Trying to make the cloud simple

Grazed from IT Business Canada. Author: Michelle Warren.

Cloud computing offers significant benefits to enterprise users, not the least of which is the ability to provision IT services – software, hardware, services – when needed. It enables business and IT benefits include the ability to control costs, manage requirements, and purchase services on an “as-needed” basis.

Communicating those key value propositions is part of the challenge facing IT providers; as is sourcing, selling, delivering, and provisioning cloud services. All of which can be complicated for channel partners, as they face a fundamental shift in their business model. One time or repeat sales of hardware, software, even professional services, are relatively straightforward transactions. With cloud services delivery, there main layers of complexity exist: finding a cloud provider/solution, invoicing, and provisioning the service quickly and seamlessly…

Ingram Micro is trying to keep things simple with the cloud says Renee Bergeron is Vice President, Managed Services and Cloud Computing at Ingram Micro North America. Bergeron heads up a team which addresses many – if not all – of the challenges channel partners face in delivering cloud services…

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