Cloud Computing
Bar was set 'too low' for Microsoft's direct CSPs, partner claims ahead of programme changes
Vendor's changes to programme requirements will reduce number of direct partners
Google coy on cloud numbers as revenue rises
CEO Sundar Pichai says cloud business is booming, but doesn't 'spoil any surprises' ahead of Google Next event
'This will be our best year ever' - Microsoft channel boss on FY19
Vendor talks up partner relationship at Inspire global conference
AWS continues public cloud dominance with 40 per cent market share
Amazon Web Services holds pole position in all territories, Synergy Research Group claims
Cloud migration startup Velostrata sells up, but identity of buyer surprises partners
Google makes big cloud infrastructure play with latest acquisition, but Velostrata partners not fully convinced of deal's logic
Is Google the dark horse of public cloud?
With Atos recently selecting Google as its preferred cloud partner for public cloud, Marian McHugh asks if the search giant has what it takes to canter past AWS and Azure
The cloud has caused 'pretty negative byproducts' - Cisco
Vendor claims four out of five of its customers are in more than one cloud and need help addressing 'massively disrupted' environments
VMware Cloud on AWS launches in the UK
Global channel bosses from VMware and AWS talk CRN through the launch, while first UK partner Softcat praises the solution
Which UK partner has become the first firm in the world to deploy Microsoft's Azure Stack?
Service provider partners with Lenovo to install the Azure Stack solution in its datacentre
Symantec picks AWS for 'vast majority' of cloud workloads
Vendor plumped for Azure for Norton, but goes with AWS for commercial cloud
'We now have as much skin in the game as they do' - Ingram Micro Cloud boss on the changing dynamic with partners
Apay Obang-Oyway tells CRN that cloud has brought more transparency to the supply chain
Lack of customer demand biggest cloud blocker for partners - analyst
Analyst claims European partners are falling behind US and Japanese counterparts when it comes to selling cloud
Cloud provider Datacentred shuts down after losing key customer
Cloud provider takes website offline and posts message on social media warning customers to migrate from its service within 24 hours
Symantec moves to Azure to 'streamline operations'
Security vendor moves 105 Norton services to Microsoft's cloud and is reportedly looking to close six datacentres
Why cloud rivals are laying down their arms and calling a truce
After a lengthy battle between public and private cloud players, Tom Wright examines why they have opted to put aside their differences
Westcoast beats rivals to cloud milestone
Distributor claims to have more than doubled its cloud seats in under a year
Daisy partners with Azure to 'reduce datacentre footprint'
Daisy announces plans to 'streamline its offering' following recent acquisitions
Google extends per-second cloud billing, plays down potential savings
Cloud provider subtly points out it has offered per-second billing since 2013, following AWS' announcement last week
Will AWS move spark a wider per-second billing trend?
World is heading towards per-millisecond billing, partners say as AWS brings its billing model into line with Azure and Google
AWS introduces per-second billing
Various instances of EC2, EBS, Batch and and EMR will be available on a per-second basis from October
Datacentre spending now dominated by cloud
Traditional non-cloud datacentre equipment spending has plunged by 18 per cent in the last two years, according to analyst Synergy Research
AWS to tackle partner concerns that its certifications are too onerous
AWS EMEA channel boss Niko Mykkanen tells European Channel Leadership Forum that vendor is looking at ways to make it easier for partners to become certified, without lowering bar of difficulty
Manchester-based hosting provider rebrands
Firm adopts parent company's name five years after acquisition
SaaS market predicted to double in size over next two years
The fact that the likes of Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and IBM still have a huge base of on-prem customers to migrate to the cloud will keep the SaaS market afloat for years to come, says analyst
