Industry News: March 8-12 – Navisite Achieves Google Cloud Partner Status, Advice for Women in Tech, Cloud Costs Remain a Top Priority
Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering Navisite’s Google Cloud Partner Status, advice for women working in the technology industry, partners’ thoughts on Rise with SAP, optimizing cloud costs in 2021, how cloud computing could help reduce harmful emissions and what CIOs have learned from the shift to remote work.
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This week, Navisite announced it has achieved Google Cloud Partner Status, which recognizes the company as an authorized managed services provider on Google Cloud. According to Navisite Vice President of Global Alliances, Jim Ball, this new status allows the company to take a “proactive approach and a less responsive one.” Read more about what this means for partners and customers in CRN here.
Navisite President and COO Gina Murphy recently sat down with CRNtv in honor of International Women’s Day. In the interview, Gina discussed her career as a female leader of a technology company and her advice for women working in the industry. She also talked about cloud computing today and the trends she’s seen since remote work became the norm. Watch her full interview on CRNtv here.
Rise with SAP is SAP’s framework to move customers to S/4HANA. But will the program convince customers to make the move? And where do partners fit into the picture? Several partners are discussing their thoughts, including Don Dickinson of Dickinson + Associates, a Navisite company. Hear what they have to say in SearchSAP here.
Cloud costs remain a top priority for decision-makers and users, according to Flexera’s 2021 State of the Cloud report. In fact, the study found that 61% plan to optimize cloud costs in 2021. The survey also found that an estimated 30% of an organization’s cloud spend is wasted. Dive into the latest numbers in CIO Dive here.
The movement to go green could include an assist from cloud computing. According to a new forecast from IDC, cloud computing’s continued adoption could prevent one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the next four years. How exactly can that be accomplished? Explore more in VMblog here.
The shift to remote work has changed how many CIOs think about IT professionals working from home, including the hiring process. Learn how several CIOs say their priorities have changed in ZDNet here.