Telco, Cable, MSP & Hoster Research:

Listing's for Cloud Service Providers, Hosters, Telco's, CSP's, MSP's, Technology Distis, etc.

Additional Cloud NEWS Sources:
 @ https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/
 @ http://www.zdnet.com/topic/cloud/
 @ https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/cloud-vars/
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Top 25 Most Popular SaaS, Cloud Apps for Business 2017 - The most popular SaaS and cloud apps for 2017 list includes Microsoft Office 365, Box, Dropbox, Salesforce, AWS & these 20 other cloud services @
https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/csps/top-25-saas-cloud-apps-for-business-2017/

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Microsoft CSP Partner locator:

Microsoft Cloud Platform News:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform

Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Partner Programs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloudandhosting

Microsoft's FIND A Solution Provider Tool:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/solution-providers/search

Microsoft's List of Indirect (Disti) CSP Partners and information about the 800 Direct CSP Partners at the end of 2017 @ https://rcpmag.com/articles/2017/12/01/the-csp-menu-gets-bigger.aspxf

Microsoft CSP: 2-Tier Distributor Directory
https://rcpmag.com/pages/microsoft-csp.aspx

InfoGraphic of Indirect CSP "Distributors"
https://rcpmag.com/pages/~/media/ECG/rcpmag/Images/2015/10/1001rcp_cspmap_b.ashx

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Computer Technology Distributors:

• https://www.inetstart.com/top-computer-product-dropship-distributors-in-the-us.html
• https://www.inetstart.com/computer-product-dropship-distributors-in-canada.html

DandH's DNA For Success:
https://m.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300103041/dhs-dna-for-success.htm

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Strategic Service Providers - an independent trusted technology consultant driving business outcomes with emphasis on cloud and managed services delivered via a recurring revenue model.

http://m.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300079060/the-new-channel-model-rise-of-the-strategic-service-provider.htm

http://m.crn.com/blogs-op-ed/channel-programs/300079082/what-s-in-a-name-welcome-to-the-strategic-service-provider-era.htm

http://m.crn.com/blogs-op-ed/channel-programs/300079083/the-right-play-strategic-service-providers.htm

2017 Solution Provider 500 @ https://www.crn.com/sp-500/2017/index.htm#

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Introducing the top 100 cloud services providers (CSPs) named to the Channel Futures Talkin' Cloud 100 2017 @ http://www.channelfutures.com/channel-futures/channel-futures-presents-2017-talkin-cloud-100

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ChannelFutures MSPmentor Top 501 Managed Services Providers List @ http://www.channelfutures.com/channel-futures/welcome-2017-mspmentor-501

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Top 100 CDN Service Providers

https://www.computerdealernews.com/top-100-solution-providers/top-100

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The top 50 franchises in the world:
http://www.businessinsider.com/top-50-franchises-in-the-world-2015-7

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TELCO's:

• Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_local_exchange_carrier
• Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC) @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent_local_exchange_carrier

National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cable_%26_Telecommunications_Association

Home Website @ https://www.ncta.com/who-we-are

NCTA Members listing @ http://www.ncta.com/who-we-are/membership

The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA), a membership association of U.S. local telecommunications companies, is dedicated to keeping customers connected on state-of-the-art communications networks. Our services help more than 1000 members across rural America deliver high-speed multi-use broadband services.

Home Website @ https://www.neca.org/NECA_Home.aspx

NECA Members Listing @ https://www.neca.org/NECA_Members.aspx

More than 1,300 local telephone companies, or "exchange carriers," are members of NECA. 

Membership is defined by FCC rules and has three divisions, or subsets:

• Bell Operating Companies (Subset 1)
• Other telephone companies with annual revenues of $40 million or more (Subset 2)
• All remaining telcos (Subset 3)

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National Association of Broadcasters @ http://www.nab.org/

Future of Broadcast, the Cloud, and Net Neutrality Take Center Stage on Day Two of 2014 NAB Show @ http://www.nab.org/documents/newsroom/pressRelease.asp?id=3391 2014 NAB Show Brings Cloud-Based Workflows Center Stage Amazon Web Services' Mark Ramberg to keynote two-day conference @ http://www.nab.org/documents/newsroom/pressRelease.asp?id=3343

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Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Managed Service Providers, Worldwide @ https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-3UON2NS&ct=170302&st=sb

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CNET listing of Web Hosting Solution Providers:
CNET's list detailing some of the best Web Hosting companies for 2015. Find Web Hosting providers using price comparisons, reviews, specials, coupons and find hosting for specific needs like Wordpress, PrestaShop, along with green energy hosting, drag-and-drop website builder and more.
http://www.cnet.com/web-hosting/

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Web Hosting Service Directory & Buyer's Guide
@ http://www.thewhir.com/category/hottest-hosts
@ http://www.webhostingtalk.com/web-hosting-providers/

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WebHostDirectory - Compare the Best Web Hosting Companies @ http://www.webhostdir.com/

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Free web hosting comparison tool presented by BizMedia Central 
@ http://www.hostingreview.org/
 

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Hosting Reviews - We've performed in depth research on the leading web hosting service providers. We compared their pricing, features, bandwidth and storage space, ease of use, support and more to help you determine which hosting provider is right for your personal or small business website @ http://www.consumer-rankings.com/hosting-reviews-r/

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Editor's Review is presented by Endurance International Group to provide information about hosting solutions offered by iPage and other hosting brands our company operates @ http://hosting.editorsreview.org/top15us.html

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Best Web Host - Web sites need hosting if they are to take shape. With so many types of hosts out there, how do you know which one is right for your site? The answer to this depends upon a few things. For one, what type of site are you planning on running? Is it for a small business or personal use, or something else? Knowing your site’s goals is extremely important when selecting the right type of hosting @ http://www.besthostdirectory.com

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WebHostingHero.com - Your Independent Expert Guide to Website Hosting - Shared website hosting is typically more affordable than dedicated servers and virtual private servers (VPS) and is recommended for personal websites, small businesses that have minimal data transfer needs, and non-profit or charitable organizations. Most shared hosting providers offer plans with rich features, such as one-click installs to ease the deployment of blogs, galleries, and web applications, and the flexibility to upgrade to a more robust system as needs arise @ http://www.webhostinghero.com/directory

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Additional Results for Web Hosting Directories:
@ http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Hosting/Directories/

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EMEA:

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APAC:

http://www.telecomasia.net

http://www.apt.int

http://www.tiaonline.org

More to follow!