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Chief Product Officer,

Channel Chief,

and Co-founder

John Street

CEO, Chairman

and Founder

A Driving Force Behind the Cloud Compu ng Revolu on

hances are that the text you are reading right

Cnow is somewhere stored in the cloud. The

cloud has taken a unique and centralized

place in our ecosystem. From storing data, video

streaming, and gaming, digital cloud software (SaaS),

to everyone’s personal storage, the cloud has

integrated itself into our everyday life. However, this

is just the beginning.

In business parlance, Cloud Computing may be the

next big thing, but entirely new ways of working are

already here. Cloud computing is no longer a concept

of the future: it’s an integral part of our present.

Today, IT and business leaders use it to run and

transform their businesses to deliver maximum value

and growth. Businesses want agility and speed,

leading them to increase their reliance on cloud

services to reduce costs and focus on growth. Cloud

adoption is growing rapidly across all industries as

organizations embrace its transformative potential.

Enter the Cloud

It’s a little bit unbelievable, but in 2016, less than half

of small and medium-sized businesses had a cloud

strategy. In a decade, the notion of an IT department

will be a thing of the past. For a business, there will

be no more IT departments, but their functions will be

distributed instead across the entire company. All

departments will have access to the same information and

technology infrastructure in order to improve their product

design and delivery.

In the long run, this will change the nature of joint

development. In a cloud-based world, one would expect

that there is an opportunity for the customer to gain more

from its IT supplier through participation in defining-+ and

developing new products and services.

In essence, this is the supply of cloud-enabled services that

have the potential to inject data processing capability,

mobility, and scalability into enterprises of all sizes. It is

expected to radically alter the way that businesses function.

of maintaining costly hardware or giving them access to

cutting-edge technologies, cloud computing is changing the

landscape for companies, governments, organizations, and

individuals alike.

Looking at the trends in cloud use, both now and in the

future, we have come up with Top 10 Companies Leading

the Cloud Revolution 2021 that are leading their industry

towards the mass adoption of cloud.

Sumita Sarkar

Cloud has already begun to revolutionize businesses around

the globe. Whether it’s by releasing them from the burden

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interworks.cloud

Revolutionizing the Cloud Space,

Delivering Breakthrough Solutions

METCloud

Advocating an ‘All

Cloud’ Future

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Peloton Consulting Group

Your Digital Transformation in the

Right Hands

Saturn Business Systems

Disrupting the IT Space with

Exemplary Cloud Solutions

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GetOnCRM Solutions

getoncrm.com

Minkesh Patel

Founder

GetOnCRM Solutions provides salesforce services such as Sales

Cloud, Service Cloud, Community Cloud, Lightning Experience,

Pardot, Commerce Cloud and Salesforce Mobile App.

interworks.cloud

interworks.cloud

Vassilios Zografos,

Co-founder

The interworks.cloud platform aims to successfully respond to

the problems and needs for automated billing, ordering,

invoicing and recurring payments of Office 365, Microsoft

Azure, Microsoft ESD, Acronis, Google’s G Suite, plus more

IaaS and SaaS solutions.

LetsNurture Infotech

Pvt. Ltd.

letsnurture.com

Ketan Raval

CEO

LetsNurture Infotech is an IT Outsourcing company that has a

proven track record of catering to an array of industries.

METCloud

metcloud.com

Ian Vickers

CEO

METCloud's vision is to develop a globally recognised brand

synonymous with robust cyber security technologies and

services.

Pax8

pax8.com

John Street,

CEO, Chairman

and Founder

Pax8 simplifies the way organizations buy, sell, and manage

cloud solutions, empowering our partners to achieve more with

cloud technology.

Peloton Consulting Group

pelotongroup.com

Guy F. Daniello,

CEO & Founder

Peloton Consulting Group has the vision and connected

capabilities to help business leaders envision, implement and

realize the benefits of digital transformation.

Saturn Business Systems

saturnb2b.com

George Pappas,

Vice President of Sales

Saturn Business Systems partners with the leading global

technology solution manufacturers and software providers to

tailor and implement customized data center and cloud

solutions.

Talentica Software

talentica.com

Nitin Shimpi

CEO

Talentica Software is an innovative product development

company that helps startups build their own products.

WebClues Global

webcluesglobal.com

Ayush Kanodia

Founder

WebClues provides state of the art user experiences by

delivering simple, effective and intelligent IT solutions for your

growing business.

Welcome Networks

welcomenetworks.com

Nick Chandi

CEO

Welcome Networks works with small to medium size

businesses (5 to 200 users) with a focus on accounting and law

firms that need offline or online tailored IT solutions according

to their specific needs.

A Driving Force Behind the Cloud Compu ng Revolu on

Technology—unarguably becoming the backbone of

humanity's progress—has brought about

transformational changes within industries across

the globe.Leveraging the opportunities delivered by these

changes, a few innovative organizations functioning within

the IT spectrum have seeded the development of something

profound – Cloud Computing.

This edition, Top 10 Companies Leading the Cloud

Revolution 2021places the spotlight onthose players who

have striven to innovate and conceive products and services

that have formed a niche market for themselves.And a

standout leaderamong such companies is Pax8.

Born from serial entrepreneur John Street's vision of

modernizing the distribution channel for cloud technology

providers, Pax8 simplifies the way organizations buy, sell,

and manage cloud solutions, empowering its partners to

achieve more with cloud tech.

Having tried to work through the channel with his previous

cloud company, Street knew the challenges it presented.

Legacy distribution did not provide the solutions,

technology, or support channel partners required to run their

businesses efficiently. In 2012, with two other individuals,

Ryan Walsh

Chief Product

Officer,

Channel Chief,

and Co-founder

John Street

CEO, Chairman,

and Founder

Klaus Dimmler

Co-founder and

Chief Technology Officer

C O V E R S T O R Y

Street founded Pax8 and forever

changed the cloud technology

marketplace.

“At Pax8, our mission is to be the

world's favorite marketplace for

technology professionals to buy cloud

products. To do that, we believe in

building the right team that provides

excellent service, and we combine that

superior level of support with worldclass

technology,” Street expresses.

Pax8 has won multiple awards for

being one of the best places to work in

the industry. The team lives and

breathes what they call 'The Wingman

Experience' – offering partners 247

support, education, and enablement

optimized for IT professionals.

“We are passionate about our work

quality, care about the people we serve,

and capitalize on opportunities to

improve,” says the team. Pax8 is

dedicated to enabling its partners with

the most advanced solutions while also

having fun along the way. The

company's core values are deeply

rooted in the culture. “We Elev8 each

other, Advoc8 for our partners, Innov8

continuously, and Celebr8 our wins,”

the team adds.

Pax8'sborn-in-the-cloud platform

modernizes the channel's cloud journey

with consolidated billing, automated

provisioning, and industry-leading PSA

integrations. The company's

unwavering commitment to driving

partners' success and helping them

achieve their goals has made Pax8 the

“

At Pax8, our

mission is to be

the world's

favorite

marketplace for

technology

professionals to

buy cloud

products.

“


leader in the cloud services industry.

Pax8 empowers partners to lead their

clients' digital transformations and

succeed in the modern channel through

partner enablement events, vast

educational resources, and

organizational enhancements. “We

work to make the channel better every

day, and we have fun doing it,” says

the team.

The company is constantly innovating

to meet the evolving needs of IT

professionals. In the previous year, the

company launched Pax8 Pro, offering

partners the first-of-its-kind cloud

automation software and simplified

Software as a Service (SaaS) lifecycle

management.

Pax8 Pro eliminates manual tasks,

improves client security, and provides

visibility into client workflows. The

company also introduced MSP

Foundations, its first live, eight-week

course providing partners the key

fundamentals for growing a successful

and impactful business. These

innovative solutions enable partners to

be more efficient, productive, and

deliberate in growing their business,

resulting in increased client and

revenue growth.

Built on Strong Foundations

John Street, CEO, Chairman and

Founder at Pax8, is an experienced,

multiple award-winning startup CEO

across multiple industries, including

telecom, IT, and biotech. John is highly

skilled in managed services, channel

development, business IT systems, and

sales process. He is a financial

professional (CPA) with a strong track

record of building dynamic, vibrant

company culture in several startups.

John is passionate about technology

and helping our partners succeed.

As Co-founder and Chief Technology

Officer at Pax8, Klaus Dimmler

provides the vision and technical

strategy for the company and its

innovations. He guides the

development of many diverse

technologies that drive the nextgeneration

distribution of cloud

products and services by transforming

silos created by multiple vendors into

seamlessly managed IT solutions for

partners on every level- automated

provisioning, unified recurring billing,

intelligent integration, product life

cycle management, analytics, and

unified dashboards.

Ryan Walsh, Chief Product Officer,

Channel Chief, and Co-founder at

Pax8, has almost 20 years of

comprehensive experience helping

cloud technology companies navigate

and thrive in the channel. After

spending time as VP of product

management for MX Logic and then

leading the cloud product team at

McAfee, Ryan partnered with Street in

founding Pax8. His expert knowledge

has been invaluable to vendors,

partners, and Pax8's overall success.

Ryan's dedication to helping MSPs

build a successful cloud practice is

evident in his discerning process for

vetting new technologies, ensuring

Pax8's line card comprises of only toptier,

channel-friendly vendors.

Sharing their opinion on the

importance of adopting modern

technologies within a business, the

leadership team says, “AI, big data,

and machine learning offer

considerable opportunities to improve

user experiences. The integrations,

synergies, and orchestration provided

through these technologies create

advanced automation that will

streamline many of today's manual

processes. The data they capture allows

for deeper visibility into customer

buying habits and usage patterns.

These insights can be applied across

several platforms and used for many

functionalities, enabling a more

strategic approach to sales, marketing,

and client management activities.

Embedding the technology into

company processes will not eliminate

jobs but enable employees to be more

efficient and impactful. As these

modern technologies evolve, more

companies will begin adapting them,

creating an intelligent and powerful

channel ecosystem.”

Overcoming Adversities

Employees' health and safety are top

priorities at Pax8. Powered by the

technology it sells, Pax8 pivoted to an

entirely remote workplace when the

pandemic hit and established unique

and innovative programs to keep

employees engaged and their spirits

lifted. Weekly communications

updated employees with important

information and stories shared from the

leadership team provided an optimistic

We are

passionate about

our work quality,

care about the

people we serve,

and capitalize on

opportunities to

improve.

““

outlook. “We created virtual cooking

classes, book clubs, and happy hours,

and more, ensuring our employees

stayed connected,” says the team at

Pax8.

During these challenging times, Pax8's

technologies and capabilities enabled

its partner community and their clients

to succeed throughout the pandemic. In

addition to the company's cloud

solutions, its enablement events

presented partners with the best

solutions for establishing their clients'

remote workplaces and educated them

on the capabilities for increasing

security and virtual collaboration.

“The rise in remote workplaces

produced phenomenal results for the

cloud technology industry in 2020,

with hyper-growth expected in 2021.

We will continue equipping our

partners with the latest knowledge and

advanced resources, empowering them

to capitalize on this great opportunity,”

says Street.

Bequeathing the Keys to Excellence

When asked about what his advice

would be to aspiring entrepreneurs

aiming to venture into the cloud tech

space, Street said, “to succeed in the

cloud technology space, new

entrepreneurs should provide valuefocused

solutions. The IT channel is

transforming as companies rely more

on cloud technology, requiring

additional support from their IT

provider.”

“As these providers continue offering

more cloud solutions, the number of

associated managed services is also

increasing. The traditional

transactional sales model is outdated,

replaced by a consultative,

comprehensive solutions approach.

Instead of being a repairman for clients

and fixing problems as they arise,

future success requires becoming the

architect and establishing technology

solutions to enable their productivity,

efficiency, and security. Whether

clients are MSPs, vendors, or endusers,

providing exceptional value and

a great experience are how to succeed

in the modern channel,” he added.

Voyaging toward New Horizons

For John Street and his team, 2021

began with the exciting acquisition of

Wirehive, a forward-thinking cloud

hosting and consultancy company

headquartered in the United

Kingdom,and the launch of Pax8 UK,

the company's first international office

on its global expansion roadmap.

The Pax8 leadership team is actively

pursuing opportunities to expand

globally and is making investments to

support the company's scale. Recently,

the team secured a large round of

funding that will enable its expansion

into additional markets.

“

Pax8's

technologies and

capabilities

enabled its

partner

community and

their clients to

succeed

throughout the

pandemic.

“

“We are investing in talent throughout

the organization to continue providing

exceptional support as Pax8, and its

solution offerings grow. We continually

evaluate and invest in new

technologies for internal operations,

enhancing the company's efficiency.

And we constantly develop new

programs and innovative solutions to

drive our partners' growth and

success,” the team concluded.

“

We are investing in talent throughout the

organization to continue providing

exceptional support as Pax8 and its solution

offerings grow.

“

Top 10 Companies Leading the Cloud Revolution 2021

Revolutionizing the Cloud Space, Delivering Breakthrough Solutions

“I don’t need a hard disk in my

computer if I can get to the server

faster…carrying around these nonconnected

computers is byzantine by

comparison.” – Steve Jobs, Cofounder,

CEO and Chairman, Apple

Inc.

The recent pandemic pushed the

whole world indoors. This led

almost every sector to switch

to cloud solutions for all the good

reasons. Cloud solutions have been in

picture for some time now. They not

only enable increased capacity,

functionality, scalability, and reduced

maintenance for computer

infrastructure to businesses, but also let

them focus on revenue driving

initiatives.

One company providing all these

disruptive cloud solutions to other

businesses is interworks.cloud. They

are an award-winning CSP automation

platform situated in Thessaloniki,

Greece—with presence in Germany

and US—providing pathbreaking cloud

solutions to businesses.

A Vision of Transformation

interworks.cloud is a leading cloud

automation platform provider with two

decades of experience in transforming

traditional IT service businesses into

powerful Cloud Solution Providers.

Addressing the needs of Cloud

Distributors, CSPs, MSPs, and ISVs

worldwide, the interworks.cloud

platform automates key cloud service

processes, such as billing, ordering,

invoicing, and recurring payments for

Office 365, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft

ESD, Acronis, Google Workspace, and

other IaaS and SaaS solutions.

With more than 15 active and fully

functional integrations—including

leading products from major cloud

vendors—the interworks.cloud

platform helps businesses in more than

70 countries boost their service

portfolio and expand their cloud

offerings.

Providing Automated Excellence

Apart from its state-of-the-art cloud

automation platform,

interworks.cloud is a leading cloud

service Distributor and Provider in

Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. The

company counts an extensive network

of more than 400 Cloud Resellers and

14+ partnerships with leading software

vendors, including Microsoft, Acronis,

Google, Webroot, Fortinet, Dropsuite,

and others.

interworks.cloud is a Microsoft Gold

Partner and a certified provider for all

its vendors, providing first-class 24/7

support. These strong vendor

partnerships allow the company to

serve end companies through its

extensive reseller network in Greece,

Cyprus, and Malta.

Finally, the company offers its very

own cloud services – including Cloud

Servers, Databases, Backup, Security,

S3 Storage – for thousands of

companies in Greece and abroad,

ensuring fast speeds, stability, and

security in a completely renovated

infrastructure center.

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The Creator’s Quest

Dr. Vassilios Zografos is the Co-founder and CEO of

interworks.cloud. His background and affinity have always

been in the IT industry. He graduated in Computer Science

and Economics from the Brunel University, attained his

MSc in Information Systems from UMIST, and his Ph.D. in

e-Business Components Architectures from the same

institution.

A true believer in business automation, Vassilios was the

conceptual designer of BOS (Business Operating System), a

highly acclaimed distributed development platform for

effective Knowledge Management, Workflow, and

Organizational Modeling used in large corporations

globally.

Vassilios could always see what is around the corner in the

future of the IT industry. When business automation was

wishful thinking rather than the standard practice for many

companies, he directed interworks.cloud towards

developing an on-demand CRM platform that led the

business in Greece from 2005 to 2009.

This successful track led Microsoft Corp. in 2009 to choose

interworks.cloud as a certified Incubation Center for

Southeast Europe for providing Cloud Services and

Business Consulting to ISVs (Independent Software

Vendors), Telcos, etc.

And in 2010, long before cloud services were even an

option for business, Vassilios steered the company towards

developing a Cloud Business Operating System (CBOS),

the first of its kind.

Outlook that Counts

We asked Vassilios about his opinion on how the adoption

of modern technologies such as AI, big data and machine

learning have transformed the cloud computing industry

and what more could be expected in the near future, to

which he replied, “The pandemic brought a remarkable

shift towards cloud computing, leading the industry to more

resilient and sustainable growth. At the same time,

widespread connectivity has made big data more available

and accessible to businesses, whereas machine learning is

being embedded into an increasing number of products and

services. Therefore, it is only a question of time until these

trends converge.”

Dr. Vassilios Zografos

“

Co-founder and CEO

Innovation results

from thinking out of

the box, questioning

existing solutions,

experimenting, and

inevitably, daring to

make mistakes.

“

He further added, “We firmly believe that combining the

power of cloud computing with the potential of artificial

intelligence will create new opportunities for the digital


“Working with interworks.cloud is proving to be a forwardlooking

and highly beneficial partnership in what is a very

fast-moving market sector.”

– Marco Iten, Head of Cloud & Services, Alltron AG,

Microsoft Indirect CSP, Switzerland".

transformation of businesses, which

are bound to become more innovative

and more efficient. Ubiquitous

computing will become available

thanks to the public and private cloud.

At the same time, AI technology will

help businesses offer smart

applications and systems that harness

the knowledge of big data and

contribute to the creation of truly

personalized solutions tailored to each

customer's specific needs.”

Overcoming Challenges

We asked Vassilios about how he was

driving his company to sustain

operations and ensuring the safety of

his employees at the same time, taking

in consideration the current pandemic,

and its impact on global economies, to

which he said “When we started

working remotely, our top priority was

maintaining a healthy remote working

environment with high mental wellbeing

levels. Undoubtedly, managing a

team remotely requires a whole

different approach. We wanted to

empower our managers with tools that

help them keep their teams together,

engaged, and motivated no matter

where they are. So, we started using

tools to measure our employees' pulse

every week, and thus, understand how

they feel and what challenges they may

be facing. More importantly, knowing

employee pulse allows our managers to

offer valuable mentoring.”

He further explained, “On top of that,

we organize regular 1-on-1 remote

meetings. In these dedicated sessions,

our managers discuss openly with their

team members, address their concerns,

and commit to resolving issues

together. Almost 1.5 years in WFH

mode, we are proud to report that 86%

of our team members feel their overall

performance has not been disrupted

while 81% stated that the spirit of

collaboration, togetherness, and open

communication on which our company

is founded, has not been affected by the

pandemic.”

Words of Guidance

In his advice to budding entrepreneurs

who aspire to venture into the cloud

tech space, Vassilios expressed,

“Twenty years in the tech industry, we

are pleased to say that the most pivotal

moments center around risky

decisions. So, although it may sound

cliché, it is the most important advice

for budding entrepreneurs: believing in

your dreams and throwing yourself

into the unknown can be rewarding.

Some important lessons we learned

along the way:

Ÿ

Ÿ

Have a clear mission: a clearly

defined mission helps convey the

reason your business exists and

helps your employees become part

of your endeavor.

Always think of the customer:

customers are not always right, nor

Ÿ

are they happy all the time.

However, they never cease to be the

reason and the focus of everything

you do. Listen to them carefully,

value their feedback, and never stop

creating the business solutions that

best suit their needs.

Mistakes are made, and that is

okay: working in a tech company

means you always must brim with

innovation. Innovation results from

thinking out of the box, questioning

existing solutions, experimenting,

and inevitably, daring to make

mistakes.”

Future Endeavors

Talking about his vision to scale his

company’s operations and offerings in

2021, Dr. Zografos said, “Our mission

is to create the most compelling cloud

commerce platform by removing the

hassle of selling and managing cloud

services to businesses. We have

developed a strategic hiring plan for

2021, and we are hiring 40 new experts

who will form an integral part of our

mission. In addition, we are expanding

into new markets across the world with

our Standard Edition for Resellers.”

Additionally, he said, “We also want to

keep our clients satisfied by expanding

our product roadmap with new

updates, features, and integrations.

Some of our significant additions into

our vendor portfolio will be Acronis

extensions for IT Distributors, IBM,

Adobe, Bitdefender, BitTitan, Vade

Secure, Serveil, and many more,”

concluded Dr. Zografos


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Windows 365

Cloud PC

truly revolutionary

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the working

dynamics of almost all the sectors in the world

economy. As the world dealt with the problems and

challenges posed by the pandemic, a lot of companies

switched to remote work settings to contain the spread of

COVID-19. Organizations all around the globe transformed

their functioning by switching to virtual processes and

remote collaborations to run and expand their business.

One of the many things that will be changed forever after

this pandemic, is people’s preference to work remotely

whenever, however, and from wherever they wish to.

Employees everywhere have acquired the taste of liberty to

work according to their convenience, which is a major

contributing factor to the drastic transformation that the

business world will see in the near future when things will

go back to normal.

To empower this new world of hybrid work, Windows has

come up with its new cloud service that takes the operating

systems to Microsoft cloud. The new Windows 365 Cloud

PC is just what the new world of hybrid work requires.

Following listed are the five things that make the Windows

365 PC truly revolutionary –

A personalized full Windows experience on any device –

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their personalized tools, applications, data, and settings

from anywhere on any device. You can pick up your work

right from where you left off even if you change devices as

it can be accessed from any device including your Linux

device, iPad, Android, or Mac.

The experience is consistent with the new Windows 365

Cloud PC. This feature gives great flexibility to the work

structure. Seasonal workers can switch on and off work

according to the needs of the company.

Increased simplicity with familiar tools – Windows 365

Cloud PC is based on one of the basic design principles of

Windows that is simplicity. It gives you the freedom to

choose the size of the Cloud PC that best fits your needs

with per user per month-based pricing.

The Windows 365 Cloud PC brings two edition choices for

businesses that include a complete cloud-based service with

multiple Cloud PC configurations based on execution needs

that are Windows 365 Business and Windows 365

Enterprise. Although Windows 365 Cloud PC is built on

Azure Virtual Desktop, it simplifies the virtualization

experience and manages all the factors for you

.

Maximum Cloud security powered by Zero Trust

architecture – Windows 365 Cloud PC is powered by the

Zero Trust security architecture to ensure maximum

security for all your data. It helps in solving today’s security

challenges by design, storing, and securing information in

the Windows Cloud.

their own innovations to the market. The new service

enables Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to

amalgamate Windows 365 into their broad selection of

services alongside their services’ strong features and secure

hardware.

Hybrid Windows for hybrid work culture – The new

Windows 365 Cloud PC gives organizations of all sizes the

power, simplicity, and security they need to function

optimally with ease. This new service by Microsoft will

allow businesses to adapt to the new paradigm shift in the

work setting that happened during the times of the COVID-

19 pandemic. As most of the business world has shifted to

the new hybrid culture, Windows 365 empowers it with its

new services that help streamline its functions for

maximum output.

The new service by Windows that claims to suit the needs

of the changing work culture looks promising. As people

embrace the new hybrid work environment, they will be

empowered by the new Windows 365 Cloud PC to face the

challenges of the new culture.

- Trishika Rokade

It’s Multifactor Authentication (MFA) works through

integration with Microsoft Azure Activity Director (Azure

AD) to explicitly verify any login or access attempt to a

Cloud PC. You can pair MFA with dedicated Windows 365

conditional access policies to access policies to evaluate

login risk instantly for every session within the Microsoft

Endpoint Manager.

Windows 365 Cloud PC brings new opportunities for

partners – New opportunities have been created for

partners of all types across the Microsoft ecosystem to

deliver new Windows experience by the Windows 365

Cloud PC. The new Windows 365 creates opportunity for

independent software dealers to continue building Windows

apps, and now, distribute them in the Cloud to reach a wider

audience.

Windows 365 also leverages APIs available to partners by

developing new opportunities that enable them to bring



Advocating an ‘All Cloud’ Future

Cloud solutions are bringing an inevitable change in

the world of business. The ease and convenience of

accessing data on-the-go is what makes cloud

solutions the need of the hour. Technologies like AI/ML,

Blockchain, Data Analytics, and more have created

unlimited potential for firms to leverage cloud tech and

grow exponentially.

In our endeavour to seek companies that make business

easy by delivering cutting edge cloud tech solutions, we

discovered METCloud, a multi-award winning cybersecure

cloud platform.

In our conversation with METCloud’s founder and CEO

Ian Vickers, he tells us the story behind the genesis of the

company and how it overcame all the challenges that came

along its way during the pandemic, and yet how it

seamlessly assisted and provided services to its clients.

The Beginning

“METCloud is on a journey. When Jeff Bezos launched an

online bookstore in 1993, we are pretty sure he did not

envisage what Amazon has become today. Similarly,

METCloud is on a journey to become the most trusted

company globally for connecting people and businesses,”

says Ian.

The company’s mantra is Get Connected Cyber Safe and so

it is constantly developing capability to ensure it achieves

this goal. In its mission to achieve success it is essential that

the company keeps true to its core values – Excellence,

Innovation, Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility.

METCloud’s commitment to its core values also helps it

identify and align to its customers with similar values.

Expertise that Redefines Benchmarks

Ian Vickers, the Founder and CEO, is a serial Tech

Entrepreneur. In 2017, he launched the METCloud brand

Cloud, AI/ML and

Data Analytics can

accelerate the

growth of businesses

exponentially if

executed correctly.

and since then, it has scaled to be recognised as one of the

most secure cybersecurity platforms not only in the UK but

has also won dozens of internationally recognised awards

for innovation.

Recently, Ian has been appointed a Founding Member and

Chair of the Cyber Resilience Centre West Midlands

(WMCRC). The WMCRC is a government backed

initiative establishing ten regional Cyber Resilience Centres

working in collaboration with NCSC, Police Cyber Teams

(RCCU), Businesses and Academia.

Ian’s International Memberships and Partnerships

Ian is a member of the Microsoft Partner Advisory Council,

which is made-up of approximately twenty global

Microsoft Partners to assist in the development of the

Microsoft Partner program.

In May 2020, Ian became a member of The World

Economic Forum’s Global Innovator Community



Ian Vickers

Founder and CEO

METCloud

(Invitation only membership). The World Economic Forum

is an organisation for Public-Private co-operation. The

Forum engages the foremost political, business, and other

leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry

agendas.

Outlook that Matters

We asked Ian for his opinion on how the adoption of

modern technologies such as AI, big data, and machine

learning have transformed the cloud computing industry

and what more could be expected in the future.

In his response, Ian says, “Data volumes have skyrocketed.

More data was generated in the last two years than in the

entire human history before that. By 2030 around 572

Zettabytes of data and by 2050 it will have 500,000

Zettabytes, which is 10,000 times bigger.”

“This seismic growth in data demands that organisations

embrace machine learning, AI and data analytics. In its

world of helping organisations defend against cybercrime

METCloud must equally employ AI/ML. AI/ML will

effectively speed up the timeframe of detection to

remediation of threats from hours to milliseconds.”

Overcoming Challenges

Sharing with us how METCloud managed to sustain

operations and ensured safety of its employees during the

pandemic, Ian says, “The global pandemic has created a

much larger attack surface as organisations restructure to

support more flexible working practices such as working

from home, downsizing, upsizing, mergers and

acquisitions.”

“The markets have turned to greater online commerce and

so with such a dramatic and chaotic period of change risk

inevitably increases. METCloud’s portfolio of products and

services help organisations address most if not all of the

issues listed above.”

Words of Advice

Towards a Digital Future

METCloud provides private cloud infrastructure, cloud

migration services, cybersoc, security orchestration services

and developing AI/ML and data analytics to maximise

security for its customers.

To continuously achieve this, METCloud has recently

secured significant VC funding to scale the organisation and

will seek further funding rounds to achieve long term

growth aspirations.

In his advice to budding entrepreneurs who aspire to

venture into the cloud tech space, Ian says, “There are very

few businesses today that do not require technology. The

cloud movement is arguably the most exciting period in

history for technology innovation. Cloud, AI/ML and Data

Analytics can accelerate the growth of businesses

exponentially if executed correctly.”



Your Digital Transformation in the Right Hands

he present and future of

Tbusinesses have transformed

drastically – thanks to the

continuous technological evolution.

With the help of the new technologies,

such as AI, machine learning, and

automation, businesses can now

tremendously speed up their

operations, to flourish competitively

and increase revenue generation.

This helps companies to focus its

workforce on tasks that are more

intrinsic to the business and those that

need a human touch. However, with

the abundance of tech that caters to

each business process uniquely, it’s not

always possible for business leaders to

figure out which technology best suits

their requirements.

Enter Peloton Consulting Group, an

organization that functions to solve this

problem for businesses. The company

analyses the needs of clients and then

consults them to invest in the right tech

accordingly.

Origin of Excellence

Peloton Consulting Group (Peloton) is

a leading consultancy focused on

digital transformation leveraging the

cloud. Peloton’s customer-focused

approach ensures that its clients’ vision

turns into reality, driving meaningful

business transformation. With the

digital age disrupting entire industries,

Peloton provides Advisory,

Implementation, and Application

Managed services.

Peloton specializes in services that

make digital transformation a reality,

leveraging Enterprise Performance

Management (EPM), Enterprise

Resource Planning (ERP), Human

Capital Management (HCM), Supply

Chain Management (SCM), and

Analytics for the cloud.

The company has the experts, leading

practices, know-how, and capabilities

to help clients realize the vision of

digital transformation. Peloton believes

that organizations that will thrive in the

new digital age will provide value

through hyper-connected capabilities

that connect people, processes, and

technology which is why the company

partners with its clients to design

strategies, implement solutions, and

enable digital transformation.

Peloton serves over 500 North

American-based multi-national

companies across industries that

include: Retail, Industrial

Manufacturing, High Tech, Utilities

and Energy, Life Sciences, Healthcare,

Financial Services, Counstruction and

Engineering and Manufacturing.

Talking about the company’s values,

Guy F. Daniello, the CEO and

Founder says, “Peloton is built on the

power of connection. We prioritize our

ability to connect with our clients,

helping them to modernize business

processes with integrated cloud-based

applications and analytics. We value

connectivity, diversity, and inclusion as

a team and with the community.”

He further adds, “Our customers’

success is job ONE at Peloton. We

pride ourselves on driving digital

transformation that has a real business

impact. The outstanding global team at

Peloton truly cares and celebrates our

customer's success.”

Why Choose Between a Boutique

Firm that is Responsive and a Global

Firm with Robust Capabilities?

Peloton Consulting Group is a key

leader in cloud-based solutions for

customers. As a leader in the cloud

revolution, the company is at the

forefront of the market related to

cloud-based business applications and

the shift to the cloud. The company is

committed to providing its customers

local services with connected global

resources.

The Peloton team helps companies

realize the benefits of digital

transformation by providing them

robust capabilities on the journey to the

cloud, transform the business focused

on people, process, and technology. It

assures that customers realize the

benefits of their investments.

The company provides Advisory

services to help its customers imagine

the possibilities by providing them a

blueprint of the roadmap to transform

their business. It provides

Implementation services designed to

transform their business and deliver

results. It also provides Application

Managed services to ensure its


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customers have ongoing training,

education, and application support

needed to be successful.

Exemplary Consulting Services

Peloton offers and specializes in a full

suite of services: EPM, ERP, HCM,

SCM, CX, Analytics, and PaaS. It

helps companies in leveraging

solutions that realize the benefits of

digital transformation through its full

suite of services.

Peloton’s best practice Advisory

services, help companies envision,

benchmark, and assess their current

processes and technologies to provide

a roadmap and implementation

blueprint incorporating modern best

practices.

Peloton’s Consulting services ensure

successful implementations that drive

change across people, processes, and

technology. Applying a Fit-to-Modern

approach, they transform customers’

business processes to leverage enabling

technology, such as Oracle, more

effectively.

Peloton provides a differentiated

customer experience by actively

involving clients from the start. Using

their proven Breakaway

implementation methodology to

deliver high-quality, innovative

projects, Peloton teams focus on

driving end-user adoption as they link

business processes throughout the

project lifecycle.

As a long-time Oracle and Anaplan

partner, Peloton has also developed

various Cloud Solution Accelerators to

help customers reduce manual effort,

cost of ownership, and increase

accuracy, and efficiency.

Peloton’s Application Managed

Services provides day-to-day

operational support and solution

enhancements. The peloton team works

as part of the client’s team to maintain,

upgrade, and provide education and

training to ensure its customers’ longterm

success. The company is focused,

committed, and passionate about

demonstrating progress, measuring

results, and delivering practical

solutions that produce real digital

transformation.

Peloton is committed to providing its

customers outstanding service with

connected global resources.

Throughout North America, Latin

America, Asia Pacific, and Europe,

Peloton connects with its clients

virtually and onsite to build lasting

partnerships that drive business

transformations.


By actively involving clients from the

start of an engagement, Peloton values

its ability to provide a differentiated

customer experience. Leveraging their

breakaway methodology, teams

collaborate with customers to

understand the unique challenges

facing their business, align modern

best practice business processes

leveraging leading cloud-based

technology, and drive end-user solution

adoption.

Opinion that Matters

We asked Guy for his opinion on how

the adoption of modern technologies

such as AI, big data, and machine

learning have transformed the cloud

computing industry, to which he

replied, “The cloud computing industry

and specifically cloud business

applications are evolving rapidly.

Cloud applications are leveraging and

integrating artificial intelligence (AI),

robotics process automation (RPA), big

data, and machine learning into cloudbased

applications.”

“Peloton customers are realizing the

efficiency and effectiveness gains from

these integrated solutions. The future is

now and companies that are investing

are becoming the leaders in their

respective industries by realizing the

business gains from cloud-based

solutions leveraging modern and

Illustrating Excellence

“It’s been so impressive

watching the Peloton team

over the course of our

multi-system implementations.

These Oracle solutions are the

backbone of our support

structure. Without them, not

much could be done in this

company. This will stand out as

one of the highest quality

implementations our company

has seen. My sincere thanks in

all that Peloton has done and is

continuing to do for us.” – Senior

Executive at North American

Utilities Service Provider

“We are excited to be live on

Oracle’s Financial Analytics

solution in only 8 weeks.

Peloton’s partnership and agile

implementation methodology

have enabled us to successfully

drive solution adoption. The

platform will significantly

improve our analysis capabilities

while providing an extensible

environment for future analytic

subject areas. With our joint

success, we are expanding our

Oracle Cloud footprint to

Autonomous Data Warehouse

for Manufacturing KPIs and

analytics.” – Head of Analytics

and Reporting at Leading

Consumer Packaged Goods

Manufacturer

“We’re grateful for Peloton’s

work and guidance throughout

the implementation process.

On-time and on-budget is never

said in system implementations

and that says a lot.” – Finance

Executive at Retail Delivery

Services Company

integrated technologies,” he added.

On a similar note, Matthew Conner,

SVP at Peloton said, “Customers want

and expect that cloud-based

applications leverage artificial

intelligence (AI), robotics process

automation (RPA), big data, and

machine learning into cloud-based

applications. What at one point was

just talk, is now being integrated and

leveraged routinely in solutions for our

customers.”

The Road Ahead

While interviewing Daniello, we asked

him about his plans for further scaling

Peloton, to which he said, “Peloton has

acquired TRI Consulting Services a

leader in Latin America and the Asia

Pacific. We have been rapidly building

and expanding our global capacities to

service North American-based multinational

customers. Throughout North

America we continue to hire and retain

top talent.” expressed Daniello.

“A professional services firm is all

about people. Peloton continuously

invests in our employees and fosters a

collaborative culture focused on

cultivating top talent”, shared Kristen

Connell, Chief People Officer at

Peloton.


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Everything

Cloud and its

ever-widening scope

Cloud apps are moving forward with growth at a

rapid pace. It’s not difficult to see why the cloud is

becoming the main choice for having storage

space—it’s always accessible, saving mobile devices

battery life since it doesn’t need to sync with an app to use

it, are an extension of our smartphones, keeping files safely,

and more.

These apps are in demand as the present era is rising at

exponential growth in terms of communication,

collaboration, and enterprise mobility which in turn

endorses software as a service (SaaS).

The truth is – all the leading cloud storage providers offer

promising, top-of-the-line features. In fact, they also offer

some cutting-edge functionalities that takes ease of use and

security to a whole new level. The more things change,

though, the more some things stay the same. While those

established elements remain important, it’s what’s on the

horizon that’s going to make a big difference for

consumers—and marketers—in 2021.

In the business world, Private and Public cloud storage

services exist to meet the unique data storage needs of each


Tech Trends

and every organization and user, and it’s important that

businesses select a solution that is well-suited to their

specific requirements.

Having said that, we guess that the ongoing trend towards

moving more workloads to the cloud will continue in the

future. Customers choosing cloud solutions for handling

their current workloads may find an object store an

appealing storage choice if their applications require

scalability and high availability or if they want to offload

data backup to a third-party provider. There is no question,

however, that the vast majority of organizations are

choosing public cloud providers for file storage.

As such, Cloud storage usage continues to grow, and we

can see that in terms of the ongoing investments by cloud

service providers. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) used to

be the main application area for cloud storage, but lately,

it’s been driven more by Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

offerings.

We expect that to continue with Software-as-a-Service

(SaaS) driving adoption in the years ahead. Cloud apps are

here to stay. In fact, they’re getting better with better

security and new trends on the horizon.


Disrupting the IT Space with Exemplary Cloud Solutions

The COVID-19 pandemic posed many different

challenges for the world. Major disturbances were

created in almost all the industries considering

people had to stay home to stop the spread of the highly

infectious virus. One of the prominent changes made during

this time was companies adopting the work-from-home

culture.

This meant for companies to shift all their procedures on

cloud to ensure seamless operations. Although, one risk

factor that arose due to this was that cybercriminals with

malicious intentions could take undue advantage of this

opportunity to unethically breach company data.

To keep safe from such intruders, companies had to make

sure that they use cloud solutions that provide optimum

security and end-to-end encryption. To deliver this exact

need Saturn Business Systems came into the picture.

In the following interview, George Pappas, the Vice

President of Sales at Saturn Business Systems, talks about

the top-notch integrated information technology solutions

that the company has been providing since its inception.

Please brief our audience about Saturn Business

Systems, its values, and how the company has been

positioned as a leading player in the cloud services

space.

Established in the year 1982, Saturn Business Systems has

been continuously providing its clients with cutting-edge

industry solutions to suit their needs. Saturn has been an IT

thought leader and innovator for over 39 years. We rely on

our experience and expertise to provide innovative and

customized technology solutions tailored to clients’

business goals and objectives.

We like to

position ourselves as

a true trusted advisor

for our clients that

helps bring value to

address some of their

pressing needs.

Our extensive IT expertise enables us to deliver clear,

adaptable, and actionable strategic plans that simplify

technology decisions. Customer satisfaction is our number

one priority. We tailor each solution through our

assessment, design, implementation, and follow-up process

to ensure we exceed the highest expectations every time.

What other solutions/products does your company offer,

and how are these making an impact on the industry

and your clients?

Our solutions vary greatly depending on our clients' needs.

We architect everything from basic data center upgrades to

network connectivity to hybrid cloud solutions. You name

it. We like to position ourselves as a true trusted advisor for

our clients that helps bring value to address some of their

pressing needs.

In the wake of the pandemic, a critical issue these days is

more companies adopting a ‘work from home strategy’. We

have solutions that support that effort with everything from



George Pappas

Vice President of Sales

About the Leader

George Pappas has been with Saturn for over 26 years. He started when Saturn was

a traditional reseller just selling part numbers. The market has changed, and George

was a critical part of helping Saturn move with the changing times in our industry. He

helped establish critical alliances with different vendors to expand our solution

portfolio for Saturn's clients.

having their employees connect seamlessly as well as

securely. The bad actors out there have taken advantage of

these issues, so our solution can help protect a company's

most valuable asset, which is its data.

Being an experienced leader, share your opinion on how

the adaptation of modern technologies such as AI, big

data, and machine learning has transformed the cloud

computing industry, and what more could be expected

in the near future?

There's been a huge shift in our industry. IT has become

more and more intelligent with the advent of AI and

Machine Learning. Companies are looking to be more

automated for problem resolution and have better insights

into their data; with many clients making the change to a

cloud environment, whether on-prem private cloud or

public, security, problem resolution, and data intelligence

will become more critical. Saturn has developed

partnerships and solutions to help our clients in their digital

transformation journey.

Taking into consideration the current pandemic and its

impact on global economies, how are you driving your

company to sustain operations and ensure the safety of

your employees at the same time?

Saturn has not missed a beat during the pandemic. We’ve

been able to support our clients as we did pre-pandemic and

will continue to make them our top priority. That being

said, our employee well-being is just as important, and

we’ve adjusted our business to be virtual for the most part

with the hopes of getting back to normal very soon.

What would be your advice to budding entrepreneurs

who aspire to venture into the cloud tech space?

Cloud is the direction most clients are moving to in the near

future if they are not there already. I would say do your

research, learn the space well and figure out a way you can

bring value to the company you are working for.

How do you envision scaling your company’s operations

and offerings in 2022 and beyond?

With the adjustments we’ve made in our business, we can

already see the fruits of our labor. Having highly effective

solutions for our clients, highly skilled legacy employees,

critical OEM partnerships, and looking to hire more

talented individuals, scaling is a certainty for Saturn!


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