Customers in Canada can access the Salesforce Intelligent
Customer Success Platform on AWS Canada (Central) Region
Salesforce is the #1 CRM provider in
Canada for the first time and the
fastest-growing among the top three largest enterprise software
vendors according to Gartner's worldwide all software markets,
market share report, based on 2016 total software revenue
Canadian companies of all sizes including
Vidyard, Wealthsimple and Xplornet are using Salesforce to connect
with their customers in entirely new ways
SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, July 12,
2017 /CNW/ - Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in
CRM, today announced that it is now live on Amazon Web Service
(AWS) Cloud infrastructure in Canada. Customers in Canada can access the Salesforce Intelligent
Customer Success Platform, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud,
App Cloud, Community Cloud,
Analytics Cloud and more, on the AWS Canada (Central) Region.
The company also announced that Salesforce is the #1 CRM
software provider in Canada —
based on total software revenue for 2016 — and the fastest growing
among the three largest enterprise software vendors in the region
according to Gartner's worldwide all software markets market share
report.
Comments on the News
"As the global leader in CRM,
Salesforce is committed to delivering the most trusted, reliable
and resilient infrastructure available to our customers," said
Parker Harris, Co-Founder and CTO,
Salesforce. "Our alliance with AWS, an industry-leading global
public cloud infrastructure, allows us to expand our infrastructure
presence more quickly and efficiently so we can support our
fast-growing customer base in Canada and around the world."
"The shift to cloud and customer-centricity combined with the
rapid pace of digital transformation is driving unprecedented
growth of our Intelligent Customer Success Platform in Canada," said Richard
Eyram, Country Manager, Salesforce Canada. "With the
availability of our powerful platform on AWS, we're poised to
further accelerate cloud and CRM adoption in the country and drive
innovation and success with our Canadian customers and
partners."
"We are excited to welcome Salesforce and their customers to the
AWS Canada (Central) Region," said Eric
Gales, Director, AWS Canada. "The investment in cloud
technology by companies like Salesforce is driving adoption across
the country and we are proud to work with them to facilitate
innovative and agile services to its growing customer base."
Customer and Salesforce Ecosystem Growth Driving Strong
Canadian Business Momentum
With strong customer momentum
across the country and Salesforce now live on the AWS Canada
Region, located in Montreal,
Salesforce is set to further accelerate its growth in Canada. Canadian companies of all sizes
including Vidyard, Wealthsimple and Xplornet are using Salesforce
to connect with their customers in entirely new ways.
Salesforce is also driving the Canadian economy and job
creation. According to research by IDC, Salesforce and its
ecosystem of customers and partners in Canada will drive more than 46,000 new direct
and indirect jobs and nearly $1.6 billion
USD in new GDP in Canada by
2020. Additionally, with Trailhead — Salesforce's online learning
environment — Canadian Salesforce administrators, developers, users
and partners have earned 87,000 badges, acquiring valuable skills
to succeed in today's technology-driven economy and be a part of
Salesforce's flourishing ecosystem.
AWS and Salesforce's Global Strategic Alliance
AWS and
Salesforce formed a strategic alliance to simplify and expand how
customers capture, analyze and take action on data, delivering five
service integrations for mutual customers. Additionally, as part of
the alliance, Salesforce selected AWS as its preferred public cloud
infrastructure provider. In addition to Canada, Salesforce will also leverage AWS
infrastructure to support its growing customer base in Australia, as part of its international
infrastructure expansion. The AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) Region is expected to be generally
available to Salesforce customers in the second half of 2017.
About Salesforce
Salesforce, the global CRM leader,
empowers companies to connect with their customers in a whole new
way. For more information about Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit:
http://www.salesforce.com.
Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other
press releases or public statements are not currently available and
may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase
Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based
upon features that are currently available. Salesforce has
headquarters in San Francisco,
with offices in Europe and
Asia, and trades on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM."
SOURCE Salesforce