A State of Cloud is the weekly broadcast where news, trends and information about Cloud Computing and relevant topics various from Kubernetes to Cloud Brokerage and so forth. A State of Cloud contains the 5 largest Cloud Computing LinkediN groups with a total amount of 500.000 members. Marco van den Akker is the Cloud Evangelist and active in this industry for many years. Follow instagram.com/cloudevangelist to keep up to date with the latest trends.

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Altaro is a fast-growing developer of easy-to-use backup solutions for managed service providers (MSPs), IT resellers and IT departments. It specializes in backup for virtualized and cloud environments, providing affordable enterprise-class functionality while avoiding unnecessary features that add cost and undue complexity. With 50,000+ customers worldwide, 10,000+ partners globally and 2,000+ MSPs to date, the company’s flagship solution is Altaro VM Backup, which has gained traction as the natural choice for Hyper-V and VMware backup and replication. Altaro also provides a solution to back up and restore Office 365 mailboxes, Altaro Office 365 Backup. Both are also available as monthly subscription programs for MSPs.

Altaro is a fast-growing developer of easy-to-use backup solutions for managed service providers (MSPs), IT resellers and IT departments. It specializes in backup for virtualized and cloud environments, providing affordable enterprise-class functionality while avoiding unnecessary features that add cost and undue complexity. With 50,000+ customers worldwide, 10,000+ partners globally and 2,000+ MSPs to date, the company’s flagship solution is Altaro VM Backup, which has gained traction as the natural choice for Hyper-V and VMware backup and replication. Altaro also provides a solution to back up and restore Office 365 mailboxes, Altaro Office 365 Backup. Both are also available as monthly subscription programs for MSPs.

Auvik is network management for managed service providers (MSPs). We help you manage network infrastructure like you manage endpoints and servers today, giving you instant insight into client networks, and automating complex and time-consuming network tasks. With Auvik, you can make managed network services an efficient and profitable part of your MSP business.

As the MSP-dedicated business unit of Barracuda Networks, Barracuda MSP enables IT managed service providers to offer multi-layered security and data protection services to their customers through our award-winning products and purpose-built MSP management platforms. Barracuda MSP’s partners-first approach focuses on providing enablement resources, channel expertise, and robust, scalable MSP solutions designed around the way managed service providers create solutions and do business. Visit barracudamsp.com for additional information.

BitTitan® empowers IT service professionals to successfully deploy and manage cloud technologies through automation. MigrationWiz® is the industry-leading SaaS solution for mailbox, document, and public folder migrations between a wide range of Sources and Destinations. Since 2009, BitTitan has moved over 11 million users to the cloud for 33,000 customers in 155 countries and supports leading cloud ecosystems including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Dropbox. The global company has offices in Seattle and Singapore.

From backup and disaster recovery to data migration and high availability, Carbonite provides a comprehensive Data Protection Platform for businesses and the IT professionals who serve them. Carbonite offers solutions to IT channel partners worldwide to protect their customers’ data and IT systems from common causes of data loss, including hardware failure, natural disasters and cyberthreats like ransomware and malicious hackers. What sets Carbonite apart from the competition? Our laser focus on security, our technical enablement classes, our dedicated partner portal including sales and marketing support, and our flexible set of solutions, which can be tailored to meet the data protection needs of any type of partner. Whether you want to host your Carbonite data protection solutions in your own datacentre, in the cloud or utilize a true hybrid solution to fit your needs. 

China Telecom (Europe) Limited (CTE) is the European branch of China Telecom Global (CTG), which committed to establishing and developing a “Digital Silk Road” linking Europe to China. Leveraging its state-of-the-art Euro-Asia Network (ENS), which consists of independent land and sea cables spanning Asia and Europe, as well as CTG’s extensive international infrastructures. As the most widely deployed state-owned Chinese communications service provider in Europe, CTE has established 16 branches across Europe, providing customers with integrated solutions and world-class services, including voice, data, and ICT solutions, to meet the growing communication demand of both Chinese and European multinational enterprises, as well as Chinese consumers overseas with flexibility, speed and diversity. www.chinatelecom-h.com

MSP360 provides full-featured, easy-to-use, cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions to IT service providers and MSPs. MSP360’s flexible, storage-agnostic approach allows MSPs to choose the public-cloud storage provider that best fits their needs and budget, making MSP360 highly profitable for service providers.  MSP360's Managed Backup Service (MBS) allows Service Providers to centrally manage backup agent installs and upgrades, licensing, reporting, monitoring, and backup / restore jobs from the SaaS web portal. MSPs can white-label MSP360 Managed Backup and offer the backup service to their customers under their own brand. 

Cloudian® is a Silicon Valley-based file and object storage company specializing in S3-compatible object storage systems. With technology roots in the large-scale enterprise message space, Cloudian introduced its object-based platform, HyperStore®, in 2011. Cloudian products are offered by partners including Amazon, Lenovo, Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and QCT, and by reseller partners worldwide.

We are dedicated to helping managed service providers (MSPs) thrive. We connect MSPs to solutions and services that drive great user experiences. ConnectWise products are purpose-driven, seamlessly synchronised solutions designed to help you do more with less, so that you can provide exceptional service to your clients. Connecting you with the best industry tools that integrate effortlessly with our platform, ConnectWise gives you access to more than 160 top-notch solutions. With our educational resources and support, you’ll have everything you need to develop your business, from in-depth product information to consulting opportunities.

Continuum is the proactive platform for What’s Next. With technologies and integrated services spanning security to backup to monitoring, the Continuum platform anticipates and tackles MSPs’ next challenges—enabling them to grow with confidence.  

Continuum is transforming the way IT and cybersecurity are delivered to small businesses. We believe technology should empower growth, not bottleneck it – and we’re 100% committed to helping MSPs and their customers take on whatever lies ahead.

For more information, visit www.continuum.net and follow us on Twitter @FollowContinuum.

As the world’s leading provider of IT solutions delivered by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Datto believes there is no limit to what small and medium businesses can achieve with the right technology. Datto offers business continuity and disaster recovery, networking, business management, and file backup and sync solutions, and has created a one-of-a-kind ecosystem of partners that provide Datto solutions to half a million businesses across more than 130 countries. Since its founding in 2007, Datto has earned hundreds of awards for its rapid growth, product excellence, superior technical support, and for fostering an outstanding workplace. With global headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, Datto has international offices in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Australia, China, and Singapore.

Dell is dedicated to creating the products and services your business requires. But we’re not stopping there. We also offer a personal level of partnership for peace of mind that your technology will perform the way you need, even as your business evolves. Dell Small Business Technology Advisors give you FREE advice and one-on-one partnership to fuel your business growth – whatever the size of your company or budget. We work with you to understand your business needs and provide you with the right IT solutions for success. To discuss your small business IT needs, or for professional support, call 0800 085 4878 or visit www.dell.co.uk/smallbusinessadvisor.

Egnyte transforms business through smarter content, allowing organizations to connect, protect, and unlock value from all their content. Our Content Intelligence platform delivers smart content collaboration, Egnyte Connect, and governance, Egnyte Protect, in the cloud or on–premises to thousands of businesses around the world. Egnyte is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, CA. Investors include venture capital firms, such as Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as well as technology partners, such as CenturyLink and Seagate Technology.  

For nearly 20 years ETB have supplied thousands of Cloud Providers and IT Service Companies across the world with the highest quality refurbished servers, storage and networking from our vast range of stock. Everything is built to order by our experienced technicians and covered by industry leading warranties. If you’re providing cloud space or on-site managed IT services, you’re no doubt aware of cost benefits of refurbished equipment, and how much further your client’s (and your) budget can be stretched. You want to save money but can’t compromise on reliability of product and service. That’s where ETB can help.

Extreme Networks powers the world’s leading networks and clouds. From the industry’s first gig-E switch to today’s automated data center solutions, Extreme has always been the choice of leading cloud and network service providers. Cloud Service Providers can fulfil the promise of digital transformation with flexible and adaptive infrastructures that deliver true business agility with unparalleled security. Network Service Providers benefit from agile, efficient and scalable network infrastructure needed to deliver new services without added complexity and cost. www.extremenetworks.com/solutions/service-providers

Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company, offering a full range of technology products, solutions, and services. For you as a service provider partner this means that Fujitsu has the breadth of knowledge and depth of resources to help you stay in front. You might want to de-risk your existing services. Build a new service on a ready-to-run platform. Or co-create something amazing within a global ecosystem of potential micro-alliance partners. Whatever you want to do, we can provide a springboard for your growth and help your customers thrive. Because you win when they win, and we win; when you win.

Giacom is the fastest growing, reseller-only Cloud Service Provider (CSP) in the UK. The Giacom Cloud Market makes it easy for IT service providers to order, deliver and manage world-leading cloud services for SMBs of all shapes and sizes.

When IT service providers partner with Giacom, they receive:

• A comprehensive product range to satisfy all business needs with the ability to trial products at no cost

• No contracts, tie-ins, minimum numbers or penalties

• One invoice for all services in one simple monthly bill

• Expert account management

• 24/7 UK-based technical support team

• Free sales and marketing materials, fully rebrandable, via the Giacom Academy

Huntsman Security is security software vendor providing SIEM (Security Information & Event Management) solutions. Huntsman specialises in the Managed Security Services market by supplying MSPs and Cloud providers with software to underpin the provision of security monitoring. Our client base includes large and small service providers targeting a range of industries. We have offices in Sydney and London with operations in the US, Tokyo and the Philippines.

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Grow your business with the world’s leading IT documentation software. Serving the top-performing MSPs around the globe with over 60,000 users in 30 countries daily, and dozens of productivity and innovation awards to boot — we’ll put you on the forefront of documentation management.

Established in 1997, IT Reseller is the industry-leading web-site for the IT channel; dedicated to providing relevant and up-to-date news on a wide variety of hardware and software solutions across various vertical technology sectors. The site assists OEMs, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators and Distributors to promote their products, seek and establish new channel partnerships, and secure a competitive edge by running their business more efficiently. Regular technology themes include: AIDC/Mobile Computing , RFID, Printing & Labelling, Biometrics, ID Cards, DataStorage, Convergence Technology/Comms, Power & UPS, Networking , Cloud Computing, Document Management & Retail Supply Chain.  

Kaseya® is the leading provider of complete IT infrastructure management solutions for managed service providers (MSPs) and internal IT organizations. Through its open platform and customer-centric approach, Kaseya delivers best in breed technologies that allow organizations to efficiently manage, secure, and backup IT. The Kaseya IT Complete platform is the industry’s most comprehensive, integrated solution suite purposely engineered to help IT both run and grow the business. It empowers businesses to command all of IT centrally, easily manage remote and distributed environments, simplify backup and disaster recovery, and automate across IT management functions. Kaseya solutions manage over 10 million endpoints worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and Miami, FL, Kaseya is privately held with a presence in over 20 countries. To learn more, visit www.kaseya.com

Monitoring is a powerful tool that can unlock new pathways to growth. At LogicMonitor, we expand what’s possible for businesses by advancing the technology behind them. We seamlessly monitor infrastructures, empowering companies to focus less on problem solving and more on evolution. We turn on a complete view in minutes, turn the dial from maintenance to innovation and turn the corner from sight to vision. Join us in shaping the information revolution.

Micro Focus–Taking Service Providers from Now to Next

Micro Focus is service-provider ready—helping you digitally transform your business to supercharge revenue. With solutions for service management to hybrid cloud and mainframe integration, our software bridges the gap between legacy and emerging technologies, protecting your customers’ investments as they move forward. Micro Focus products will help win new logos and provide outstanding services for existing customers, with minimal impact to your resources. Our MSP focus gives a flexible licensing model to mirror your OPEX spend profile. Start now: Innovate faster, grow your business and delight your customers.

Mimecast is a cybersecurity provider that helps thousands of organizations worldwide make email safer, restore trust and bolster cyber resilience. Known for safeguarding customers against dangerous email, Mimecast’s expanded cloud suite enables organizations to implement a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy. From email and web security, awareness training, data protection, to uptime assurance and more, Mimecast helps organizations stand strong in the face of cyberattacks, human error and technical failure. Our customer engagement teams and Security Operations Center help organizations of all sizes with proactive support and actionable intelligence. Our easy to use and deploy cybersecurity platform with open APIs makes customers’ existing investments more valuable and teams smarter. The collective intelligence gathered across our global customer base and strong partner network provides a community defense that helps make the world a more resilient place.

NinjaRMM is an all-in-one SaaS IT monitoring and management platform with a robust set of features to help you design, plan, deliver, operate and control IT services. You can manage network devices including windows and mac endpoints, perform patching, access remotely, deploy and run antivirus scans, automate scripts across all devices, monitor website performance and more. Built on an easy and intuitive cloud-based platform, you can get up and running in 5 minutes, no servers required.

OnApp helps MSPs, Telcos and hosting companies build and grow their own cloud services. We offer a new approach to cloud that returns commercial and technical control to you, the service provider. You can use OnApp to create a cloud in your datacenter in 48 hours; use our global network of wholesale clouds to add scale and geographic reach; make your VMware cloud easier to sell, manage and use; get your entire cloud delivered as a managed service, so you can focus on consultancy and sales; and launch your own CDN.

Pluribus Networks is delivering an open, next generation software defined network (SDN) fabric for modern data centers, multi-site data centers and distributed cloud environments. The Linux-based Netvisor® ONE operating system and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ have been purpose built to deliver highly secure per-tenant services across data center sites with simple operations and no single point of failure, all while realizing white box economics. Pluribus Networks is also embedded within Ericsson’s Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and distributed cloud solutions which are being deployed in the networks of the world’s largest 5G service providers.

Pure Storage helps innovators build a better world with data. Pure's data solutions enable SaaS companies, cloud service providers, and enterprise and public sector customers to deliver real-time, secure data to power their mission-critical production, DevOps, and modern analytics in a multi-cloud environment. One of the fastest growing enterprise IT companies in history, Pure Storage enables customers to quickly adopt next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help maximize the value of their data for competitive advantage. And with a certified NPS customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world.

RapidFire Tools, Inc creates innovative business-building technology tools for MSPs. ITSPs use products from RapidFire Tools to close more business, offer more services, and make more money. The company’s offerings include Network Detective®, a suite of IT assessment, documentation and reporting tools; Audit Guru, compliance process automation; and Cyber Hawk, an appliance that enables an MSP to offer insider cyber threat detection and alerting. To learn more, visit www.rapidfiretools.com or call +1-678-323-1300 / EMEA Office +44 203 950 9802.

SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT infrastructure management software. Our products give organizations worldwide, regardless of type, size, or IT infrastructure complexity, the power to monitor and manage the performance of their IT environments, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid models. We continuously engage with all types of technology professionals—IT operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed service providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures. Targeted for MSPs, the SolarWinds MSP product portfolio delivers broad, scalable IT service management solutions that integrate layered security, collective intelligence, and smart automation. Our products are designed to enable MSPs to provide highly effective outsourced IT services for their SMB end customers and more efficiently manage their own businesses. Learn more today at solarwindsmsp.com.

Powered by 30-years’ expertise Sophos solutions secure the networks used by 100 million people in 150 countries and 100,000 businesses. Our products allow you to secure every endpoint of your network, from laptops to virtual desktops and servers, to web and email traffic and mobile devices. With Sophos MSP Program, say goodbye to managing complex security from multiple vendors and embrace the power of one. With one vendor, one program and one security portfolio, you can provide your customers with proven and comprehensive protection that is managed from one simple management platform. We make it easy to deploy, manage and sell new security services, growing your revenue and lowering your costs.

StackState’s Next-Gen Monitoring and AIOps platform utilizes your current IT investments, by combining and analysing metrics, logs, events and data beyond typical monitoring data, like Google Analytics, CMDBs, CI/CD tools, service registries, automation and incident management tools. StackState uses the variety of data it collects to learn about dependencies, allowing it to build a topology of dynamic IT landscapes in real time. By ‘rewinding’ the topology visualization in time, StackState instantly assists teams in discovering the root cause of incidents and how the impact of these incidents have propagated across on-premise, cloud and hybrid IT landscapes.

Helping our channel partners maximise opportunities in the Managed Security Services market. Tech Data connects the world with the power of technology. We help customers weave technology into the fabric of 21st-century life and deliver solutions the world needs to connect, grow and advance. The IT channel relies on Tech Data’s reach, technical knowledge and collaborative partnerships to create new opportunities that drive growth with speed, agility, insight and impact. World-class execution, end-to-end offerings and deep expertise enable our channel partners to meet their customers’ needs today and provide them access to the innovative technologies of tomorrow.

WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in network security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence. The company’s award-winning products and services are trusted around the world by nearly 10,000 security resellers and service providers to protect more than 80,000 customers. WatchGuard’s mission is to make enterprise-grade security accessible to companies of all types and sizes through simplicity, making WatchGuard an ideal solution for distributed enterprises and SMBs. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visit WatchGuard.com.

Webroot, a Carbonite company, harnesses the cloud and artificial intelligence to protect businesses and individuals against cyber threats. We provide endpoint protection, network protection, and security awareness training solutions purpose built for managed service providers and small businesses. Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Intelligence Services are used by market leading companies like Cisco, F5 Networks, Citrix, Aruba, Palo Alto Networks, A10 Networks, and more. Leveraging the power of machine learning to protect millions of businesses and individuals, Webroot secures the connected world. Webroot operates globally across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Discover Smarter Cybersecurity® solutions at webroot.com.

Zadara® is agile, secure enterprise data storage built for hybrid IT. We help organizations eliminate the cost and complexity traditionally associated with data storage, by providing enterprise data storage solutions as a fully-managed service, with a 100%-uptime guarantee and consumption-based pricing. Zadara uses industry-standard hardware and patented Zadara software to deliver the power of enterprise-class data storage and management — with the convenience of the cloud. Any data type. Any protocol. Any location. Zadara is available via public clouds, managed service providers, data centers, colocation partners, and on premises in customers' data centers. Learn more at www.zadara.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter