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Claudia Adrien

Claudia Adrien is a reporter for Channel Futures where she covers breaking news. Prior to Informa, she wrote about biosecurity and infectious disease for a national publication. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Florida and resides in Tampa.

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Making Waves

7 Channel People Making Waves This Week at 8×8, Palo Alto Networks, Datto, More

We feature a high-profile resignation at Rackspace, a Datto marketing hire, and a $250 million acquisition in the channel.

Health care network

IBM Sells Health Care Data and Analytics Assets to Investment Firm

The company will focus more on its platform-based hybrid cloud and AI strategy.

Splunk’s TruSTAR Purchase Reinforces Cloud Security Aims

Datto Buys Infocyte, as MSPs Are ‘Squarely in the Security Business’

Infocyte was founded by threat intelligence experts from cybersecurity institutions within the U.S. military.

m&a

Prodapt Acquires Synophic Worldwide, Gains 600+ Employees

The company plans to invest $45 million to expand its capabilities in network virtualization and cloudification.

data center

DataBank Buys 4 Data Centers from CyrusOne for $670 Million

The company’s expansion into the Houston market makes it the 27th U.S. metro it’s entered.

fiber

Telia Carrier Rebrands as Arelion, Backed by Swedish Pension Funds

Arelion will continue to expand its global network to provide network connectivity.

Acquisition

SolarWinds Buys Federal Services Provider Monalytic

Monalytic has experience in the installation of SolarWinds software in complex environments.

Entara's Pamela Diaz

CEO Pamela Diaz Takes Chicago-Based MSP Entara to Next Level

Entara’s unique XSP business model offers clients a hybrid MSP-MSSP experience.

Acquisition fish eating little fish

Microsoft to Acquire Game Developer Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion

The giant deal will expand Microsoft’s gaming business growth across mobile.

Making Waves

10 Channel People Making Waves This Week at Intel, Verizon, More

One of our most-read stories involved criminal behavior.

Big Channel M&A Update: 8×8, CDW, ConnectWise, Ingram Micro, More

A global cloud service provider and a boutique IT services and support firm were among those acquired.

sales success

Insight, Veeam Alum Becomes Nfinit Director of Channel Sales

The new hire has more than a decade of experience in the technology industry.

Rebrand

Astound Broadband Becomes New Name for 5 Regional Cable Brands

The unified company serves eight of top 10 metro markets in the United States.

Advantage

New Charter Technologies Adds Exbabylon to MSP Roster

The scale and scope of the partnership provides customers with IT services that don’t exist within a single MSP, the companies said.

remote firmware updates

Palo Alto Networks Joins Microsoft 365 Networking Partner Program

“We can’t reinforce enough the importance of having a trusted ecosystem of technology partners.”

Dataprise Buys Global Data Vault, Adds DRaaS and Data Protection

The goal is to give clients one strategic IT partner to solve it all.

M&A

Redstor to Get Growth Investment to Capture MSP Market in US

The company has more than 40,000 customers worldwide.

Mergers and acquisitions

Converge Technology Solutions Buys Paragon Development Systems

Paragon Development Systems joins Converge as the company’s 26th acquisition.

Mergers and Acquisitions Cover 2019 MA

SI Peak Technologies Buys Avalon Integration, Dives Deeper Into Verticals

The deal means additional reach into the Northeast for Peak Technologies.

Making Waves

9 Channel People Making Waves This Week at Avaya, TBI, More

The people behind our most-read story struck a deal while valuing their company “extremely” low, according to a Forrester expert.

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