Frisco, TX – August 19th 2026 — Sage IT, a boutique Systems Integrator headquartered in Frisco, TX with a global footprint, today announced that it has been named an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network.
The OpenAI Partner Network is a global program for partners to build, sell, and deliver AI solutions with OpenAI. It brings together partners with deep industry expertise, delivery capabilities, and customer relationships while equipping them with resources, enablement, and support to help enterprises adopt OpenAI frontier models and products and turn them into measurable impact.
As an OpenAI Select Partner, Sage IT will continue working with OpenAI to help organizations build, deploy, and scale AI solutions responsibly and effectively. This work will help organizations get more useful work from every token and stronger performance per dollar with GPT‑5.6, while using ChatGPT Work to turn ambitious goals into finished work. From rearchitecting SaaS products for the AI era to deploying intelligent agents that automate complex workflows and compressing software development cycles, Sage IT delivers this expertise to enterprises across multiple industries.
“Earning the OpenAI Select Partner status is an important step for Sage IT as we help enterprises put AI to work. For us, the challenge is not simply adopting the latest models. It is making AI work with the data, systems, security, and governance an enterprise already depends on. Working more closely with OpenAI will help us take customers from experimentation into production faster, while keeping the focus where it belongs: solving meaningful business problems and creating measurable business value,” said Sagar Pelaprolu, CEO, Sage IT.
Sage IT supports organizations across Higher Education, Telecom, Retail, Manufacturing, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance and Healthcare, applying AI across business functions including compliance, document management, onboarding, and software engineering. In recent engagements, it has helped customers review their software portfolios and replace several off-the-shelf SaaS tools with bespoke applications built around their exact workflows, thereby reducing recurring spend while improving fit.
Looking ahead, Sage IT plans to expand its OpenAI-related offerings, invest in talent and enablement, develop new solutions, or scale customer deployments, helping customers translate AI ambition into measurable business outcomes.
