer base.

Three partners achieved such incredible success, they earned the top spot in their category as Worldwide Partner of the Year. Announced at Field Kickoff 2022, we’re thrilled to share our winners:

Each winner earned their spot for a myriad of reasons. Here are some of the highlights:

CSA Worldwide Partner of the Year: SoftwareOne Netherlands

SoftwareOne is a long-standing Citrix platinum partner with a considerable install base in for-profit and non-profit accounts, giving them a substantial position in the market. Their team of dedicated CSAs works closely with the Citrix sales team, driving and supporting the transition to cloud and subscription-based business. Also a leading Microsoft partner, SoftwareOne continuously jumps on the opportunity to demonstrate what our joint Citrix and Microsoft solutions can enable. The organization’s staff possess a diverse array of specializations which is a huge contributor to their success, as well as their increased focus on TTU and the consistently proactive approach they demonstrate with their customer base.

Overall, SoftwareOne achieved the following in 2021:

  • Nearly half a million dollars in new cloud growth
  • 3x fulfilled new business YoY
  • Heavy focus on driving and supporting the transition to cloud and subscription-based business

CSP Worldwide Partner of the Year: Alchemy Technology Group

Alchemy has a long, rich history with Citrix that has led to a robust knowledge of our solutions. The organization always keeps their customer at the forefront of everything they do and continues to do so as they make the shift to the cloud with managed services. This approach allows customers to easily choose between products and services that can be implemented and managed on-premises, off-premises, via hybrid cloud or a combination of all three — the epitome of flexibility. Alchemy has made the shift to providing the know-how and business acumen to aid Citrix in our transformation journey by advocating the products and services that best fit our customers’ needs.

Some of Alchemy’s 2021 standout achievements include:

  • Nearly doubling their total bookings YoY
  • Setting a new company benchmark for cloud bookings
  • Making the shift to cloud with an approach that puts the end customer in the driver’s seat

GSI Partner of the Year: Wipro

Wipro has been a Citrix partner for over 10 years. They continue to be an increasingly critical player for the Citrix partner ecosystem and play a vast role in how we’re moving into the future of what partnership looks like across the board. They have deep expertise in large-scale cloud transformation, and their virtuadesk offering, designed around Citrix Cloud, provides customers with a highly engineered, high-quality, end-to-end VDI service. Wipro’s strong domain expertise in the financial services and healthcare verticals enables joint customers to realize a faster time to value and transformation of their remote and hybrid work platforms. Wipro continues to demonstrate their commitment to building a partnership that benefits all involved.

Some of Wipro’s biggest successes in 2021 included:

  • Almost half of their multi-million dollars in bookings from new cloud deals, a 32 percent YoY growth
  • 100 percent subscription bookings and closed major deals in all the three GEOs
  • Stronger alignment and commitment to partnering than ever, working with our strategic partners Microsoft and Google for enterprise cloud transformation

Please help us in congratulating these outstanding partners, as well as the regional winners (see them here). Check out the live announcement via the Field Kickoff on-demand recordings.