Cloud Channel Partners Busy Expanding Services Amid COVID-19

2nd Watch’s Kris Garvey

…and accelerate time to market,” said Chris Garvey, executive vice president of product at 2nd Watch. “Some modernization may already be occurring in pockets throughout your organization, but the complexity of proprietary IT stack, dependencies on legacy applications, and slow speed of migration can inhibit you from gaining desired outcomes. With Hybrid Cloud Solutions with Google Cloud Anthos from 2nd Watch, it’s never been easier to adopt a modern, multi-cloud application architecture.”

2^nd Watch also recently launched its Cloud Modernization Readiness Assessment service to help companies move their applications to Google Cloud.

ClearScale Debuts AWS Managed Services

Next, cloud systems integrator ClearScale has unveiled its enhanced managed services offering.

The portfolio includes on-demand monitoring, remediation and infrastructure management for organizations on AWS. ClearScale has different tiers so customers can choose the level that best fits their budget and needs. The capabilities also free organizations from having to hire expert IT staff, one of the benefits of using a channel partner.

ClearScale’s Pavel Pragin

“ClearScale Managed Services eliminates the burden of managing cloud operations,” said Pavel Pragin, CEO of ClearScale. “Instead, our customers can focus on what they do best – providing great products and services to their clients. Our expert staff of AWS-certified engineers is available 24×7 to provide timely support and guidance and ensure that their cloud environments are monitored, secure, and optimized with the latest AWS services.”

Lemongrass Takes the Load Off SAP-Centric Enterprises

Finally, Lemongrass, which bills itself as the SAP-to-AWS professional and managed services company, has released a new managed service.

It’s a managed SAP offering integrated with AWS Managed Services. UK-headquartered Lemongrass supports SAP systems running on AWS, and the AMS portion provides provide operations, management and cost optimization of AWS infrastructure. End users therefore may offload critical tasks to Lemongrass and focus on their businesses.

Lemongrass’ Jason Wojahn

“Our clients understand that platforms like SAP are not simple. They can be time-consuming, complex and expensive to maintain and modify,” said Jason Wojahn, president and COO at Lemongrass. “Working with Lemongrass and AMS, our clients gain access to the most reliable cloud platform on the market as well as infrastructure that is managed, optimized and automated by AMS, and SAP systems that are managed, automated, and tuned by Lemongrass.”

Lemongrass is the first AWS partner to take such an SAP service to market. The consultancy has locations throughout the world.