Nine Lives Media Unveils Talkin’ Cloud 100: Top 100 Cloud Services Providers List

Salesforce.com, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Office 365, Oracle Cloud and Google Apps Take Top Honors
By: Penton Inc
 
July 30, 2013 - PRLog -- July 30, 2013: Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton, has unveiled the third-annual Talkin’ Cloud 100 report, which identifies and ranks the world’s top 100 cloud services providers (CSPs). The top 100 CSPs -- led by Salesforce.com, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Office 365 and Windows Azure, Oracle Cloud and Google Apps -- generated more than $15.7 billion in combined cloud services revenues in 2012, up nearly 37 percent, according to the Talkin’ Cloud 100 report. The complete list and associated report are available now by visiting http://www.talkincloud.com/tc100.

This year’s Talkin’ Cloud 100 report features:

Cloud Services Providers: CSPs offer SaaS (software as a service), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and/or PaaS (platform as a service) to partners/customers. Featured CSPs include Rackspace, Savvis and Terremark, among others.
Cloud Services Brokerages: CSBs, or cloud brokers, recommend and resell multiple cloud services to customers, and often integrate those services. Featured CSBs include Cloud Sherpas and SADA Systems, among others.
Cloud Services Aggregators: CSAs, or cloud aggregators, typically offer a portal that allows VARs and MSPs to source multiple third-party cloud services for customers. Featured CSAs include Ingram Micro Cloud, among others.

MSPs (Managed Service Providers) with cloud services expertise: Featured MSPs include mindSHIFT and EarthLink, among others.
VARs (value-added resellers) with cloud services expertise: Featured VARs include TekLinks, among others.

The Talkin’ Cloud 100 report, produced by Nine Lives Media Editorial Director Joe Panettieri, is based on data from Talkin’ Cloud’s online survey, conducted January through May 2013. The Talkin’ Cloud 100 report recognizes top cloud service providers based on such metrics as:

Annual cloud services revenue growth (actual dollars);
percentage cloud services revenue growth;
overall cloud revenues;
revenue per employee; and
types of cloud services offered.

Chief executives representing Talkin’ Cloud 100 Honorees will be profiled weekly -- in “Friday’s Last Word” -- by Associate Editor CJ Arlotta. (For information, email cj.arlotta@penton.com).

“The Talkin’ Cloud 100 is the only report and list that offers a full 360-degree view of cloud computing in the IT channel,” said Amy Katz, president, Nine Lives Media. “Our research shows that the cloud ecosystem is thriving, growing and rewarding a range of companies from various channel backgrounds -- including pure CSPs, brokers, aggregators, VARs and MSPs.”

Talkin’ Cloud, produced by Nine Lives Media, is the go-to resource for cloud services providers, brokers and aggregators that are building recurring revenue streams. Talkin’ Cloud features a daily blog, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts and FastChat videos. It is the leading online community for channel partners working in the cloud.

About Nine Lives Media

Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton (www.penton.com), defines emerging IT markets and disrupts established IT markets. The company’s IT channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (www.TheVARguy.com) and Talkin’ Cloud (www.TalkinCloud.com).

About Penton

For millions of business owners and decision-makers, Penton makes the difference every day. We engage our professional users by providing actionable ideas and insights, data and workflow tools, community and networking, both in person and virtually, all with deep relevance to their specific industries. We then activate this engagement by connecting users with tens of thousands of targeted providers of products and services to help drive business growth. Learn more about our company at www.penton.com.

Penton is a privately held company owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

Contact:

Joe Panettieri, Editorial Director, Nine Lives Media

212-204-4206 or joe.panettieri@penton.com
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