The new relationship between VMware and Amazon Web Services brings together the private and public clouds and could bring new opportunities to channel partners. And is IBM turning the corner into the future? These are just two new posts this week on IT Best Of Breed's LinkedIn page, and we invite you to weigh in.

VMware-Amazon Web Services collaboration: A boost for cloud partners?

The new relationship between VMware and Amazon to allow VMware's software-defined data center workloads to run natively on Amazon Web Services will help bring new opportunities to channel partners, the companies said. Meanwhile, partners say the move will make sure they have their business planted on both sides of the new relationship. How will it help your business?

Is IBM turning the cloud corner?

IBM's steady growth across several strategic businesses, especially its portfolio of cloud-based products and services, balanced out declines in its legacy markets in its most recent quarter, the company said this week. Is this a help to you?

XaaS, or Everything As A Service: Are you heading in that direction?

The definition of what constitutes cloud computing has definitely broadened over the last several years, so much that you can provide just about anything as a service, according to Howard Cohen on the Insight Enterprises blog. Does his view match yours?

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