The cloud computing revolution -- a treacherous business model and technology shift -- has resulted in record consolidation in the solution provider market in the past several years. The exponential rate of change has obliterated the old product-dominated solution provider business model in favor of a services model where annuity-based managed services/professional services with a high quotient of a partner's own intellectual property are front and center. Here are 10 tips from solution provider CEOs who have been successful making the cloud computing business transformation.

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