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Welcome to the Cloud Girls Press Center. Our Communications Work Group works with news media across platforms to help tell the stories about emerging technologies, women in tech, digital transformation and more. Here you can find our latest press releases and recent coverage.

Members of the Press: Please contact us if you’d like to know more about Cloud Girls, or if we can connect you with a subject matter expert for your next article, blog, newscast, talk show, podcast, etc.

BTW, we’d love to meet with you at the next industry event where our members are speaking or exhibiting. Please let us know if you’d like to set up an in-person interview.

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November 12-13, 2018 – CloudExpo

November 12-13, 2018 – CloudExpo

Cloud Girls’ Co-founder Jo Peterson, vice president of cloud services for Clarify360, was named to the faculty at CloudExpo, November 12-13 in New York City. She’s presenting on “Cloud Computing Is a Transformation, Not a Migration.”

October 9-12, 2018 – Channel Partners Evolution

October 9-12, 2018 – Channel Partners Evolution

Cloud Girls will be presenting at the Channel Partners Evolution event, October 9-12, 2018, in Philadelphia. Michelle Ruyle, CEO of Optimized Channel, will be speaking on “1 + 1 = 3: How Coopetition Drives Bigger Sales for All.” Luanne Tierney, CEO at LT &...

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2023 Cloud Girls Rising Award Recipients

2023 Cloud Girls Rising Award Recipients

Cloud Girls, a not-for-profit female Next-Gen Tech Think Tank, announced today the winners of the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising Awards.   The Cloud Girl Rising awards were created to honor women in the service provider, cloud provider and channel community who have...

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Trisha Paine

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Trisha Paine

Trisha Paine, Head of Global Marketing of Cloud Security at Check Point Software, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May...

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Karen Jackson

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Karen Jackson

Karen Jackson, President of Apogee Strategic Partners, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud Girl...

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Rebecca Weekly

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Trailblazer Rebecca Weekly

Rebecca Weekly, Vice President of Hardware Systems at Cloudflare, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The...

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Shinesa Cambric

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Shinesa Cambric

Shinesa Cambric, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud Girl...

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Mayka Rosales-Peterson

Mayka Rosales-Peterson, Senior Manager of Partner Marketing at Intelisys/ScanSource, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May...

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Liz Stuart

Meet Cloud Girls 2023 Rising Star Liz Stuart

Liz Stuart, Global Alliances Director for Perficient, was recognized by Cloud Girls, in collaboration with the Alliance of Channel Women, as a Rising Star in the eighth annual Cloud Girls Rising “Women to Watch” awards announced in May of 2023. The Cloud Girl...

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Shannon Orr

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Star Award Winner: Shannon Orr

Shannon Orr, a change-maker in the cloud technology space, commenced her journey at Avant in 2011 as the 6th employee. Progressing from an intern to Senior Director, she orchestrates a sales team for AVANT's most strategic partners. With a versatile role supporting...

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Trailblazer Winner: Debbie Uttecht

Meet Cloud Girls Rising Trailblazer Winner: Debbie Uttecht

Debbie Uttecht is a distinguished Product and Partner Marketing Executive, currently working at Microsoft, renowned for her outstanding expertise in shaping innovative product strategies, fostering collaboration among diverse teams and nurturing strong partner...

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CIO: Where Should the Cloud Workload Go?

CIO: Where Should the Cloud Workload Go?

Cloud Girls’ Co-founder Jo Peterson, vice president of cloud services at Clarify360, was featured in CIO in an article on “Private, Public, or Hybrid: Where should the workload go?”

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