Cloud Services

Cloud Startups Reel In Funding; Cloudflare Leads Pack With $150M

by Donna Goodison
The cloud market continues to attract major investment from venture capital and private equity firms as companies try to grab a piece of the estimated $1 trillion in enterprise information technology spending this year.
Microsoft Azure Chief Jason Zander Talks Intelligent Cloud And Edge, Drones, HoloLens And Quantum Computing

by Donna Goodison
‘What we’re working on at Microsoft is more analogous to like the transistor that became our modern computer environment,’ Microsoft Azure chief Jason Zander says, referring to his team’s quantum computing efforts. ‘I’m pretty sure I have a couple of future Nobel Prize winners on the team.’
Dell EMC’s Joyce Mullen Talks Dell Technologies World And Cloud Strategy

by Mark Haranas
Dell EMC Channel Chief Joyce Mullen breaks down channel sales growth numbers, updates on the highly anticipated Dell Technologies Advantage framework and why partners should be pumped about Dell Technologies World.
The 20 Coolest Cloud Platform Vendors Of The 2019 Cloud 100

by Joseph Tsidulko
Cloud platforms aid businesses by easing web and mobile application development, data management, workflow customization, business process management, analytics, and integration of heterogenous systems.
Here Are The Latest Partners To Earn AWS’ New Digital Customer Experience Competency

by Donna Goodison
AWS partners who earned the new Digital Customer Experience Competency were required to undergo a validation process that includes a third-party audit and vetted customer experience.
7 Things You Need To Know About HPE Tech Pro Community

by Steven Burke
HPE's Tech Pro Community -- which was rolled out globally this week -- is uniting solution provider solution architects with HPE's top technical talent in a single vibrant community forum setting with access to the same tools and resources.
Paul Hunter: Why HPE Is Doubling Down On Tech Pro Community, Technology Solution Summits

by Steven Burke
HPE Global Channel Chief Paul Hunter says the software defined- intelligent edge powerhouse is significantly increasing the investment in building a network of tens of thousands of elite partner solution architects through its Tech Pro Community and Technology Solution Summits.
The Channel Company CEO Bob Skelley: Public Cloud Is Having A Big Impact On Channel Landscape

by Steven Burke
The Channel Company CEO Bob Skelley says public cloud providers Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Google are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of partners that view them as strategic suppliers.
HPE's Scott Ramsay On The Secret To GreenLake's 300 Percent Channel Sales Growth Rate

by Steven Burke
Scott Ramsay, global vice president of HPE GreenLake, says the 300 percent growth in HPE GreenLake channel sales in the most recent quarter is being driven by HPE's unmatched investment in the channel pay-per-use model.
Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure Big Winners In 2019 State Of Cloud Report

by Donna Goodison
Kubernetes is becoming the container orchestration tool of choice and Microsoft Azure is gaining ground, according to the annual RightScale State of the Cloud Report from Flexera.
Westcoast’s Joe Hemani On HPE GreenLake, Lenovo TruScale and Apple's Enterprise Charge

by Steven Burke
Westcoast Chairman Joe Hemani spoke with CRN about the distributor's blockbuster multi-million dollar GreenLake pay per use deal, Lenovo TruScale, the huge growth ahead for pay per use, and Apple's enterprise computing charge.
HPE Global Channel Chief Paul Hunter On GreenLake Sales Momentum And 'Stellar' Partner Sales Growth

by Steven Burke
HPE Global Channel Chief Paul Hunter, who recently celebrated his first year anniversary in the top channel job, says HPE's ground breaking GreenLake pay-per-use channel model is picking up steam.
Google Cloud’s Acquisition Of Alooma: 5 Biggest Things To Know

by Donna Goodison
Google Cloud's planned acquisition of Alooma is designed to help the vendor increase its market share against industry leaders AWS and Microsoft Azure.
5 Things To Know About IBM Watson On AWS, Azure, Google

by Donna Goodison
The new IBM Watson Anywhere initiative will allow a new portable version of IBM’s cognitive platform to run on any cloud.
Paul Hunter: Biggest Accomplishments As HPE Global Channel Chief In The First Year

by Steven Burke
HPE Global Channel Chief Paul Hunter has helped drive big partner gains with a breakthrough channel pay per use model, next generation quoting and a new international partner offering.