iland Ranked Among Top 100 Cloud Services Providers
Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 31, 2013 -- iland™, the global cloud infrastructure provider and VMware Service Provider Partner of the Year Global, ranks among the world’s top 100 cloud service providers (CSPs), according to Nine Lives Media’s third-annual Talkin’ Cloud 100 report. The top 100 CSPs generated more than $15.7 billion in combined cloud services revenues in 2012, up nearly 37 percent from 2010, according to the Talkin’ Cloud 100 report, which is available now by visiting http://www.talkincloud.com/tc100.
“Nine Lives Media and Talkin’ Cloud congratulate iland,” said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media. “The Talkin’ Cloud 100 honor arrives amid a land grab in the cloud computing market. And the Talkin’ Cloud 100 companies are leading that land grab.”
In addition to honoring iland, this year’s Talkin’ Cloud 100 report profiles:
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.
Cloud Services Brokerages: CSBs, or cloud brokers, recommend and resell multiple cloud services to customers, and often integrate those services.
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.
MSPs (Managed Service Providers) with cloud services expertise: MSPs proactively monitor and manage customers’ on-premises and cloud-based systems.
“This is the third consecutive year that iland has been recognized in the Talkin’ Cloud 100 report as an expert in the global cloud community and we are thrilled to once again be included,” said Scott Sparvero, CEO and Co-Founder, iland. “We continue to focus on delivering VMware vCloud powered cloud solutions to customers and partners that enable them to leverage our cloud in ways that meet their unique business requirements. Whether they are seeking a cloud environment for production, test and development, disaster recovery or Software-as-a-Service enablement, iland provides a cloud experience that offers users greater visibility, flexibility, and performance. It’s the close working relationships we maintain with our partners and customers, along with their valuable insight and feedback, that enables iland to deliver such dynamic and cost-effective cloud environments.”
The Talkin’ Cloud 100 report 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 (both in actual dollars and in percentage growth rates).
Talkin’ Cloud, produced by Nine Lives Media, is the go-to resource for CSPs, VARs and MSPs profiting from cloud computing. Talkin’ Cloud features a daily blog, research, Channel Expert Hour Webcasts and FastChat videos. It is the first online media destination for channel partners working in the cloud.
About iland
iland, VMware’s Service Provider Partner of the Year, Global and Americas, was one of VMware’s first Premier cloud infrastructure partners and as a pure-play IaaS provider has been delivering global cloud services since 2007. Our consultative approach and innovative Enterprise, Managed, Private and Continuity Cloud Services enable our customers to rapidly and cost-effectively solve challenges through the provision of scalable production, testing, development, disaster recovery, and training in a controlled and secure cloud environment. The experience, knowledge and expertise of our certified cloud infrastructure team translate into the type of outstanding service that other vendors promise but simply can't deliver. For more information, visit http://www.iland.com.
About Nine Lives Media
Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton (http://www.penton.com), defines emerging IT markets and disrupts established IT markets. The company’s IT channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (http://www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (http://www.TheVARguy.com) and Talkin’ Cloud (http://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 http://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.
Emily Quirk, Matter Communications, http://www.iland.com, 978-518-4501, [email protected]
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