This year CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, launched its AI Innovators list. It recognizes North American solution providers, including MSPs, VARs, systems integrators and consultants, for excellence and technical skill in delivering AI-focused solutions to customers.

Congratulations to Steven Jones, Director of Cybersecurity, and the BlueBridge Networks engineering team, named to CRN’s inaugural AI Innovators 2026 list!

The AI Innovators list highlights solution providers who put AI to work in their own operations, then turn that experience into smarter, faster and more secure solutions for customers. Steven is building the AI-driven cyber stack at the core of BlueBridge’s growing cybersecurity and cyber-defense practice: an AI-enhanced Security Operations Center that provides continuous monitoring, automated threat detection and rapid response across critical power systems and IT assets.

Steven also joined Kevin Goodman on the expert panel at BlueBridge Networks’ Cleveland Cybersecurity Summit on October 16, 2026.

https://www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/ai-innovators-2026-details?c=20

AI is moving fast. A growing wave of AI products is reaching businesses from model developers, startups, leading IT vendors and hyperscalers. Customers have to adopt it, implement it and get real value from it, because falling behind is a competitive risk. When they struggle, they call their trusted IT partner.

Solution providers bridge the gap between leading-edge AI and real-world results. Thank you, Steven and the BlueBridge team, for the North American recognition.