News

Managed IaaS

• April 15, 2020 15 Apr'20

  SADA, Google partner on disease surveillance system

  An infectious disease surveillance portal incorporates a mapping application from SADA Systems and visualization technology from Google's recent Looker acquisition.

• January 17, 2020 17 Jan'20

  Cloud consultants set for massive workload shift to cloud

  2020 bodes well for cloud adoption, according to AllCloud. On top of moving more workloads to cloud, customers may be eying IT modernization initiatives; more news from the week.

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  TCS, Microsoft aim for intelligent cloud, edge

  Tata Consultancy Services' Microsoft Business Unit is one of a handful of such IT services entities focused on the software giant; more news from the week.

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  Rackspace set to buy AWS partner

  Rackspace's pending purchase of Onica, an AWS partner with consulting and professional services capabilities, underscores the continuing interest in cloud services specialists.

• October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19

  DoD JEDI contract: Following old plot lines?

  The recently awarded DoD JEDI contract is a new story that nevertheless recalls a much older chapter in federal IT contracting.

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  VMware Cloud on AWS migrations continue to pose challenges

  Cloud solutions provider Unitas Global highlights VMware Cloud on AWS opportunities and challenges in the enterprise space; other channel news from the week.

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  Google Cloud partner deal with DXC targets SAP migration

  A new alliance uniting IT services firm DXC Technology with Google will focus on artificial intelligence and SAP migration as opportunities for collaboration.

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Microsoft Inspire sets FY 2020 agenda for partners

  Microsoft channel partners can expect to see the software company emphasize security, Azure migration, Teams collaboration and PowerApps, among other areas, during FY 2020.

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  Microsoft Azure partners get new tool, migration program

  Microsoft has uncorked a series of announcements on the eve of Microsoft Inspire, many of them focused on Microsoft Azure management and migration; more news from the week.

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Customers poised to adopt managed public cloud services

  The managed public cloud services sector is getting a boost from an Accenture study revealing nearly 87% of senior IT professionals would consider purchasing managed cloud services.

• April 19, 2019 19 Apr'19

  Google Cloud partners back company's industry shift

  Google Cloud Premier Partner companies view the company's newly articulated vertical market strategy, which targets six industries, as a positive development.

• February 13, 2019 13 Feb'19

  Amazon tightens requirements on AWS managed service providers

  Changes to AWS' program for managed service providers challenge MSPs to raise their standards through certifications, audits and customer input.

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  Insight launches IaC offering to boost cloud operating model

  Insight Enterprises has created an infrastructure as code offering that the company said will help customers avoid creating a cloud operating environment from scratch.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Rackspace retools managed public cloud business

  Rackspace's managed public cloud business is packaging services to help customers at different phases of their cloud journeys; other news from the week.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Microsoft Ignite 2018: Channel eyes Azure products, virtual desktops

  Channel companies cited Azure Data Box offline and inline data transfer products and Windows Virtual Desktop as among the interesting developments at Microsoft Ignite.

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Life sciences cloud: Accenture, Merck, AWS team on platform

  Accenture, Merck and Amazon Web Services are collaborating on a life sciences informatics platform that addresses key process bottlenecks in pharmaceutical research and development.

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  Microsoft Inspire 2018: Industry focus, co-selling among top trends

  At Microsoft Inspire 2018, the software giant emphasized its industry focus and asked partners to develop solutions that build on its Microsoft Azure platform and other core offerings.

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Green House Data merger boosts Microsoft consulting skills

  The Green House Data merger with Infront Consulting Group lets the combined entity offer a range of offerings, from upfront consulting to ongoing managed services.

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  AWS S3 outage: Channel partners mull redundancy options

  Channel partner executives and industry observers consider redundancy options in the aftermath of Amazon Web Services' recent Simple Storage Service outage.

• March 31, 2016 31 Mar'16

  NetEnrich teams with Microsoft on Azure channel packages

  Microsoft is working with NetEnrich, an IT infrastructure and operations management services provider, to capture small and midsize customers via a channel-ready Azure offering.

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  News briefs: SoftLayer buy to boost IBM cloud services in public IaaS

  This week, Big Blue's bid for SoftLayer is expected to boost IBM's cloud, and Salesforce targets its biggest buy yet: $2.5 billion for ExactTarget.