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• Alibaba Cloud taps channel partners for growth

  Alibaba Cloud is outpacing AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform when it comes to worldwide revenue growth. And it has its eye on MSPs and other channel partners. Continue Reading

• Media and entertainment cloud use poised to shake up industry

  The media and entertainment industry is moving workflows to the cloud in a dramatic cultural shift. InterVision's Ray Panahon sheds light on this development. Continue Reading

• Microsoft-Oracle cloud alliance boosts partner opportunities

  The Microsoft-Oracle cloud interoperability pact has unlocked new customer segments in the channel, according to managed cloud service provider Ensono. Continue Reading

• Cloud, edge, technology for small businesses top 2019 trends

  From the cloud 'foundation of innovation' to intelligent edge computing, channel partners will have numerous technology developments to consider in 2019. Continue Reading

• Cloud trends in 2019: Cost struggle, skills gap to continue

  IT service providers should have their hands full in 2019 helping enterprise customers deal with cloud cost management in expanding multi-cloud environments. Continue Reading

• Early-stage companies reach out to channel partners

  Bigleaf, CloudZero, Rescale are among the early-stage companies investigating alliances with channel partners as they seek help with sales and support.Continue Reading

• Clients migrating to the cloud? Prepare for these challenges

  Cloud migration is far from simple: Channel partners should consider the challenges of workload allocation, application design and system dependencies when pursuing projects.Continue Reading

• Unclouding projects: Service providers weigh in on reverse migrations

  The rise of cloud computing adoption has given way to a countertrend: reverse cloud migrations. Service providers discuss the factors driving their customers' unclouding projects.Continue Reading

• Computing, then and now: A 30-year view

  Computing has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, yet there are a few enduring patterns.Continue Reading

• Application rationalization: Assess your clients' cloud options

  To determine which apps to migrate to cloud and which to maintain on premises, application rationalization projects analyze numerous aspects of your customers' businesses.Continue Reading

• Channel partners see customers uncloud: Reverse cloud migration strategy

  Channel partners report that a small but increasing number of customers are moving some or all of their applications off the cloud.Continue Reading

• Cloud partners: Cloud migration tools come up short

  Cloud migration tools can automate simple tasks but fall short on more sophisticated jobs, such as server migrations, making cloud migrations costly for customers and cloud partners alike.Continue Reading

• Big Data as a Service: Business customers need more than analytics

  In addition to analytics, Big Data as a Service providers must offer high-bandwidth network connectivity and help for customers processing big data sets.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Using cloud computing services opportunities to get more business

  Expert Greg Schulz tells you how to create a sustainable cloud computing environment and how to use cloud computing to drive new business opportunities.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Cloud-based computing applications and services

  In this podcast, expert Greg Schulz discusses the value of offering cloud computing applications and services to clients.Continue Reading