Cumulus Global Receives CRN® MSP 500 Recognition for 2025

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Company Celebrates 6th Year of Recognition as an Industry Leader

2025 CRN MSP 500 Westborough, MA, March 3, 2025 – Cumulus Global proudly shares that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company®, has named Cumulus Global to its Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category for 2025. CRN’s annual MSP 500 list is a comprehensive guide to the leading MSPs in North America. These companies deliver essential managed services that enhance business efficiency, simplify IT, and optimize return on technology investments for their customers. Cumulus Global’s return to the list recognizes the company’s innovative approach to serving small and midsize businesses, local governments, and K12 schools.

“We are again honored to be included by CRN as a Pioneer on the 2025 MSP 500 List,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “Our team deserves the credit for their commitment to ensuring small and midsize organizations can operate securely, productively, and affordably with our innovative managed cloud services.”

Small and midsize businesses want to do more than survive. They want to thrive and grow. By delivering managed security and managed cloud services, Cumulus Global delivers affordable, flexible, and scalable services that adapt to customers’ evolving needs and priorities. Including on the 2025 CRN MSP 500 list recognizes Cumulus Global’s unique approach to ensuring technologies and services support customers’ business objectives and priorities.

“The solution providers on our 2025 MSP 500 list deliver innovative managed services portfolios that enable clients of every size to be more agile and optimize their IT budgets as they grow their business,” said Jennifer Follett, VP of U.S. Content and executive Editor CRN, at The Channel Company. “These are the companies that anticipate client tech needs and develop groundbreaking services and solutions that let customers focus on their core business so they can accelerate success.” 

As the economy, markets, and changing political landscape impact business conditions, generative AI and other advancing technologies create unique opportunities to leverage IT services. How businesses apply these technologies will impact their operations, growth, and bottom line going forward.

“Small and midsize organizations use the cloud differently than midmarket and enterprise companies,” noted Falcon. “We understand how to leverage cloud-first strategies and apply cloud-based solutions to the strategic, operating, and budgetary needs of our customers.”

The MSP 500 list is featured in the February 2025 issue of CRN and online at www.crn.com/msp500.

About Cumulus Global

Managed Cloud Services for Small and Midsize Businesses, Governments, and Schools

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from our co-managed delivery of managed cloud services, ongoing support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud services featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

For more information, schedule a no-obligation introductory meeting with a Cloud Advisor.

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.

Follow The Channel Company: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

The Channel Company Contact:

  • Kristin DaSilva
  • The Channel Company
  • kdasilva@thechannelcompany.com 

Google Workspace: Gemini AI Features and Pricing Changes

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Updated January 22, 2025, at 2:00 pm et: See the easier to read chart and text that is in bold italics.

Google Premier PartnerOn January 15, 2025, Google announced a major shift for Google Workspace. Going forward, all Google Workspace licenses will include Gemini AI features and functions. Specific capabilities will vary by license type.  

While customers will no longer need to pay as much as $30 per user per month for these capabilities, the cost for most Google Workspace subscriptions will increase by about 17%. This increase affects all subscriptions, even those opting not to use the newly embedded Gemini AI features.

For new customers purchasing directly from Google, the price increase took effect immediately.

For existing customers, Cumulus Global customers, and those working with other Google partners, the price increase takes effect on March 17, 2025.

  • If you have a Flexible Plan subscription, you will see the increase as of March 17, 2025.
  • If you have an Annual Plan subscription, or a multi-year agreement, you will see the increase at their next subscription renewal. You will not be charged for the additional Gemini AI functionality until this renewal (see below).

Product Update Highlights:

The product highlights, and caveats are as follows:

  • The Gemini App (gemini.google.com) remains
  • Gemini for Google Workspace is replaced by the embedded features based on your subscription.
  • All versions of Google Workspace will now include Gemini AI features. 
  • Google is deploying the Gemini AI features to existing customers in phases between January and March, 2026
    • The Gemini AI features will be enabled, by default, for all users
    • Enterprise Tier subscriptions can manage and disable Gemini AI features
    • Business Tier subscriptions must request access to Gemini AI admin controls

Pricing and AI Features Matrix

The following table summarizes the price increases and Gemini AI features for both the Google Workspace Business and Enterprise tiers with Annual Plan Pricing. Flexible Plan prices increase similarly, reflecting a 20% upcharge.

Google Workspace: New Pricing and Gemini AI Features

Note that your pricing for Archived Users, Vault, Pooled Storage, Voice, and other products will not change at this time.

Billing Changes

Google has indicated that it will cease billing for Gemini for Google Workspace licenses as of the end of January 2025.

As these services are billed in arrears, expect to see Gemini for Google Workspaces included on February 2025 invoices that cover January 2025.

If you have an existing single or multi-year agreement that includes Google Workspace and Gemini for Google Workspace, expect the Gemini for Google Workspace line item to be removed once service for January 2025 has been invoiced. If you prepaid for the year, you may be eligible for a credit or a refund.

We will update this blog post, and communicate with affected customers as we are able to confirm how these issues will be resolved.

Managing Gemini AI within Google Workspace

Admins with appropriate permissions can manage Gemini AI features. Users have limited ability to control AI options.

Admins

Admins have the following options to control AI settings:

  • Manage access to Gemini features in Workspace services (Enterprise editions only at this time)
  • Turn access to the Gemini app (gemini.google.com) on or off. (Note: this has no effect on other AI features in Google Workspace services.)
  • Turn NotebookLM on or off as an additional service.
  • Turn access to Google Vids on or off.
  • Control whether users can let Google AI take notes in meetings.
  • You can turn Google Workspace smart features on or off.
Users

Users can control the following AI options:

  • Smart features in Google products

Cumulus Global clients should contact our Service Team for assistance. If you are self-service with Google direct, or have licensing through another Google partner, schedule a call with one of our Cloud Advisors.

Time Sensitive Opportunities

If you have considered upgrading your Google Workspace subscription to a higher tier, we recommend doing so before March 15, 2025. 

  • We can upgrade your service with a one-year commitment. You still get the newly embedded Gemini AI features while locking in the current subscription price. We can also explore incentives for multi-year commitments.

If you are on a Flexible Plan, consider moving to an Annual Plan. 

  • While the Flexible Plan allows your monthly cost to directly reflect the number of active accounts, the vast majority of small businesses save money with an Annual Plan. 
  • Most businesses do not see the number of account removals needed to overcome the 20% surcharge on top of the price increase. 
  • Please schedule time with a Cloud Advisor to calculate which plan is best for you and your business. 
About the Author

Allen Falcon is the co-founder and CEO of Cumulus Global.  Allen co-founded Cumulus Global in 2006 to offer small businesses enterprise-grade email security and compliance using emerging cloud solutions. He has led the company’s growth into a managed cloud service provider with over 1,000 customers throughout North America. Starting his first business at age 12, Allen is a serial entrepreneur. He has launched strategic IT consulting, software, and service companies. An advocate for small and midsize businesses, Allen served on the board of the former Smaller Business Association of New England, local economic development committees, and industry advisory boards.

Understanding the Google Class Action Lawsuit Notice

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Google WorkspaceBeginning on September 23, 2024, Google Workspace administrators began receiving notices from Google Operations related to a class action lawsuit filed against Google in 2020. This Service Alert blog post summarizes the information and discusses next steps as they relate to users with Google Workspace accounts.

Background

In July 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google LLC, alleging unauthorized data access. The case, titled Rodriguez et al. v. Google LLC, is being heard in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs, comprising four Google account holders, claim that Google unlawfully accessed their devices and data. The access was via non-Google mobile apps, even when the “Web & App Activity” (WAA) and “supplemental Web & App Activity” (sWAA) settings were turned off or “paused.”

This lawsuit has significant implications for Google account holders using non-Google mobile apps while signed into their Google Workspace accounts between July 1, 2016, and September 23, 2024. Despite Google’s denial of the allegations and no court ruling yet on the merits of the case, the lawsuit has proceeded with class certification. 

The notice received by Google Workspace administrators is part of the initial efforts to distribute notices to potentially affected users.

Key Allegations and Legal Claims

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit assert three primary legal claims against Google:

Invasion of Privacy:

  • The plaintiffs allege that Google unlawfully accessed their mobile devices to collect, save, and use data concerning their activity on non-Google apps.
  • These apps incorporate certain Google software code into the apps while WAA and/or sWAA were turned off or “paused.”

Intrusion Upon Seclusion:

  • Similar to the invasion of privacy allegation, This claim focuses on unauthorized intrusions into private activities.

Violation of the Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (CCDAFA):

  • Plaintiffs contend that Google violated this act by unlawfully accessing and using their data.

The plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages and changes to Google’s practices. Google denies any wrongdoing and maintains that it did not violate any laws.

Class Certification

The court has certified four classes to assert claims for damages based on specific criteria. The two classes covering invasion of privacy and intrusion upon seclusion apply only to non-managed user accounts.

The court defined Google Workspace accounts as “Enterprise” accounts.  For these users, the court defined two classes for claims under the CDAFA.

The classes cover:

  • Usage in the period from July 1, 2016, to September 23, 2024
  • Users with their WAA and/or sWAA settings turned off
  • A non-Google-branded mobile app transmitted activity to Google via the Firebase SDK and/or Google Mobile Ads SDK.

Class 1: From an Android device 

Class 2: From a non-Android device

The Role of Workspace Administrators

Workspace administrators play a crucial role in managing the implications of this Google class action lawsuit for their end users. The Court ordered Google to notify all relevant end users who may be class members. 

Workspace administrators must ensure that they comply with their obligations under the Google Workspace Terms of Service. Per sections 3 and 7, which pertain to legal notices and updates, Workspace administrators must forward messages to end users with accounts during the period of the claim. 

Google will send Administrators lists of end user email addresses. Administrators should forward class notification emails to these users. 

Per the Court Order, Administrators must:

  1. Be prepared to receive and distribute the notices; and
  2. Distribute notices appropriately, maintaining the confidentiality and security of the information as stipulated by the court.

Email Notices and What They Mean for End Users

The court-appointed Class Notice Administrator, Epiq, began sending email notices to all eligible end users as of September 23, 2025. These notices inform users of their status in relation to the class action, specifying whether they are included in the classes for damages or for seeking changes to Google’s practices.

The email notices will provide critical information, including a contact number and additional resources for users to determine their eligibility and understand the implications of the lawsuit. 

End users should read these notices carefully and follow the instructions provided to ensure they stay informed about their rights and any potential compensation.

Stay Informed

To stay informed, you may want to periodically visit the dedicated website www.GoogleWebAppActivityLawsuit.com. You can also call the contact number (855-822-8821) for additional information and updates about the lawsuit.

Your Next Steps

Given the court order, we recommend that Google Workspace administrators use Google Groups to create a distribution list. Your list should include current employees and the personal email addresses for past employees who worked between July 1, 2016 and September 24, 2024.

If you are a client or have a Google Workspace subscription and have questions, please contact us to connect with one of our Cloud Advisors.

About the Author

Allen Falcon is the co-founder and CEO of Cumulus Global.  Allen co-founded Cumulus Global in 2006 to offer small businesses enterprise-grade email security and compliance using emerging cloud solutions. He has led the company’s growth into a managed cloud service provider with over 1,000 customers throughout North America. Starting his first business at age 12, Allen is a serial entrepreneur. He has launched strategic IT consulting, software, and service companies. An advocate for small and midsize businesses, Allen served on the board of the former Smaller Business Association of New England, local economic development committees, and industry advisory boards.

Cumulus Global Offers Free IT Asset Disposal with Managed Cloud Services

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Cumulus Global Offers Free IT Asset Disposal with Managed Cloud Services

The company adds IT asset disposal and  lifecycle management to the Basic and Business tiers of its Managed Cloud Service offerings.

Cumulus Global proudly announces the addition of IT lifecycle management services to our Managed Cloud Service offerings. Available at the Basic, Business, and Enterprise levels, these services include asset tracking, access to low-cost extended warranties and accidental damage coverage, and free IT asset disposal services. 

“Properly disposing of IT assets and used electronics is necessary but not easy,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “Finding a reputable firm, disposal fees, handling fees, and shipping becomes expensive for most smaller organizations.”

The program, included in the company’s Managed Cloud Service offerings at no additional costs offers two levels of service.  For smaller quantities, customers box and inventory the items and receive prepaid US Postal Service shipping labels.  For larger quantities, a disposal team will come on site to box and ship the items.

“We are meeting an important and growing need for our clients,” noted Falcon. “Our service simplifies the process and saves money. It is a win-win for our clients and the environment.”

The addition of lifecycle management services is part of the Cumulus Global’s commitment to increasing value for clients.  These IT asset disposal and lifecycle management services complement the existing security, support, data protection, and co-management components of the company’s Managed Cloud Services.  Organizations interested in learning more can schedule an introductory call with a Cumulus Global Cloud Advisor.

About Cumulus Global

Managed Cloud Services for Small and Midsize Businesses, Governments, and Schools

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, ongoing support, and client success services that help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

For more information, schedule a no-obligation introductory meeting with a Cloud Advisor.

Cumulus Global Offers Easier Public Sector Cloud Purchasing

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Cumulus Global Offers Easier Public Sector Cloud Purchasing

Participation in multiple, national, cooperative purchase programs to save schools and local governments time and money.

 

Cumulus Global proudly announces that schools and local governments can now purchase Google Workspace, other cloud services, and related professional services via one of four national cooperative purchasing programs. By participating in these programs, Cumulus Global services and solutions are now available with simplified bidding and quoting processes. Local governments and school systems will save time and money.

“This is a big step forward for Cumulus Global and our public sector customers,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “If we can quote cloud and professional services without extensive bidding and RFP processes, we save time and money.”

By participating in multiple procurement associations, Cumulus Global is more likely to find a match with schools and governments for managed cloud solutions. They can use any of the four procurement vehicles to which they belong: Equalis Group, National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA), OMNIA Partners, or PEPPM Cooperative Purchasing.

“We are meeting governments and school districts where they are,” noted Falcon. “Chances are, we are in a program that your school or local government can use.”

As part of the company’s commitment to added value, the company is transparent with respect to program participation fees. The company will share and pass through these fees as-is, without markups. Local governments and schools interested in learning more can schedule an introductory call with a Cumulus Global Cloud Advisor.

About Cumulus Global

Managed Cloud Services for Small and Midsize Businesses, Governments, and Schools

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, ongoing support, and client success services that help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

For more information, schedule a no-obligation introductory meeting with a Cloud Advisor.

Cumulus Global Awarded 2024 Google Premier Partner Status

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Google Premier Partner

Cumulus Global Awarded 2024 Premier Partner Status for Google Workspace

Google recognizes Cumulus Global for expert service delivery and growth.

 

Cumulus Global is proud to share that Google has recognized the company as a Google Premier Partner for Google Workspace.  The award reflects Cumulus Global’s ability to consistently provide high-quality service to its customers and the company’s ongoing commitment to service quality and growth.

 “We are honored to receive Premier Partner status for 2024,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “Our team works hard to ensure our customers move smoothly into cloud services and get the best possible value from their Google Workspace and related services.”

Google awards Premier Status to partners that meet and maintain a rigorous set of standards. These standards include maintaining advanced levels of training and certification, reaching business development milestones, and receiving customer recommendations and testimonials.

Serving small and midsize businesses, governments, and schools, Cumulus Global supports hundreds of organizations and over 30,000 end users throughout North America.

“From sole practitioners to organizations with hundreds of people, we do more than provide subscription licensing and migrate data,” noted Falcon. “Our focus is on helping individuals and teams best use the capabilities of Google Workspace and on helping organizations make sure their data is secure and protected.”

Beyond licensing and ‘support,’ Cumulus Global specializes in delivering Managed Cloud Services. With options that scale to meet your organization’s needs and budget, Cumulus Global’s Managed Cloud Services deliver security, data protection, monitoring, management, support, and professional services in service packages that cost less than traditional MSP services.

About Cumulus Global

Managed Cloud Services for Small and Midsize Businesses, Governments, and Schools

Cumulus Global (www.cumulusglobal.com) is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, ongoing support, and client success services that help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

For more information, schedule a no-obligation introductory meeting with a Cloud Advisor.

Update: Cumulus Global Grows its Sustainability with Evertreen Reforestation Initiative

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Cumulus Global Partners with Evertreen to Offset CO2 with Reforestation Projects 

Reforestation

Updated January 8, 2024 — Cumulus Global is expanding its sustainability efforts and its partnership with Evertreen, increasing monthly plantings to 100 trees.  Planting forests in Honduras, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and the Philippines, will improve both the ecology and economies in areas near the forests.  Each month, trees planted will remove over 72 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 created by 188 cars driving over 1,000 miles in cars getting the average miles per gallon in the United States.

 

August 10, 2023 – Westborough, MA – Cumulus Global announces a dramatic expansion of our company’s sustainability efforts. Partnering with Evertreen, Cumulus Global is supporting reforestation projects in four countries trees. Joining a reforestation program helps the company offset emissions from commuting, business travel, and other business activities. Each monthly planting will remove over 4.2 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.  This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 created by driving over 11, 000 miles in a car getting the average miles per gallon in the United States. 

“We are excited about expanding our sustainability efforts in ways that will also benefit local communities around the world,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “This is a creative way that we, as a small business, can make a difference.”

Each month, Cumulus Global will plant at least 7 trees across four projects. The projects are located in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Africa, and the United States. Beyond reducing carbon in the atmosphere, the reforestation projects also address local community needs.  Evertreen designs each project to provide local employment. Tree selections help increase local food supplies, prevent soil erosion, and protect local watersheds.

“We chose Evertreen for their holistic approach to the reforestation projects,” noted Falcon. “Their monitoring program and existing partnerships with IT industry leaders further proves their credibility and integrity.”

Beyond planning and planting forests, Evertreen actively monitors the health and growth of its forests with staff on-the-ground and advanced satellite imagery. View a summary of Cumulus Global’s participation, add trees to Cumulus Global’s forest, and learn more about Evertreen.

This tree planting program further extends the company’s sustainability program, that also includes recycling and the use of renewable energy. Since October 2020, Cumulus Global has relied on 100% renewable energy for all of the electricity needs at its main office. 

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About Evertreen

Evertreen (www.evertreen.com) helps individuals and companies offset CO2 emissions by planting trees around the world. In addition to reducing CO2 in the atmosphere, Evertreen forests contribute to local economies and ecosystems. As of the date of this post, Evertreen has planted more than 707,700 trees in more than a dozen forests spanning 10 countries. 

Cumulus Global Named to Inc.’s Second Annual Power Partner Awards

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Power Partner Award highlights B2B partners that support startups
across all business functions and empower growth

Westborough, MA – Cumulus Global is pleased to share that Inc. Business Media announced the second consecutive inclusion of Cumulus Global in the Power Partner Awards.  The Inc. Power Partner Awards honor B2B organizations across the globe with proven track records supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups grow. The 2023 list recognizes 389 firms in marketing and advertising, information technology, health and wellness, financial services, legal, logistics, and productivity, as well as other areas of business.2023 Inc. Power Partner

“Trusted B2B partners provide guidance and expertise that founders rely on at various steps of their organization’s journey. Partners that possess a demonstrated ability to deliver quality support are at the core of entrepreneurship and help bring big ideas to life,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. Business Media. 

Cumulus Global, like all 389 winners, received top marks from clients for being instrumental in helping leadership teams navigate the dynamic world of startups. Like other award recipients, Cumulus Global supports entrepreneurs, leaders, and teams, allowing founders to focus on their core missions. 

“Our team is humbled and honored that our clients appreciate the value we strive to deliver to their businesses,” stated Allen Falcon, CEO of Cumulus Global. “Our managed cloud services go beyond technologies. Our services strive to empower individuals and teams to enable business growth.”

Examples of Cumulus Global services and client success include: End user education programs that boost personal and team online productivity up to 60%; Replacing servers with services to eliminate capital expenditures while lowering operating costs; Active monitoring and management to prevent and catch issues before they impact business operations; and off-loading IT administration, management and support in a co-management model that keeps client in control of their IT environment.

“Many managed service providers shy away from sole practitioners and very small businesses,” Falcon noted. “We have unique service offerings designed specifically for these entrepreneurs and businesses. We design our managed cloud services to be productive, secure, and affordable.

Cumulus Global has four tiers of managed cloud services, allowing clients to match services to their needs and budgets. Small and midsize businesses can move to managed cloud services for less than half the cost of traditional IT and managed service offerings. With the ability to add services needed to meet industry-specific and regulatory requirements, Cumulus Global meets the diverse needs of small and midsize businesses across industries and markets.

To view the complete 2023 Inc. Power Partner list, go to: https://www.inc.com/power-partner-awards/2023. The November 2023 Issue of Inc. magazine is available online now at https://www.inc.com/magazine and is on newsstands beginning October 31, 2023. 

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About Inc. Business Media 

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community they need to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Cumulus Global Grows its Sustainability with Evertreen Reforestation Initiative

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Cumulus Global Partners with Evertreen to Offset CO2 with Reforestation Projects 

ReforestationAugust 10, 2023 – Westborough, MA – Cumulus Global announces a dramatic expansion of our company’s sustainability efforts. Partnering with Evertreen, Cumulus Global is supporting reforestation projects in four countries trees. Joining a reforestation program helps the company offset emissions from commuting, business travel, and other business activities. Each monthly planting will remove over 4.2 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.  This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 created by driving over 11, 000 miles in a car getting the average miles per gallon in the United States. 

“We are excited about expanding our sustainability efforts in ways that will also benefit local communities around the world,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “This is a creative way that we, as a small business, can make a difference.”

Each month, Cumulus Global will plant at least 7 trees across four projects. The projects are located in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Africa, and the United States. Beyond reducing carbon in the atmosphere, the reforestation projects also address local community needs.  Evertreen designs each project to provide local employment. Tree selections help increase local food supplies, prevent soil erosion, and protect local watersheds.

“We chose Evertreen for their holistic approach to the reforestation projects,” noted Falcon. “Their monitoring program and existing partnerships with IT industry leaders further proves their credibility and integrity.”

Beyond planning and planting forests, Evertreen actively monitors the health and growth of its forests with staff on-the-ground and advanced satellite imagery. View a summary of Cumulus Global’s participation, add trees to Cumulus Global’s forest, and learn more about Evertreen.

This tree planting program further extends the company’s sustainability program, that also includes recycling and the use of renewable energy. Since October 2020, Cumulus Global has relied on 100% renewable energy for all of the electricity needs at its main office. 

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About Evertreen

Evertreen (www.evertreen.com) helps individuals and companies offset CO2 emissions by planting trees around the world. In addition to reducing CO2 in the atmosphere, Evertreen forests contribute to local economies and ecosystems. As of the date of this post, Evertreen has planted more than 707,700 trees in more than a dozen forests spanning 10 countries. 

Cumulus Global Recognized on the 2023 MSP 501

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Company’s Best-in-Class Innovation, Services, and Growth Recognized for Second Consecutive Year on the Most Prestigious List Of Managed Service Providers Worldwide

JUNE 29, 2023 – Westborough, MA – For the second consecutive year, Cumulus Global received recognition in the 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings, landing at 220 on the list. The global ranking identifies premier managed service providers across multiple benchmarks. These benchmarks include: annual sales, recurring revenue, profit margins, revenue mix, growth, supported technologies, and innovation.

2023 MSP

“We are humbled to be compared to some of the best MSPs in the world,” stated Cumulus Global CEO Allen Falcon. “We have a great team that focuses on helping clients use cloud technologies strategically and tactically. We deliver services that empower employees and teams, and that enable businesses to achieve business results.”

Since its inception 17 years ago, the MSP 501 has evolved from a competitive ranking into a vibrant group of innovators focused on high levels of customer satisfaction. MSPs on the list span small, medium and large organizations in both public and private sectors. Many of their services and technology offerings focus on cloud, security, collaboration and hybrid work forces. 

“The 2023 Channel Futures MSP 501 winners persevered through challenging times to become the highest-performing and most innovative IT providers in the industry today,” said Jeff O’Heir, Channel Futures senior news editor and MSP 501 project manager. “The MSP 501 ranking doesn’t award MSPs solely on their size and revenue. It acknowledges the business acumen, best practices and trusted advice they deliver to customers every day. They deserve the honor.”

MSPs that qualify for the list must pass a rigorous review conducted by the research team and editors of Channel Futures. It ranks applicants using a unique methodology that weighs financial performance according to long-term health and viability, commitment to recurring revenue and operational efficiency. 

“As a Managed Cloud Service Provider, our approach to IT for small and midsize businesses differs from traditional MSPs,” noted Falcon. “Our Managed Cloud Services focus on replacing on-premise systems, and the associated capital and operating costs, with cloud services whenever feasible.  We help manage costs while improving productivity, security, and resilience.”

This year’s list is one of the most competitive in the survey’s history. Winners will be recognized on the Channel Futures website. They will also be honored during a special ceremony at the Channel Futures Leadership Summit, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, in Miami, Florida.

“We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 2023 winners, and gratitude to the thousands of MSPs that have contributed to the continuing growth and success of the managed services sector,” said Kelly Danziger, general manager of Informa Tech Channels. “These providers are most certainly driving a new wave of innovation in the industry and are demonstrating a commitment to moving the MSP and entire channel forward.” 

The 2023 MSP 501 list is based on confidential data collected and analyzed by the Channel Futures research and editorial teams. Data was collected online from February to May, 2023. The MSP 501 list recognizes top managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, profit margin and other factors.

About Cumulus Global

Cumulus Global is an industry-leading managed cloud service provider with a mission to deliver solutions with tangible value.

  • What We Do: We translate your business goals and objectives into solutions and services.
  • How We Do It: We start with your business needs and priorities. Planning and migration includes guidance to help your team adopt and utilize new services. Your team benefits from co-managed services, on-going support, and client success services. We help you adapt as your business changes and grows.
  • What We Offer: Managed cloud solutions featuring Google, Microsoft, and more than three dozen providers.

About Channel Futures

Channel Futures is a media and events destination for the information and communication technologies (ICT) channel community. We provide information, perspective and connection for the entire channel ecosystem, including solution providers (SPs), managed service providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs), and value-added resellers (VARs). Our services guide distributors, technology solutions brokerages, subagents, agents, leading technology vendor partners, and communication providers.

Our properties include many awards programs such as the Channel Futures MSP 501, a list of the most influential and fastest-growing providers of managed services in the technology industry; Channel Partners events, which delivers unparalleled in-person events including Channel Partners Conference & Expo, Channel Futures Leadership Summit, Women’s Leadership Summit, the MSP Summit and Channel Partners Europe; and a DEI Community Group, our initiative to educate, support and promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the ICT channel industry. Channel Futures is where the world meets the channel; we are leading Channel Partners forward. More information is available at channelfutures.com.

Channel Futures is part of Informa Tech, a market-leading B2B information provider with depth and specialization in ICT sector. Every year, we welcome 14,000+ subscribers to our research, more than 4 million unique monthly visitors to our digital communities. More than 18,200+ students attend our training programs and 225,000 delegates attend our events.

Media Contacts

Jeff O’Heir , Channel Futures Senior News Editor, MSP 501 Manager, Jeff.oheir@informa.com

Ginette Andrem, Associate Marketer, VIP Relations, ginette.andre@informa.com