Can Solution Providers Make Money from the Cloud?

Author(s): Ash Chaudhury, Joel Martin

In April 2011, an Info-Tech Research Group survey, of 285 North American technology solution providers, revealed their interest and ability to make money from cloud-based solutions and services.

Given the large amount of application, management, services, and consulting revenue that IT partners generate for vendors, and recent announcements from leading vendors, Info-Tech’s research is aimed at advancing the discussion around the role solutions providers (ISVs, SIs, Resellers, and MSPs) will play in private, hybrid, and public cloud-based offerings.

This report will help technology vendors and their ecosystem to understand:

  • Implications for solution provider business models,
  • Vendor partnerships and preferences, and
  • Future business opportunities.