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.

December 22, 2020 22 Dec'20
Deloitte, Google highlight 3 workforce trends for 2021

Executives from Deloitte Consulting and Google Workspace discuss how workforce trends that emerged during the pandemic will gain momentum in the year ahead.
September 23, 2020 23 Sep'20
Accenture Cloud First to invest in partnerships

Accenture's $3 billion investment in its Accenture Cloud First business will bring together 70,000 professionals from a range of disciplines and practices, from cloud-native development to human ...
September 03, 2020 03 Sep'20
Demand for Azure consulting helps fuel M&A surge

Companies that specialize in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem are very much in demand as the IT services merger and acquisition market kicks into higher gear.
September 01, 2020 01 Sep'20
10th Magnitude to become latest Cognizant acquisition

Cognizant has agreed to acquire 10th Magnitude, a Microsoft Azure cloud consultancy based in Chicago, offering another sign of a thawing IT services merger and acquisition market.

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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
Successful digital ecosystems depend on cloud services

Business models are changing in the digital age, requiring companies to create sometimes unexpected partnerships, enabled by the widespread availability of cloud services. Continue Reading

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Top tips for building a Microsoft Azure MSP practice

As MSPs expand into cloud offerings, many are deciding to focus on Microsoft Azure. Lunavi, Synoptek and 1Path explain why and how they grew their Microsoft Azure MSP practices. Continue Reading
Google Cloud growth fuels partner opportunities

Amid solid Google Cloud growth, MSP partners such as SADA Systems, Onix and Pythian say their alliance with the public cloud provider gives them a competitive edge. Continue Reading
Salesforce consulting services consolidation: Round 2

Salesforce partners have, once again, become popular acquisition targets for large, international IT services firms hoping to capitalize on the demand for SaaS consulting services. Continue Reading

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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
Managed Azure services hotspots span optimization to AI

Demand for Microsoft Azure services ranges from cost optimization to AI services, according to service providers looking for business in this public cloud platform. 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