C-Data Selects CloudBlue to Power New Cloud Services Business
September 20 2018 - 9:41PM
Business Wire
CloudBlue’s digital commerce platform to
accelerate C-Data’s cloud services business, introduce a new cloud
marketplace and ultimately make it easier for channel partners to
drive digital transformation throughout Israel
CLOUDBLUE CONNECT – Expanding its customer base within
the distribution marketplace, CloudBlue, an Ingram Micro business,
is pleased to announce it has been selected as the digital platform
provider of choice for C-Data, one of Israel’s leading distributors
of computer, data security and communication products and
peripheral equipment of top brands, as well as its subsidiary
C-Data cloud. The international customer win was announced at this
week’s CloudBlue Connect event in Munich, Germany.
“This is a big week in CloudBlue’s history and we are excited to
be named the digital commerce platform provider of choice for
C-Data’s cloud services division to help them accelerate the
adoption of cloud services and digital transformation in Israel,”
said Richard Dufty, senior vice president, CloudBlue. “Our presence
and business value across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is
growing rapidly, particularly with distributors, and our brand is
building across the geographies.”
As part of the new relationship, CloudBlue is working with
C-Data to establish and expand C-Data’s cloud and digital services,
as well as integrate those from third-party providers and ISVs. By
leveraging CloudBlue’s industry-leading cloud commerce and
anything-as-a-service (XaaS) platform, C-Data is bringing
sophistication and simplicity to its cloud services business and
establishing a robust online marketplace.
“Cloud services represent a strategic and significant growth
opportunity for C-Data and our channel partners,” said Lear Sharon,
CEO, C-Data cloud, a subsidiary of C-Data focused exclusively on
the distribution of cloud solutions and services. “Teaming with
CloudBlue to support and scale our cloud solutions services
division is the right decision at the right time and for all the
right reasons. Demand for cloud is growing rapidly and within five
years, we believe 80 percent of software sales will be purchased
online and the majority will be consumed on demand. By leveraging
the CloudBlue commerce platform, we are able to lead business
through cloud-based solutions and applications, while helping our
channel partners grow their business and build their value in the
eyes of their customers.”
More than 200 of the world’s foremost service providers turn to
CloudBlue’s cloud commerce platform to power their operations
including AmericaMovil, Cogeco, Cobweb, Copaco, GTI, Telefónica,
TELMEX, Telekom Austria, Telstra and Vivo. CloudBlue provides a
single-entry point to an ecosystem of the world’s most innovative
ISVs, including more than 200 pre-integrated cloud services from
Microsoft, Dropbox, DocuSign, IBM, Cisco, Symantec and many
more.
“Cloud services and digital transformation are changing the way
channel partners market, sell to and support their customers,” says
Dufty. “By selecting CloudBlue as its go-to-market commerce
platform provider, C-Data is advancing its cloud services strategy
and making it easier for channel partners to launch, scale and
profitably manage successful cloud businesses that meet the needs
of their customers. The new distribution relationship further
demonstrates CloudBlue’s commitment to providing the platform of
choice for telcos, service providers and distributors
worldwide.”
With hundreds of professionals from engineering, product
management, operations, marketing and sales, CloudBlue today
manages more than 27 million enterprise cloud subscriptions
globally and is experiencing a record year of innovation and
growth.
For more information about CloudBlue, contact
Together@CloudBlue.com.
About CloudBlue
CloudBlue is dedicated to helping service providers of all kinds
build, scale and monetize cloud and digital services in the
“as-a-service” economy. Many of the world’s best known
telecommunications companies, technology distributors, managed
services providers and value-added resellers rely on CloudBlue’s
leading commerce platform to automate, aggregate and sell both
their own cloud services, as well as those from third party ISVs.
CloudBlue powers more than 200 of the world’s largest service
provider cloud marketplaces, which collectively represent more than
27 million enterprise cloud subscriptions and over $1B in annual
subscription revenue. CloudBlue provides its customers access to an
ecosystem that includes more than 200 ISV solutions and more than
80,000 resellers around the world. CloudBlue is an independent
software division of Ingram Micro. www.cloudblue.com
About C-Data
Established in 2001, C-Data is the leading company in Israel in
setting marketing norms for the distribution of computer, data
security, communication products, mobile devices and peripheral
equipment of top brands, to resellers. Led by a highly experienced
management team in the distribution of computerized products to
resellers in Israel, C-Data employs a top-notch, professional and
sophisticated team of experts, which are the finest in
Israel. The combination of fresh innovation with rich
experience allows C-Data to set new standards of efficiency and
innovation in distribution, thereby enabling their customers to
enjoy unprecedented availability, speed, and accessibility. As the
leader of the IT commercial and consumer's wholesale Israeli
distribution market, C-Data is committed to maintaining its
leadership by planning for the future. www.c-data.co.il
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