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Listen: The Rise of Public Cloud Vendors with William Maker of Pinnacle Business Systems

William Maker, a solutions architect at Pinnacle Business Systems, discusses the rise of public cloud vendors and their impact on IT solutions. He highlights the need for IT organizations to adapt quickly and deliver applications more efficiently. This reflects the industry's shift towards agile solutions in response to frequent technological advancements.

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Listen: The Rise of Public Cloud Vendors with William Maker of Pinnacle Business Systems

Key takeaways

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Public cloud vendors are causing significant disruption in the IT industry.

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IT organizations need to quickly adapt and become more agile in delivering applications.

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Public cloud services represent a future direction for IT solutions.

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With every new invention in the IT and software industries – which to be perfectly honest is almost everyday – thought leaders in the industry are forced to find new and inventive solutions to meet their clients’ needs, expectations and budgets. In today’s episode, William Maker, solutions architect for Pinnacle Business Systems, explained one recent disruption in IT, public cloud vendors, and what it could mean for the future of the industry. “IT organizations are having to adapt quicker and come up with ways to deliver those applications to the business quicker and in a more agile way.” Maker said.

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Solutions Architect at Pinnacle Business Systems

William Maker is a solutions architect at Pinnacle Business Systems. He specializes in devising inventive solutions in the IT and software industries, focusing on adapting quickly to deliver agile applications to businesses. He has expertise in understanding and implementing public cloud vendor services.

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