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Donna Goodison is a senior editor covering the public cloud for CRN. Donna started at CRN in 2019 after 15 years as a business reporter for the Boston Herald and previous stints as a Boston Globe freelancer and business reporter at the Boston Business Journal and Banker & Tradesman. She graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Donna lives in Waltham, Mass., and loves traveling, cooking and the beach.

Latest Stories

ID Agent Releases New Marketing Tools To Empower MSPs

by Donna Goodison
‘A big push this year is really focusing our educational presentation,’ says Matt Solomon, ID Agent’s vice president of business development. ‘We’re telling partners when we present to them, ‘Take what we’re saying and repeat it -- use it for your lunch and learns.’ And we’re also providing them with the marketing materials to do that.’
SADA Systems Hires Google Cloud Solutions Director As CTO

by Donna Goodison
‘Our CTO role was so important, we literally went and got possibly the best person in the world for this role, and it happened to be from Google,' says Tony Safoian, CEO of SADA Systems, a Google Premier Partner.
Microsoft, General Assembly Partner To Address AI Skills Gap

by Donna Goodison
'As a technology company committed to driving innovation, we have a responsibility to help workers access the AI training they need to ensure they thrive in the workplace of today and tomorrow,' says Jean-Philippe Courtois, Microsoft’s executive vice president and president of global sales, marketing and operations.
Enterprise Cloud Solutions Provider Ahead To Buy Link Solutions Group

by Donna Goodison
‘Joining forces with Link is a major milestone for Ahead and represents the next phase of our growth strategy,’ Ahead founder and CEO Daniel Adamany said. ‘Up to this point, we've steadily grown our business organically, but now have a strong operational and strategic foundation on which to add acquisitions.’
Second Google Cloud Region Launched in Japan

by Donna Goodison
'In Japan, we’ve seen widespread adoption of our technology solutions by retail, gaming, financial services and manufacturing organizations since 2016, when we opened our Google Cloud region in Tokyo,’ Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian says.
Logz.io Rolls Out ELK-As-A-Service On Microsoft Azure Cloud

by Donna Goodison
The Tel Aviv- and Boston-based company also is ramping up its partner program, with plans to increase from about 50 partners to 500 in the next 18 months to two years.
Red Hat’s OpenShift 4 Kubernetes Platform: 5 Things To Know

by Donna Goodison
In terms of Red Hat’s emerging products, OpenShift is out in the lead, because it's capitalizing on key trends including hybrid cloud, Kubernetes and containers, and DevOps and cloud-native application development, according to Joe Fernandes, Red Hat’s vice president of products for cloud platforms.
Microsoft Azure-Red Hat OpenShift Platform Finally Brought To Market

by Donna Goodison
The Azure Red Hat OpenShift offering puts Red Hat step-in-step with IBM’s hybrid-based cloud strategy, according to Bradley Brodkin, founder and chief executive of HighVail Systems, a Toronto-based system integration company that’s partnered with Red Hat and Microsoft.
Microsoft Unveils Azure AI, Blockchain And IoT Tools Ahead Of Build 2019

by Donna Goodison
‘Since the inception of Azure, we have been focused on delivering a true hybrid cloud where applications spanning public cloud and on-premises data centers are built and run consistently,’ says Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft Cloud and AI Group. ‘As organizations are now building applications that span the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge, the same approach is needed.’
Amazon To Expand Denver Tech Hub, Start Hiring For Virginia HQ2

by Donna Goodison
The 400 new jobs will be in fields including cloud computing, software and hardware engineering, and advertising.
Alphabet Stock Drops on Disappointing Google Revenue

by Donna Goodison
‘Based on the continued strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to key currencies, we expect to continue to (face) headwind to our revenues and operating income again in the second quarter,” chief financial officer Ruth Porat says.
Microsoft Eclipses Apple To Become Most Valuable U.S. Company

by Donna Goodison
Microsoft finished the trading day with a $990.87 billion market capitalization after its share price hit the $130.51 threshold that boosted it to $1 trillion.
Slack Technologies S-1 Reveals $250 Million AWS Cloud Deal

by Donna Goodison
San Francisco-based Slack, which announced in February that it had submitted a confidential draft registration statement with the SEC, plans to go public via a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange instead of through a traditional initial public offering of its shares.
Apple Cut AWS Spending By Almost Half In 2018: Report

by Donna Goodison
'The company was partly motivated to run more of its own cloud operations to save money, a decision some other large users of cloud services like Dropbox have also made,' according to a Thursday report, citing a person who has worked on cloud projects at Apple.
AWS In Expanded Deal To Power Ford-Backed Transportation Cloud

by Donna Goodison
The Ford-owned Autonomic, as an AWS Partner Network technology partner, will work with independent software vendors and system integrators to offer vehicle connectivity services and capabilities to automotive manufacturers and mobility application developers.