Cloud computing offers many benefits, including the ability to rapidly incorporate, enable and scale emerging technologies as well as the ability to share and access data from multiple business areas and workstreams for an enterprise-wide view.
Cloud Partner Ecosystems, (CPEs),
Cloud ecosystems are complex systems of interconnected components that collaborate to provide cloud services. An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected living and non-living items that work together in nature.
The cloud computing ecosystem includes hardware and applications as well as cloud developers, cloud users, contractors, integrators and partners.
The rise of cloud partner networks has led to a new era in cross-industry and ecosystem collaboration (CPE). These partnerships are composed of independent partners, each with their own set of customers, products, solutions, and expertise, but they also collaborate, share and evolve together.
These partners can share their data and solutions in a cloud environment. This allows for a mutually beneficial ecosystem.
Cloud integration and network collaboration make it possible to share this information. The COVID-19 crisis, for example, has made cloud technology and CPEs more relevant. Cloud capabilities were emphasized throughout the crisis (per-crisis and during the current scenario).
Cloud has been a lifeline in many cases for businesses. It allows them to transform the way they and their partners interact, work, and grow. Cloud has also allowed emerging and niche technologies to provide exponential value to businesses in times of crisis.
As cloud technology became a standard industry practice, CPEs and cross-ecosystem collaboration became more important to survive in the Business 4.0 age. Cloud technology and the dependence on CPEs for business innovations made it possible for enterprises to navigate the crisis effectively when it first hit.
CPEs had to collaborate with their partners during the pandemic. They needed to redesign their products, IT processes, and employee engagement capabilities. All this while incorporating cloud-based technologies and reworking daily solutions.
This is illustrated by artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is deeply rooted in data-driven systems both internal and external. CPEs share and activate data in an increasingly automated and intuitive way thanks to artificial intelligence.
Furthermore, competency training and employee learning have become increasingly digitalized and cloud-based. Businesses can now move entire workforces to new ways of working with cloud-based learning management software.
CPEs and cloud technologies will become critical components of long-term strategies and preparations that businesses are developing. This is to be prepared for changes in market requirements, shifts in workplace standards, and possible future pandemic threats.
Cloud platforms are essential for long-term strategic planning and implementation. They will help you be more proactive, agile, data-driven, collaborative across industries, ecosystem partners, and other stakeholders.
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The dynamic ecosystem of partners is not static. Partners are constantly repositioning themselves to best serve their future.
The top right corner of this chart is occupied by the leading partners. They are expanding their product offerings by selling software licenses as well as value-added service, making it a one-stop shop that allows their customers to get the most from key cloud platforms such Google Apps and Office 365.
