"Together, we will enable fast and smooth adoption of AI for enterprises," said Thierry Breton, chairman and CEO of Atos.

The service provides dedicated connectivity to the Google Cloud Platform using only the bandwidth that businesses require, with one partner telling CRN it gives smaller and new customers 'realistic options for private connectivity.'

Abby Kearns, director of the foundation, tells CRN that there is a 'massive opportunity' for solution providers to attack small businesses and the midmarket with the open-source technology.

Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim touted the benefits of automation in cybersecurity during his keynote at RSA.

In recent years, Mitel has begun an effort to reposition itself in Unified Communications as a Service as the market shifts toward more mobile, flexible platforms delivered in the cloud as a service.