At F5, our partners play a vital role in empowering customers to navigate the increasing complexities of modern, hybrid multicloud environments. As businesses grapple with distributed applications, evolving APIs, and AI-driven workloads, the need for unified application delivery and security has never been more critical.
This year we are thrilled to announce the 2025 North America Partner award winners during AppWorld, F5’s premier application delivery and security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) enables partners to deliver advanced app and API security, centralized visibility, and AI-driven insights across hardware, software, Kubernetes, SaaS, and cloud. Our 2025 North America Partner award winners celebrate a range of partners whose excellence and innovation in platform-centric strategies are shaping the future of application delivery and security:
- North America Partner of the Year: Presidio: Presidio demonstrated extraordinary growth across key solution areas while enhancing its technical capabilities and commitment to mutual success. Presidio’s executive alignment, coupled with investments in F5’s portfolio and pioneering work on the HumanAI InfraGenie solution, showcased its innovative and strategic approach. As a key driver of new opportunities and competitive positioning, Presidio earned this prestigious recognition through unmatched collaboration and results.
- North America BeF5 Partner of the Year: CDW: Embodying the spirit of “BeF5,” CDW excels in teamwork, shared purpose, and a human-first approach that benefits both communities and individuals. CDW’s enduring philanthropic efforts—including support for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals—and its values-driven volunteerism reflect a partner that champions positive change. For its collaborative leadership and people-focused commitment, CDW is a deserved recipient of our BeF5 Partner award.
- North America Innovation Partner of the Year: WorldTech IT: WorldTech IT pushed boundaries in 2025, delving into cutting-edge technologies and emerging markets in alignment with F5’s strategic goals. WorldTech IT’s early co-development initiatives around AI and close partnership with F5 technical teams underscored its commitment to transformative customer outcomes. Bold innovation and differentiated solutions positioned WorldTech IT as a trailblazer, earning the company this celebrated recognition.
- North America Marketing Excellence Partner of the Year: World Wide Technology (WWT): WWT delivered marketing excellence through a strategic partnership that maximized F5’s market impact. WWT innovatively showcased F5 technologies via the AI Proving Ground and Advanced Technology Center, enabling hands-on customer experiences that accelerated adoption and understanding. By effectively translating technical solutions into practical, customer-centric value, WWT distinguished itself as a leader in marketing innovation.
- North America Public Sector Partner of the Year: J2R Solutions: J2R Solutions achieved exceptional success in the public sector, leading in revenue impact and delivering the year’s highest deal volume along with major federal wins. Its strategic alignment, trusted expertise, and collaborative efforts demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancing customer success. J2R Solutions exemplifies excellence as F5’s Public Sector Partner of the Year.
- North America Rising Star Partner of the Year: Netsync Network Solutions: Netsync proved its ambition and drive as a Rising Star by advancing from Silver to Gold partner status, achieving growth across both commercial and state, local, and education (SLED) sectors with F5. Netsync’s relentless dedication to collaboration and technical engagement propelled its remarkable momentum, making this partner a standout choice for this award.
- SE All Stars MVP Gold: TJ Vreugdenhil – SHI: TJ Vreugdenhil elevated F5’s influence within SHI by delivering strategic technical expertise such as collaborative demo labs and spearheading technical enablement through bootcamps. His focus on internal training and high-value content for joint webinars aligned seamlessly with F5’s solution-focused strategy. TJ’s leadership in presales engagement, his active participation in the 2025 F5 SE All Stars program, and his impact across SHI earned him the prestigious SE All Star MVP Gold Award for the third year in a row.
Celebrating our partners’ success
The F5 2025 North America Partner Awards celebrate the exceptional achievements of partners driving success and innovation through F5 ADSP. By advancing convergence in application delivery and security, simplifying operations, and fostering unified visibility across hybrid multicloud environments, these partners strengthen both customer resilience and the broader F5 ecosystem.
We are proud to collaborate with these distinguished leaders and look forward to another year of innovation and shared success.
Congratulations to all our winners!
You can learn more about becoming an F5 partner here. To find an F5 partner, visit this webpage.
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