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Cloud Sherpas was a cloud computing advisory and technology services company. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, it was acquired by Accenture in 2015.[1]

History

Cloud Sherpas was founded by Michael Cohn, Eran Gil, and David Hoff in May 2008.Шаблон:Citation needed Cloud Sherpas was a Google Enterprise partner and reseller and implementation partner for Google Apps from 2010 to 2015.Шаблон:Citation needed

In March 2012, led by a $20 million investment by Columbia Capital, Cloud Sherpas merged with GlobalOne, a Salesforce.com partner. The combined entity went forward with the name Cloud Sherpas, which became a platform upon which additional cloud advisory boutiques and brokerage firms were later added. Global One was founded by John Orrock, Dennis Wall, and Toan Huynh.[2] In 2013, Cloud Sherpas ranked No. 68 on the Inc magazine Hire Power Awards 2013 list. According to Inc, the firm created over 50,000 jobs in a span of 18 months.[3]

Other notable Cloud Sherpas acquisitions include:

  • Omnetic (June 2011): A San Francisco-based Google Apps provider.[4]
  • WaveAdept (July 2011): A New Zealand-based Google Apps provider.[5]
  • Beloit Solutions Group: (July 2011): A Google Apps cloud services provider from Kansas.[6]
  • Devnet (July 2011): A Google Apps reseller headquartered in Brisbane.[7]
  • CloudTrigger (December 2012): A California-based consultancy focused on implementation and customization of cloud based CRM.[8]
  • Innoveer Solutions (January 2013): A customer relationship management software provider with a particular emphasis on Salesforce.[9]
  • Navigis (January 2013): Provider of ServiceNow integration services.[10]
  • Stoneburn (2013): Provider of Google Apps resale and integration services in UK.[11]

Notable recognition

  • Cloud Sherpas appeared three times on the Inc.500 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. It ranked No. 142 in 2013, No. 458 in 2014 and No. 379 in 2015.[12]
  • Cloud Sherpas won the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Pacesetter Award three times, earning the top spot in 2014.[13] Chris Arroyo, CFO of Cloud Sherpas, was also honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2014, winning CFO Of The Year in the medium-sized private company category.[14]
  • The Atlanta Business Chronicle ranked Cloud Sherpas No. 33 on its Best Places to Work list in 2011.[15]
  • CRN Magazine featured Cloud Sherpas on its Solution Provider 500 list twice (No. 236 in 2013 and No. 160 in 2014).
  • Cloud Sherpas earned the top spot No. 1 on the CRN Fast Growth 150 in 2013,[16] followed by a No. 4 spot in 2014.[17]

See also

References

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