The 2018 installment of CRN's 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors highlights the best of the best in cloud infrastructure, platforms and development, security, storage and software.
From startups to more established companies, innovative products are changing the cloud software game and broadening and accelerating its adoption. Here are 20 companies at the forefront of that transformation.
Major heavyweights continue to lead the increasingly crowded cloud infrastructure market but there are several young upstarts making themselves known through unique, niche offerings.
The 20 coolest vendors in the cloud storage space deliver deliver a wide array of services to business including backup and recovery, archiving, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
These 20 vendors are offering cloud platforms that accelerate the development of applications, workflows and processes, data integration projects and advanced analytics capabilities.
The new operating model rearchitects and simplifies the SMB sales charge, taking the Gen10 HPE ProLiant Tower systems from 160 build-to-order model to just 15 SKUs.
BTP could have grown its New Jersey business and Datto skills on its own, but decided acquiring RCS and hiring its CEO Michael Achey was a much faster way to go.
Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell said "partners believe in what we're doing" with channel sales increasing double-digits in the first half of fiscal year 2018.
CRN takes examines all of the issues Dell Technologies is facing with as the company's board weighs whether to file an initial public offering or merge with its VMware subsidiary.
Acquiring Gaithersburg, Md.-based BroadSoft accelerates Cisco's cloud strategy by adding cloud calling and contact center systems to Cisco's existing communications portfolio.
Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell said "partners believe in what we're doing" with channel sales increasing double-digits in the first half of fiscal year 2018.
"We do this from a position of strength, with a desire to grow Dell Technologies and its businesses even faster and thrive in the very dynamic IT marketplace," said Dell CEO Michael Dell.