Talkin' Cloud

2016 Talkin’ Cloud 100: DEADLINE EXTENDED

• June 29, 2016

For the past six years Talkin’ Cloud has recognized the top 100 Cloud Services Providers in the industry. Apply today to be considered one of the top CSPs!

Our Mission

• December 31, 2014

Talkin’ Cloud, produced by Nine Lives Media, is the go-to guide for cloud computing in the IT channel. Nine Lives Media is a division of Penton Media.

Top 100 Cloud Services Providers (CSPs): 2013 List Unveiled

• July 29, 2013

Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton, unveiled the third-annual Top 100 Cloud Services Providers (CSP) list. The Talkin’ Cloud features Amazon Web Services, Google Apps, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce.com and 95 other CSP leaders.

Top 100 Cloud Services Providers List 2013: Ranked 20 to 11

• July 29, 2013

Welcome to the Top 100 Cloud Services Provider (CSP) list for 2013. Also known as the Talkin’ Cloud 100, this portion of the CSP list covers cloud computing companies ranked 20 to 11.

Cloud Services Brokerage Company List and FAQ

• March 15, 2013

What is a cloud services brokerage (CSB) company? Here is a list of CSB companies along with an FAQ.

Global Cloud Services Broker Market Up, Says TechNavio

• February 12, 2013

TechNavio has penned a report that shows the emergence of interopability standards and the necessity for cloud services brokerage firms.

OpenStack vs CloudStack: The Latest Score

• January 7, 2013

When it comes to open source cloud platforms, OpenStack has the largest and most active community but don’t count out OpenNebula, Eucalyptus and CloudStack.

Office 365 Cloud Syndication Services: Succeeding or Stalled?

• December 17, 2012

Telenor, a major mobile service provider in Europe, is the latest Microsoft Office 365 syndication partner. Dell, Sprint and Verizon offer similar cloud syndication services. But are customers signing on?

20 Cloud Monitoring and Management Tools: Which Are The Best?

• December 11, 2012

Cloud services providers (CSPs) and managed services providers (MSPs) are seeking cloud monitoring and applications management tools. But which ones are the best? Here’s a list of 20 options.

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• March 11, 2012

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Microsoft’s Top 27 Cloud Channel Partners for Office 365

• November 15, 2011

As Microsoft expands the Office 365 cloud beta test, the software giant has identified 27 preferred channel partners to assist corporate Office 365 cloud deployments. So, which channel partners made the list? Glad you asked. Here they are.

Join Us Wednesday: Cloud Storage Sales Strategies for VARs, MSPs

• August 9, 2011

Join us August 10 at 2:00 p.m. eastern (that’s this Wednesday) for our next webcast. The topic: Selling Secure Cloud Data Protection and Recovery to SMB Customers. During the webcast, we’ll explore how a top VAR and a leading MSP evaluated cloud storage opportunities, selected the most appropriate solution, and won their initial cloud storage […]

Join Us Today: Vertical Market Managed Services Strategies

• June 22, 2011

Our next MSPmentor Live webcast is today (Wednesday, June 22, 2:00 p.m. eastern). We’ll discuss Vertical Market Managed Services Strategies, covering sales and business strategies for VARs and MSPs targeting real estate, healthcare and financial services verticals. Also, circle the date for next month’s webcast: Building Your Service Desk to Build Business (Wed., July 20, […]

Top 50 MSPs and VARs in the Cloud: Deadline Today

• March 31, 2011

Our Talkin’ Cloud 50 global survey — which identifies the top 50 cloud integrators, MSPs and VARs working in the cloud — ends today (Thursday, March 31). The survey is open to all MSPs, VARs, solutions providers, cloud service providers (CSPs) and cloud integrators worldwide. Our goal is to identify the top solutions providers that […]

Disclosures

• December 6, 2010

The Nine Lives Media Inc. team works on a range of traditional editorial content, sponsored projects and custom editorial projects. For the benefit of our readers, we disclose our paid relationships here. They include: Sponsorships:  Dozens of vendors sponsor Nine Lives Media Inc.’s websites, webcasts and custom media. For a list of current sponsors, visit www.talkincloud.com/talk-with-us/our-sponsors/, […]

Oracle CRM On Demand Attracts Specialized Partners

• December 5, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOAzLnXOsz4[/youtube] Oracle CEO Larry Ellison spent much of last week evangelizing new developments on the Solaris and SPARC fronts, but Oracle certainly continues to bang the drum for its core E-Business Suite (EBS) and CRM On Demand software application offerings. In fact, partners are starting to embrace Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) specializations that focus on EBS and CRM On Demand. Tyler Prince (pictured), group VP, North America Sales, Applications and Public Sector Alliances and Channel, offers an update in this FastChat Video series.

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• December 1, 2010

Managed Security Services: Where to In 2011?

• November 18, 2010

Five Nines Technology Group is a fast-growing managed services provider with offices in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. The company has landed on the annual Inc. 500 list of America’s fastest-growing privately held organizations. Part of Five Nines’ success involves managed security services. In this MSPmentor FastChat Video, Five Nines CEO Nick Bock (pictured) explains his […]

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• November 9, 2010

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Contact

• November 9, 2010

This site is operated by Nine Lives Media Inc. Amy Katz, Sales and Business Development: amy [at] ninelivesmediainc.com or 978-468-0092 Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director: joe [at] ninelivesmediainc.com or 631-463-8600