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Forty8Fifty Labs Recognized as Atlassian Partner of the Year 2021: Cloud Services

Taylor Graham — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:37:19 +0000

Forty8Fifty Labs announced that it has received recognition as Atlassian Partner of the Year 2021: Cloud Services for its outstanding contribution and achievements during the calendar year 2021. This includes exceptional efforts in developing new business, thought leadership, and products and services that complement Atlassian. Forty8Fifty Labs is an the expert in empowering teams to innovate and operate at the velocity of business.

Forty8Fifty Labs was one of 26 global partner recipients honored in the annual Atlassian Partner of the Year program for its continuous efforts and exceptional customer work. In addition to being recognized as Atlassian Partner of the Year 2021: Cloud Services, Forty8Fifty Labs has also earned the Atlassian Cloud Specialization Badge.

“Atlassian would like to congratulate this year’s Partner of the Year award recipients,” said Ko Mistry, Atlassian’s Head of Global Channels. “Our partners go above and beyond for our customers and play an instrumental role in our customers’ success. We are excited to spotlight some of our top partners who provide cutting edge solutions and Atlassian services to our customers.”

As an Atlassian Enterprise Platinum Solutions Partner, Forty8Fifty Labs has invested in cloud consolidations and migrations as an integral part of its business model. Featuring an iterative approach to customer engagements, the company performs cloud migration assessments and migration services in separate engagements to greatly enhance efficiency and minimize risk for Atlassian Cloud migrations of all sizes and complexity. By setting clear expectations and mitigating potential obstacles early, Forty8Fity Labs optimizes cloud migration outcomes, faster.

“Forty8Fifty Labs has perfected a proven process and methodology for migrating customers to Atlassian Cloud so that customers can accelerate their journey to the cloud with confidence,” said Steve Bishop, Executive Director of Forty8Fifty Labs and CTO of its parent company Veristor. “We are honored to be named, again, an Atlassian Partner of the Year and are particularly proud of receiving the distinction this year for Cloud Services as we aim to empower teams with migrations that are more concise and accurate – day one. This is a true team achievement that underscores the hard work and commitment of the entire Forty8Fifty Labs family.”

Last year, Forty8Fifty Labs was recognized as Atlassian Partner of the Year 2020: Services and the previous year Forty8Fifty Labs was awarded Atlassian Partner of the Year 2019: Technology Innovator. The company was first named Atlassian Solutions Partner in 2016 and was soon named Atlassian Partner of the Year 2017: Rising Star.

Forty8Fifty Labs delivers world-class Atlassian consulting, support, migrations and training that’s custom designed to suit the needs of enterprise organizations of all sizes. For more information, visit: https://www.forty8fiftylabs.com/atlassian.

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Ben Chou Joins Forty8Fifty Labs Leadership Team

Taylor Graham — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:15:01 +0000

Forty8Fifty Labs announced the addition of Ben Chou to its leadership team. The seasoned channel and sales executive brings more than two decades of experience, specifically with DevOps and Atlassian-powered solutions, to his new position as Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Forty8Fifty Labs is an expert in designing agile collaboration, lean IT Service Management (ITSM), and DevOps solutions that empower teams to innovate and operate at the velocity of business.

“It’s an honor to be welcoming a visionary leader with such great background and experience,” said Steve Bishop, Executive Director of Forty8Fifty Labs and CTO of its parent company Veristor. “Ben’s track record of sales and business development through tried-and-true strategies will drive even more growth for Forty8Fifty Labs. His depth of experience, particularly with within the Atlassian ecosystem, is a perfect fit to support and accelerate our continued growth in DevOps, IT Service Management, and Work Management.”

In his new role as Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Chou will help Forty8Fifty Labs build the strategy to drive new levels of growth. Chou most recently was Senior Director of Global Alliances and Business Development at Contegix, where he was responsible for global channel strategy, sales leadership, and partner strategy. Prior to Contegix, he served the last seven years in business development and channel roles with companies including Risklens Inc., and Nexus Systems, Inc. where he developed and drove strategies that achieved impressive growth. He has also held various sales and sales leadership positions with Anybill Financial Services and Rational Software. Ben Chou holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Maryland, College Park.

“Forty8Fifty Labs has built a robust platform for sales growth and development as it capitalizes on the high need for agile solutions that can adapt, on demand, with changing business requirements,” said Chou. “I’m so thrilled to be joining this incredible team. I plan to bring my years of previous experience of helping organizations double and triple their growth and do the same here. By working together to create actionable strategies and plans, we’ll see a new level of success, leading with Forty8Fifty’s Atlassian expertise.”

Ben Chou’s position at Forty8Fifty Labs as Vice President of Sales and Business Development is effective immediately.

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Jira and Confluence Simplified with Forty8Fifty Labs and Old Street Solutions

Taylor Graham — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:28:58 +0000

Forty8Fifty Labs and Old Street Solutions announced that they are partnering in the development and delivery of solutions that simplify the collaboration and use of Atlassian Jira and Confluence. Both companies are Atlassian Platinum Solution Partners and are focused on enhancing data-driven businesses with the powerful Atlassian-based solutions they need to improve user productivity and business performance. Forty8Fifty Labs are the experts in empowering teams to innovate at the velocity of business.

“Like Forty8Fifty Labs, Old Street Solutions is focused on enabling companies to create and collaborate more easily leveraging Atlassian’s powerful platforms,” said Steve Bishop, Executive Director of Forty8Fifty Labs and CTO for Veristor. “We are pleased to be partnering with them and to offer their innovative Atlassian Apps for Jira and Confluence. Together, we are simplifying and enhancing the use of Jira and Confluence across teams from programmers to project managers to support staff.”

“Forty8Fifty Labs are about delivering faster through making teams more proactive, and our software helps make that happen,” said Chris Cooke, CEO of Old Street Solutions. “We want to make Jira and Confluence easier to use for business users and beginners, so that everyone can get more involved, more easily. The fact that we were both rated Atlassian Partners of the Year in 2020 makes our alignment even more compelling.”

Old Street Solutions makes Atlassian add-ons that turn Jira and Confluence into a universal collaborative hub. The apps have been designed to empower Jira and Confluence users by giving them greater control and visibility while taking the pressure off programmers by making apps more intuitive to use by anyone on the team.

Old Street Solutions apps are offered as part of Forty8Fifty Labs’ solutions and services for Atlassian team collaboration. For more information visit Forty8Fifty Labs.

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