Cloud ecosystems

News and trends on cloud ecosystems and how to navigate them. Learn about the wealth of partnering opportunities surrounding the major cloud platform providers and how to leverage relationships to build sales.

May 26, 2021 26 May'21
SAP partners get new revenue-sharing model for cloud

SAP rolled out a revenue-sharing model that aims to support cloud economics. The software company also encouraged IP development among its partners.
May 14, 2021 14 May'21
Carousel Industries deal positions NWN for hybrid work

NWN cited the expansion of its customer base and geographical reach as key benefits driving its Carousel Industries acquisition; other IT channel news.
May 11, 2021 11 May'21
Big Blue talks $1B partner investment at IBM Think 2021

IBM's spending on its partner ecosystem includes new competencies, role-based guided learning, increased technical support and financial incentives to boost hybrid cloud business.
May 06, 2021 06 May'21
AWS Marketplace, partners get new leadership

AWS Marketplace's newly appointed general manager plans to broaden the digital catalog's offerings and focus on governance.

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cloud service provider (cloud provider)

A cloud service provider, or CSP, is a company that offers some component of cloud computing -- typically, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS) or platform as a service (PaaS). Continue Reading
cloud provisioning

Cloud provisioning is the allocation of a cloud provider's resources and services to a customer. Continue Reading
IBM Cloud partner ecosystem expands in software push

The consultants and IT services providers joining IBM's expanding public cloud ecosystem cite legacy systems migration and application modernization as growth opportunities. Continue Reading

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Accenture: Channel partner ecosystem taps cloud, innovation

Times have changed for channel partners. Companies today drive most business through cloud providers and seek to co-innovate industry-specific offerings with technology partners. Continue Reading
IoT integration services evolve in maturing market

IT service providers are moving upstream to address client needs in an IoT market that has lost some, but not all, of its science project reputation. Continue Reading
SAP modernization calls for varied skills, phased approach

SAP's partner ecosystem plays a role in legacy-system-to-cloud migration, moving customers away from aging hardware platforms such as mainframes and client-server systems. Continue Reading

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How cloud management tool sets can help MSPs

To tackle today's cloud management challenges, MSPs need new software tools and strategies. Find out why cloud management tool sets should be on MSPs' radars. Continue Reading
Single cloud counters multi-cloud trend among MSPs

For some services providers, focusing resources on one cloud platform makes more sense than distributing resources across two or more public cloud environments. Continue Reading
Office 365 managed services call for workflow, vertical skills

Subscription business models, a focus on automating workflow and becoming a thought leader are important for taking advantage of the Microsoft Office 365 opportunity. Continue Reading

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Partners donate technology, services to pandemic relief

IT services companies are contributing a mix of advice and cloud offerings to help research groups and other organizations battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
5 Microsoft Azure managed services to grow your channel business

Andy Syrewicze, a former MSP engineer and current Microsoft MVP, detailed five Azure solutions that service providers can offer their clients. The packages run from the simple to the visionary. Continue Reading
Building targeted cloud services with software developers as partners

Operators entering the cloud market need to target business customer needs and consider software developer partners for higher revenue SaaS offerings. Continue Reading