IGEL Announces 2026 Partner of the Year Award Winners at Miami Event
IGEL, a global leader in secure endpoint operating system solutions, has proudly revealed the recipients of its 2026 IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards. The announcement was made during the IGEL Now & Next event, held at the prestigious Fontainebleau Miami Beach from March 30 to April 2, 2026. This annual ceremony celebrates the exceptional contributions of partners within the IGEL Ready ecosystem, highlighting their role in advancing secure and scalable cloud workspace technologies.
Recognizing Excellence in Technical Collaboration and Innovation
Now in its fifth year, the IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards honor partners who have demonstrated measurable enterprise impact through technical validation, scalable joint solutions, and sustained customer adoption. The awards underscore the strength of strategic collaborations that reduce complexity, lower risk, and deliver precise, secure digital workspaces for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and hybrid cloud environments.
Jim Airdo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at IGEL, emphasized the significance of these partnerships. "These awards underscore the strength of the IGEL Ready ecosystem and the real business impact of strategic collaboration," said Airdo. "As enterprises demand validated, scalable solutions for VDI and hybrid cloud, our partners are leading the way—reducing complexity, lowering risk, and delivering secure digital workspaces with precision. This year’s winners represent the best of what it means to execute with IGEL."
Winners Across Multiple Categories
The 2026 IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards recognized excellence in several key areas, including ecosystem leadership, technical integration, growth, application performance, and cybersecurity. The winners are as follows:
- IGEL Ready Global Partner of the Year 2026: Nutanix
- IGEL Ready Technology Partner of the Year 2026: Omnissa
- IGEL Ready Accelerated Growth Partner of the Year 2026: HP
- IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year 2026: Imprivata
- IGEL Ready Cybersecurity Excellence Partner of the Year 2026: NVIDIA
Driving Secure and Scalable Enterprise Solutions
Divya Saggar, Director of IGEL Ready, highlighted the collaborative efforts within the ecosystem. "The IGEL Ready ecosystem brings together leading innovators to deliver seamless, secure, enterprise-grade cloud workspaces," Saggar explained. "Through deep engineering collaboration and validated integrations, we help customers simplify VDI and hybrid cloud deployments, reduce risk, and move from pilots to scaled rollouts—while reinforcing a preventative, Zero Trust approach at the endpoint that minimizes attack surface and strengthens overall security posture, positioning IGEL as a strategic enterprise ecosystem player."
Gregory Lehrer, Vice President of Business Development and Ecosystems at Nutanix, expressed gratitude for the recognition. "We’re honored to be named the IGEL Ready Global Partner of the Year," said Lehrer. "Together with IGEL, we’re helping enterprises simplify VDI and hybrid cloud deployments with a cleaner, more secure architecture. By pairing the Nutanix Cloud Platform with IGEL OS, customers can scale confidently, across cloud and on-premise, while reducing the complexity and risk that have traditionally slowed VDI projects. This recognition validates our strong technical alignment and our shared focus on enterprise-scale deployments."
Conclusion
The 2026 IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards celebrate the pivotal role of partners in driving innovation and security in cloud workspace solutions. As enterprises continue to adopt VDI and hybrid cloud technologies, these collaborations are essential for delivering scalable, secure, and efficient digital environments. The recognition of Nutanix, Omnissa, NVIDIA, HP, and Imprivata highlights their commitment to excellence and their contributions to the evolving landscape of enterprise technology.
