Chirag Patel
Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisThousands of VMware partners are about to discover they were never part of the long-term plan. Broadcom’s VMware strategy is sending shockwaves through the channel. The VCSP ecosystem is reportedly shrinking from ~2,000 partners to fewer than 200 globally. For many providers, that means uncertainty around licensing, support, margins and ultimately customer retention. We’re already seeing businesses ask: “What’s our VMware strategy now?” Some are looking to migrate away entirely. Others simply want stability, continuity and time to make the right long-term decision without ripping apart production environments overnight. That’s exactly why conversations around brownfield VMware solutions are accelerating. At team.blue, we’ve retained Pinnacle Partner status and are actively helping providers and customers navigate what comes next - whether that’s maintaining VMware estates, reducing disruption, or planning a phased transition strategy. This isn’t just a licensing change anymore. It’s a channel reset. If VMware uncertainty is becoming a board-level conversation in your business, now’s probably the time to talk. I've got a PDF outlining what exactly is happening and the best options moving forward, get in touch if you'd like it. #VMware #Broadcom #Cloud #MSP #Hosting #Virtualization #ChannelPartners
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisEverything we do at team.blue comes down to one thing: making online business success simpler for entrepreneurs across Europe. Today we're taking a big step ! 🚀 We just shipped 15 AI agents inside Macaly, our AI-native website and web app builder at team.blue. Soon rolling out across our local hosting brands in Europe. The concept: describe what your business needs. The agent builds it. No templates. No drag-and-drop. Just a conversation. Here's what the agents cover: 🎨 Design & visuals: show it a screenshot, sketch, or mood board and it matches the style. Stock photos, generated visuals, background removal. All in the chat. 🔄 Redesign: paste any URL, the agent studies it and builds a better version. 🎥 Video & files: paste a YouTube link or upload a spreadsheet, PDF, or doc. It turns them into pages and dashboards. 🏗️ Full-stack backend: database, authentication, email, admin panels. One message each. 🔍 Research & SEO: reads documentation, figures out integrations, and optimizes every page for Google. 🤖 AI features: chatbots, smart search, recommendations. Just describe what you want. 🐛 Debug: something broken? It finds the bug, explains it, and fixes it. This is what vibe coding looks like when it's built for real businesses. Not toy demos. Actual apps with backends, logins, and email. We serve 3.3 million SMBs across Europe. Most of them don't have a developer. Now they don't need one. Try it → https://www.macaly.com/ What would you build first?
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Chirag Patel reposted thisProud to see team.blue, together with our brands Curanet, Combell, Proserve and TransIP, recognised as a VMware Cloud Service Provider Pinnacle Partner. As the VMware ecosystem evolves under Broadcom’s updated partner framework, this milestone reflects the strength of our ecosystem, our continued investment in secure, scalable digital infrastructure, and the expertise of our local brands supporting customers and partners across the region. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebDvMmFC #teamblue #CloudInfrastructure #VMware #DigitalInfrastructure #EuropeanTechChirag Patel reposted thisThe infrastructure landscape is evolving. As the VMware ecosystem shifts under Broadcom’s restructured partner programme, clarity and stability matter more than ever. We’re proud to share that team.blue and our brands Curanet Combell Proserve TransIP have been named a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle Partner - the highest tier in the new framework. This designation reflects our long-term commitment to secure digital infrastructure, our European scale, and the strength of our local brands supporting customers and partners across the region. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebDvMmFC Success.Simplified. team.blue #CloudInfrastructure #VMware #DigitalInfrastructure #EuropeanTech
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisNetworking at a social event is key for any business. You mention your brand’s name. They’re interested. Later, they Google you. Do they find you — or someone else? That’s why your business name needs to pass The Pub Test. #Entrepreneurship #Branding #DomainNames
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisOur new website is live! 🎉 It tells the story of how we’re helping entrepreneurs across Europe move faster, scale smarter, and build with confidence, powered by a founder-led culture and AI woven into everything we do. From real customer stories to our growing ecosystem of brands, the new site reflects both how far we’ve come and where we’re heading next. Since 2019, we’ve grown to support 3.3M+ customers, 60+ brands, across 22+ European markets, with an incredible team of 4,000+ people behind it all. Take a look and explore who we are and what we do👉 https://team.blue/
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisI am proud to share that Windsor.ai will be joining team.blue. It's our next step to become the global standard for AI-powered data integration. This partnership is a huge validation of our technology and the many hours we put into making the rocketship fly. We are just getting started. 🚀
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisWe're proud to announce that we've acquired Macaly, an AI vibe coding platform that lets anyone create full web applications simply by prompting what they want in natural language. Founded in 2023 in the Czech Republic, Macaly moves beyond the scope of AI website builders by generating complete, production-ready business web apps. With Macaly, users can create business web apps, with data, logic, and workflows included out of the box, thus enabling also non-technical founders, SMB teams, freelancers, or internal marketing departments to go from an idea to a live web app in minutes, without needing to assemble separate tools or hire a development team. We're excited to welcome the Macaly team to the team.blue ecosystem. Together, we will strengthen our mission to simplify online business success with AI at every step, unlocking exciting new opportunities for our customers. Find out more about the acquisition in the press release: https://lnkd.in/eg_CEVME Join us in welcoming Macaly to the team.blue family 💙
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisToday I’m incredibly proud to share that Macaly has joined the team.blue ecosystem. 💙 Macaly is an AI-native platform that lets you create real, production-ready websites and web applications simply by describing what you want. It doesn’t just generate bits of code — it builds the full product: structure, components, data models, workflows, hosting, SEO and analytics… all in one integrated environment. What makes Macaly truly different from other AI or “vibe coding” tools is simple: 🔹 It’s AI-first — but designed for production, not just prototypes. Most AI tools help you start a project. Macaly helps you launch and run it — fast, SEO-friendly and scalable. 🔹 It’s an all-in-one stack. Hosting, database, CMS, deployment, analytics and SEO are built in. No plugins. No patchwork of third-party tools. No technical glue. 🔹 It continuously tests and improves what it builds. You don’t need to debug or rewrite what the AI generates — it works end-to-end. 🔹 It covers both websites and web apps. From simple landing pages to data-driven applications — all created through natural language and refined visually. For entrepreneurs and SMBs, that means less complexity, less time lost, and more focus on building the business — not the tech stack. And that is perfectly aligned with our mission at team.blue: to make online success easier and more accessible for millions of businesses across Europe. Over the coming period, Macaly will be deeply embedded across our hosting brands, giving our customers the ability to go from idea → working digital product → live deployment… in minutes instead of months. No coding. No barriers — just creation and growth. I’m also very pleased to welcome the Macaly founders — Petr Brzek, Martin Duris and Tomas Rychlik — to team.blue. Their vision for AI-powered software creation fits seamlessly with our belief that the next generation of digital tools should be. I can’t wait to see what our customers will build with Macaly — and how this innovation will push the whole team.blue ecosystem forward. Welcome to team.blue 💙 The journey continues. www.macaly.comMacaly | AI Website & Web App Platform for Founders & Small BusinessesMacaly | AI Website & Web App Platform for Founders & Small Businesses
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Chirag Patel reposted thisChirag Patel reposted thisThis isn’t about the LinkedIn algorithm 🫣 This is about being human in a space that’s often filled with polished professional mannerisms. If you’re building a personal brand, be consistent. Share what you know, not just what performs. Be the same person on and off the timeline. And if you’re managing a brand, use your page to elevate others. Stop posting and praying, start engaging. Support your employees’ voices instead of silencing them. Michelle J Raymond didn’t win LinkedIn by shouting louder. She showed up with clarity, with empathy, and with others in mind. And that’s exactly what made her unforgettable. #linkedintips #linkedinstrategy
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Chirag Patel liked thisChirag Patel liked thisLEGO for grown-ups building AI systems. 🧱🤖 RESTai features a visual Block IDE, a drag and drop programming language for composing AI pipelines. Classify inputs, call projects, chain logic, loop, branch. No YAML gymnastics, no boilerplate. Now you don't even have to snap the blocks together from scratch (no pun intended). Just describe what you want, hit Generate, and the AI builds the whole workspace for you. https://restai.cloud
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Chirag Patel reacted on thisExcited to share that I've joined the brilliant team at Harper James!Chirag Patel reacted on thisWelcome to the team, Lottie Hugo 👏 Lottie joins Harper James as Corporate Partner, bringing more than a decade of experience advising founders, management teams and investors on complex corporate transactions. Commenting on Lottie’s arrival, Adam Kudryl, Head of Corporate and Director of Legal Strategy and Operations, said 👇 “We’re pleased to be welcoming Lottie to Harper James. From our first conversations, it was clear she would be an excellent addition to our corporate team. She brings sound commercial judgement and deep transactional expertise that will add real value to the businesses we support.” Learn more about Lottie and her appointment via the 🔗 below. https://lnkd.in/eVh-RrDZ #LegalCareers #CorporateLaw #LawFirms #Appointments
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Chirag Patel reacted on thisChirag Patel reacted on thisThousands of VMware partners are about to discover they were never part of the long-term plan. Broadcom’s VMware strategy is sending shockwaves through the channel. The VCSP ecosystem is reportedly shrinking from ~2,000 partners to fewer than 200 globally. For many providers, that means uncertainty around licensing, support, margins and ultimately customer retention. We’re already seeing businesses ask: “What’s our VMware strategy now?” Some are looking to migrate away entirely. Others simply want stability, continuity and time to make the right long-term decision without ripping apart production environments overnight. That’s exactly why conversations around brownfield VMware solutions are accelerating. At team.blue, we’ve retained Pinnacle Partner status and are actively helping providers and customers navigate what comes next - whether that’s maintaining VMware estates, reducing disruption, or planning a phased transition strategy. This isn’t just a licensing change anymore. It’s a channel reset. If VMware uncertainty is becoming a board-level conversation in your business, now’s probably the time to talk. I've got a PDF outlining what exactly is happening and the best options moving forward, get in touch if you'd like it. #VMware #Broadcom #Cloud #MSP #Hosting #Virtualization #ChannelPartners
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Chirag Patel liked thisChirag Patel liked thisSmall business owners should not be juggling different platforms for email, domains and web hosting. One login. One platform. Less stress. More time back for your business. #smallbusinessuk #ukbusiness #webhosting #domains #businessemail #namescouk
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Chirag Patel liked thisChirag Patel liked this40 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 3 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 48 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 𝐇𝐆 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜. Last week, colleagues from across team.blue competed in the Hg (hg catalyst) x Anthropic Agentic AI Hackathon, building real agentic AI products alongside teams from ~30 Hg portfolio companies. The results speak for themselves: 🥈 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 built Blue Portal, an AI-powered guided experience that takes users from a vague idea to a fully configured, ready-to-use solution within the team.blue ecosystem. 2nd place overall and People's Choice Award. Five colleagues from Shoptet, Webnode AG and iubenda, meeting for the first time, shipping something remarkable together. 🛡️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐬 built blueguard, a safety layer that catches AI agents going in circles and routes the case to a human before a wrong answer ever reaches a customer. Built on top of bluedesk, our agentic support product already live in production. This wasn't a hackathon demo. Both teams solved real problems our customers face, with production-grade thinking from day one. Proud of everyone involved and thanks to Hg (Dr Amr Ellabban & Nathaniel Barnes ) for creating the space for this. This is what AI at the core looks like in practice. 💙 #teamblue #HgCatalyst #AgenticAI #AI #CDAIO #ResponsibleAI #EuropeanTech
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Chirag Patel liked thisChirag Patel liked thisYour website could be sharing the same server with hundreds of other websites. Swipe through to see how shared hosting can affect website speed, reliability and performance for growing UK businesses. #WebHosting #DedicatedHosting #SmallBusinessUK #WebsitePerformance #UKBusiness
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Chirag Patel liked thisChirag Patel liked this"build a website about cats" Been playing with RESTai's next feature: an app builder :) The interesting challenge isn't getting this to work with closed top-tier models that's easy. It's making it reliable on open models, with proper governance and steering. https://restai.cloud https://lnkd.in/eJZUHZp8 #ai #aiaas
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Chirag Patel liked thisChirag Patel liked thisYour online store looks great. Is it fast? 53% of mobile users leave a website that takes over 3 seconds to load. Slow hosting can affect your online store sales. #webhosting #ecommerceuk
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