PTC Channel Chief Stuart Heavyside On The ‘Massive’ SaaS Opportunity And Why Digital Marketing Is Key To Partner Success

PTC Channel Chief Stuart Heavyside On The ‘Massive SaaS Opportunity
Components peripherals News Thomas Grillo August 16, 2022, 02:55 PM EDT ‘The transition to SaaS is going to drive a huge amount of revenue, which the channel is going to take more of,’ says PTC Senior Vice President and Channel Chief Stuart Heavyside. ‘We should see the pie get bigger and with that the channel get bigger as well.’ Stuart Heavyside, PTC Inc.’s senior vice president and channel chief. With two decades in software sales and leadership positions, Stuart Heavyside,...

Agnostiq secures $2.4 million CAD to accelerate development of quantum computing software

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Toronto-based software startup Agnostiq has raised a $2.4 million CAD ($2 million USD) seed round to bolster its quantum computing platform. The round, which closed in December, was led by New York’s Differential Ventures, and saw participation from Scout Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Boost VC, and Green Egg Ventures. For Differential and Boost, it was their second investment in the Toronto startup, as they previously provided the majority of Agnostiq’s $1 million CAD ($830,000 USD) pre-seed round. Agnostic currently serves financial services organizations in Canada and the United States. In an interview, Elliot MacGowan, Agnostiq’s co-founder and COO, told BetaKit the company decided to raise the round after gaining some product traction and identifying a market opportunity. “We had a fair bit of product traction behind us and...

Top cloud providers in 2021: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, hybrid, SaaS players

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Special Feature Managing the Multicloud Here's a look at managing multiple cloud providers, how to play them off each other and what vendors and tools can help you manage multiple clouds. Read More Cloud computing in 2021 has become the go-to model for information technology as companies prioritize as-a-service providers over traditional vendors, accelerate digital transformation...