CloudBlue, a leader in cloud ecosystem technology, announced its inclusion in Canalys’ analyst report featuring the top Partner Ecosystem Management providers. Canalys has highlighted the ecosystem platforms based on their ability to promote their offerings within ecosystems, assist in creating complex solutions and end-to-end services, manage multi-directional partnerships, and recognize customer opportunities that can jointly sell.
“Inclusion within this comprehensive channel report by Canalys shows that CloudBlue is truly committed to seeking out and providing new solutions to channel partners who want to create, own, and grow their own cloud ecosystem,” said Tarik Faouzi, senior vice president of CloudBlue. “We are pleased that one of our strategic initiatives - to forever innovate on behalf of our partners and end-customers - is garnering the attention of prestigious channel research organizations around the world such as Canalys.”
“CloudBlue helps power over 200 of the world’s largest service provider cloud marketplaces, and through the insights gained via our in-depth market overview of Partner Ecosystem Management Providers, we believe that CloudBlue excels at helping vendors, distributors and resellers drive scale and simplify the procurement and consumption of technology across different channels and stages in the customer lifecycle. The CloudBlue platform also enables channel partners to sell on AWS, GCP, and Microsoft cloud marketplaces,”
Canalys analyst Sharon Hiu
The overview of CloudBlue’s strength as an ecosystem management platform includes an analysis of CloudBlue Connect and CloudBlue Commerce. The report has listed the following positive attributes that channel partners can leverage:
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Access to 200+ ISV solutions and 100,000+ resellers globally
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Strong understanding and expertise in distribution and channels. Certified ISO27001:2013 and GDPR compliant
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Works with large telcos, distributors, service providers, OEMs, and ISVs globally
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Significant financial backing and resources available
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Extensive experience in supply chain platforms, with a dedicated global team
CloudBlue’s platform is built on Microsoft Azure and allows easy compatibility for recurring subscriptions and one-time physical and licensing products. The report also focuses on how CloudBlue helps partners with integrations to sell to AWS, GCP, and Microsoft cloud marketplaces or any third-party commerce, ERP system through managed API, or subscription. It helps resellers to establish their white-labeled marketplaces and bundle their own end-client offerings. It supports multiple currencies and languages.