Tag Archives: Cloud Sherpas

March 7, 2013 Posted in Business Leave a comment

SalesFUSION Picks Up $1M–Incredible Renewal Rate Seals the Deal

By Ben Kepes

There are two metrics that are key to a SaaS business’ viability – conversion rates and churn. One focuses on the efficiency of the sales process, the other measures how happy customers are with the service being provided  When you have a startup that boasts of 100% year on year growth AND has

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December 20, 2012 Posted in Business 4 Comments

Cloud Sherpas–$40M in Funding and Another Aquisition

By Ben Kepes

I’ve been following Google Apps and Salesforce reseller Cloud Sherpas since it launched a few years ago – in that time I’ve seen them acquire companies globally and grow into a real force in the space. I’m always a little dubious about how much long term viability there is in

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February 8, 2012 Posted in Business 1 Comment

Google Apps Security Tool from BetterCloud

By Ben Kepes

One of the key issues for organizations moving to Google for office productivity applications is the ability to enforce policy on end users around sharing outside of the organization. This issue is a good example of the tension that exists between keeping an offering as simple as possible, and ensuring

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September 21, 2011 Posted in Business 1 Comment

Okta and Cloud Sherpas Partner to Accelerate GAPE Enterprise Adoption

By Ben Kepes

Identity management is one of the big challenges to be faced in easing the adoption of cloud within enterprise. Okta (more on them here) and Cloud Sherpas (more on them here) have announced a partnership that is squarely aimed at easing the barriers of entry into enterprise for Google Apps.

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July 3, 2011 Posted in Business 2 Comments

Cloud Sherpas Acquires WaveAdept

By Ben Kepes

Now that someone with lower respect for embargoes has broken the news, there’s nothing stopping me from talking about the latest acquisition for US based Google Apps reseller Cloud Sherpas. Cloud Sherpas is a company I’ve written about before, they’ve got a smart approach towards being a reseller in the

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June 2, 2011 Posted in Business Leave a comment

Cloud Sherpas Rolls up Google Apps Reseller Omnetic

By Ben Kepes

I’ve previously held up Cloud Sherpas as a smart player in the cloud ecosystem area. They’re both a reseller of, and a contributor to, Google apps via their service offering and their product, SherpaTools. Today they’re continuing their expansion by announcing the acquisition of Omnetic, a West Coast Google Apps

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May 9, 2011 Posted in Business Leave a comment

Cloud Sherpas Update

By Ben Kepes

I’ve written before about Cloud Sherpas the company that has built an advanced administrator toolset for Google Apps. originally the toolset was an add-on to their own Google Apps reseller business, it seems to have grown well beyond that. Cloud Sherpas are announcing today that their SherpaTools product has been

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Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. Ben covers the convergence of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users.

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