GDT Named NetApp North America Growth Partner of the Year for FY26
Technology solutions provider GDT has been named the NetApp North America Growth Partner of the Year for NetApp fiscal year 2026. According to the company, the award recognizes its ability to generate significant year-over-year growth in NetApp revenue across the portfolio.
- GDT was named NetApp North America Growth Partner of the Year for NetApp fiscal year 2026.
- The award recognizes significant year-over-year growth in NetApp revenue across the portfolio, according to GDT.
- It is GDT's third NetApp Partner of the Year award in three years, after FY24 Growth Partner and FY25 Flash Partner.
- GDT has partnered with NetApp since 2004, holds more than 60 NetApp certifications and serves over 150 NetApp customers.
Third NetApp award in three years
GDT, based in Dallas, announced the recognition on Oct. 6, 2026. It is the company's third NetApp Partner of the Year award in three years. GDT was previously named NetApp Growth Partner of the Year for FY24 and Flash Partner of the Year for FY25.
According to the announcement, the North America Partner Awards winners have shown NetApp's goal of being customer-centric, as well as understanding and selling NetApp solutions across its cloud, flash and NetApp Keystone portfolios.
GDT has partnered with NetApp since 2004. It holds more than 60 NetApp certifications and serves over 150 NetApp customers, the company said.
AI infrastructure in focus
Both companies tied the award to AI adoption. Shawn O'Grady, Chair and CEO of GDT, said: "With deep expertise in enterprise data storage, management, and protection, we're helping customers build the data foundation they need as they move into the next phase of AI adoption."
O'Grady added that "NetApp plays a critical role in our AI factory reference architecture, built for the speed and scale that enterprise AI workloads require."
Alvaro Celis, Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial, Partner and Ecosystem Officer at NetApp, said customers must be empowered with "AI-ready data that is secure by default and built for hybrid environments so they can achieve their business outcomes." He congratulated GDT and said its use of the NetApp Platform to help customers simplify data ecosystems and solve complex problems "exemplifies what it means to drive innovation in the AI era."
About GDT and what the award signals
GDT describes itself as a global technology solutions provider specializing in hybrid data center, networking and AI infrastructure. It says it delivers secure AI-ready, carrier-grade platforms and services to customers in more than 100 countries.
Beyond its U.S. presence, GDT operates a Bangalore Global Operations Center in India, which provides strategic engineering and delivery services. Its clients range from global financial institutions and manufacturers to large healthcare systems, telecom operators and enterprise organizations. The company says it has helped organizations modernize and scale their IT environments for over 30 years.
For enterprise buyers, the award points to a reseller with an established record in NetApp's cloud, flash and Keystone offerings. The full list of NetApp North America Partner Awards for FY26 is available in NetApp's own press release.
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