CCN Launches Best Practices WebVoyaging for the Canadian Cloud

CCN Launches Best Practices WebVoyaging^TM for the Canadian Cloud

The Cloud Best Practices Network (CBPN) announces the launch of new international Cloud Network chapters for the US, UK, India and Israel that will join Canada in defining the first global community of best practices for Cloud Computing.

The goal of the CBPN is to bridge the innovation divide between countries and accelerate the growth of the cloud computing sector by sharing global best practices and promoting world-wide technology innovation. A renowned team of experts from each country is being formed representing an unprecedented global Technology Strategy Board (TSB).

Countries like Canada (now falling to 12th in the Global Innovation Index) have an opportunity to replicate the best successes of governments in the United States and the United Kingdom. The US government saved $12 billion with their Cloud First program. The UK government gave local SME cloud computing providers access to government procurement bids. Without the red tape of laborious government RFP processes huge gains were achieved: government IT costs were reduced, new innovative government services were introduced and significant network efficiencies (including cloud and related WAN deployments across national, regional and municipal governments and agencies). The “first government project” status for a whole ecosystem of companies boosted sales to private sector companies now confidently seeking cloud based computing solutions. A kick start for a whole industry!

Via our CEAP marketplace program international vendors will find it easier to work with local Canadian cloud hosting firms to effectively bid on similarly streamlined government RFPs.

To support global expansion of Canada`s local IT firms, the CCN is pleased to announce the launch of its social media acceleration program, ‘Best practice WebVoyaging™ for the Canadian Cloud‘.

Once becoming a member of the CBPN, cloud industry consultants, vendors and service providers can have their profile boosted through expert materials, company profiles, directory listings, and blog publishing and promotions throughout the CBPN content network with the associated benefits of social media networking and Search Engine Optimization. Our CBPN content network has blossomed to over 4.000 online members and a traffic base of over a million unique hits!

Additionally, the TSB, CBPN’s community of though leaders is pioneering industry-defining best practices:

• as leaders within the industry and given the opportunity to share their expertise or opinion by interviews via telephone or email
•  invited to post articles directly to the network sites where they are proactively incorporated into the widely syndicated PR projects that receive upwards of 8,000 hits per article .
• promoted by the CBPN and included in larger deals or strategic development projects that stimulate acceleration in the Cloud marketplace
• asked to take part in defining the Cloud Technology Road Map
• encouraged to utilise the FREE consulting services of the CBPN to create an innovative PR schedule or strategic business development plan.
• provided with introductive access to CBPN members and all leads generated

Our overall goal is to help member vendors to greatly boost their own industry profile in Canada and around the globe.

About the Cloud Computing Network: The CCN is a proactive network of like-minded professionals that focus on the latest technology innovation and hot industry topics, actively supporting members through major technology and marketing initiatives, web resources for information and conversations on the cloud computing space, workshops and networking events, publishing articles, white papers and press releases, and networking and partnership opportunities. CNN also offers sales and marketing services to promote new ventures and innovative products. For further information, please visit http://canadacloud.net or contact us directly.

For more information contact: Howard Oliver, What If What Next, Direct Line: 416-568-5254, Office: Tel: 905-709-8582, Email: holiver@whatifwhatnext.com.