NETGEAR today announced that Thomas-Krenn.AG and Connectivity Warehouse have become the world’s first partners to achieve APEX and APEX MSP certification, respectively, through the NETGEAR DRIVE Partner Success Program. For their customers, these certifications mean one thing above all: the engineering, sales, and service delivery capabilities of the team managing or installing their NETGEAR network have been independently verified before they ever arrive on site.
When a network problem stops a production line, delays patient care, or takes down a multi-site organization, customers need answers fast. Whether they get them depends on whether their partner has the right skills in the room. NETGEAR introduced the DRIVE Partner Success Program in November 2025 to give customers a clear way to identify that expertise. Rather than recognizing partners for what they purchase, the program certifies them for what they can do: the engineers they have trained, the customer deployments they have validated, and the service practices they have implemented.
Connectivity Warehouse — first APEX MSP partner
For businesses that rely on a managed service provider to keep their network running, it’s important that the partner they choose will remain accountable even if something goes wrong six months after installation. APEX MSP is the DRIVE program’s highest tier, requiring partners to qualify three certified post-sales engineers and pass a live virtual audit of their IT service management practices, in addition to the engineering and sales certifications required for APEX. Connectivity Warehouse, a Dallas, Texas-area networking solutions provider serving offices, healthcare facilities, warehouses, and multi-site organizations, is the first partner worldwide to meet that standard. Its customers now have independently verified assurance that the team managing their NETGEAR infrastructure has been evaluated on service delivery, not just product knowledge.
Thomas-Krenn.AG — first APEX partner
Customers who work with Thomas-Krenn.AG to build server and storage infrastructure have historically needed separate expertise for the network connecting those systems. APEX certification changes that. Thomas-Krenn.AG, which has manufactured custom server and storage systems at its facility in Germany since 2002, has now certified its engineers and sales staff on NETGEAR infrastructure, meeting every APEX requirement including validated customer success stories. The businesses it serves in the defense, industrial, data center, and public sectors can now work with a single team qualified to design, deploy, and support both the server platform and the NETGEAR switching infrastructure that connects it.
Further information about the NETGEAR DRIVE Partner Success Program is available at www.netgear.com/drive
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NETGEAR Enterprise’s first APEX and APEX MSP partners give customers access to validated network expertise
NETGEAR today announced that Thomas-Krenn.AG and Connectivity Warehouse have become the world’s first partners to achieve APEX and APEX MSP certification, respectively, through the NETGEAR DRIVE Partner Success Program. For their customers, these certifications mean one thing above all: the engineering, sales, and service delivery capabilities of the team managing or installing their NETGEAR network have been independently verified before they ever arrive on site.
When a network problem stops a production line, delays patient care, or takes down a multi-site organization, customers need answers fast. Whether they get them depends on whether their partner has the right skills in the room. NETGEAR introduced the DRIVE Partner Success Program in November 2025 to give customers a clear way to identify that expertise. Rather than recognizing partners for what they purchase, the program certifies them for what they can do: the engineers they have trained, the customer deployments they have validated, and the service practices they have implemented.
Connectivity Warehouse — first APEX MSP partner
For businesses that rely on a managed service provider to keep their network running, it’s important that the partner they choose will remain accountable even if something goes wrong six months after installation. APEX MSP is the DRIVE program’s highest tier, requiring partners to qualify three certified post-sales engineers and pass a live virtual audit of their IT service management practices, in addition to the engineering and sales certifications required for APEX. Connectivity Warehouse, a Dallas, Texas-area networking solutions provider serving offices, healthcare facilities, warehouses, and multi-site organizations, is the first partner worldwide to meet that standard. Its customers now have independently verified assurance that the team managing their NETGEAR infrastructure has been evaluated on service delivery, not just product knowledge.
Thomas-Krenn.AG — first APEX partner
Customers who work with Thomas-Krenn.AG to build server and storage infrastructure have historically needed separate expertise for the network connecting those systems. APEX certification changes that. Thomas-Krenn.AG, which has manufactured custom server and storage systems at its facility in Germany since 2002, has now certified its engineers and sales staff on NETGEAR infrastructure, meeting every APEX requirement including validated customer success stories. The businesses it serves in the defense, industrial, data center, and public sectors can now work with a single team qualified to design, deploy, and support both the server platform and the NETGEAR switching infrastructure that connects it.
Further information about the NETGEAR DRIVE Partner Success Program is available at www.netgear.com/drive
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