Mergers and Acquisitions

Consolidation is more than a trend; mergers and acquisitions are happening on a weekly basis. These stories help explain their impact.

Highlights

Rebrand

SaalexIT Rebrands as Valeo Networks, Part of National MSSP Strategy

SaalexIT acquired Valeo Networks, an Arizona-based MSP, in April.

Security Merger

Mimecast Beefs Up Email Security with MessageControl Acquisition

MessageControl's services help stop social engineering and human identity attacks.

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Focus on EMEA: 10 Stories to Watch

This digital issue contains 10 of the top EMEA stories from the Channel Futures and Channel...

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Our toptier engineering support is among the best in the business Our team is made up of the highest caliber engineers whose deep technological knowhow gives customers and partners comfort and confidence in tackling any data center security issue

SolarWinds: Channel Partners Could Benefit from Potential MSP Spinoff

SolarWinds expects to hear from partners about this potential spinoff in the coming months.

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Potential SolarWinds MSP Spinoff Could Be in the Works

SolarWinds would retain its core IT management business.

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MSP 501 Flashback: Digital Innovator Logically Keeps Growing, Adding Services

Logically capped off 2019 with two MSP acquisitions.

Rebrand

SaalexIT Rebrands as Valeo Networks, Part of National MSSP Strategy

SaalexIT acquired Valeo Networks, an Arizona-based MSP, in April.

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8 Top Programs for Open Source Partners: Red Hat, SUSE, MongoDB, More

As partners eye open source software to grow revenue, here are some partner programs to explore.

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Microsoft Confirms Talks to Buy TikTok Amid Trump’s Threats to Ban It

CEO Satya Nadella spoke with President Trump, pledging to secure U.S. data.

Security Merger

Mimecast Beefs Up Email Security with MessageControl Acquisition

MessageControl’s services help stop social engineering and human identity attacks.

EMEA

Focus on EMEA: 10 Stories to Watch

This digital issue contains 10 of the top EMEA stories from the Channel Futures and Channel Partners editors.

Friendly Businesspeople

Fortinet’s Opaq Acquisition to Provide ‘Partner Friendly’ SASE

The acquisition of Opaq further enhances Fortinet’s existing SASE offering.

IPO

Datto IPO Could Help Capture More of a ‘Ripe Market’

Datto’s partners, when asked, chose to stay silent on the issue.

Mergers and acquisitions

Acronis Partners Get Access to DeviceLock via Acquisition

DeviceLock will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Acronis.

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M&A in the Channel: What Does the Post-COVID World Look Like?

Will merger and acquisition activity in the channel be based on expansion or survival?

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HPE to Acquire Silver Peak for Aruba, Potentially ‘Absolutely Awesome’ for SMBs

For HPE, Aruba and Silver Peak partners, it’s business as usual until the deal closes.

Business Value

ConnectWise’s Arlin Sorensen on Business Value Creation and Acquisition in a COVID World

The market for acquisitions hasn’t slowed down, despite the pandemic. Arlin Sorensen of ConnectWise provides insights.

Acquisition

SUSE’s Rancher Labs Acquisition Adds Kubernetes Management Depth

The Rancher Labs acquisition bolsters SUSE’s open source and Kubernetes offerings to partners and customers.

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Twitter

.@Microsoft #SurfaceDuo dual-screen phone, set to ship next month, unlocked or with @ATT SIM card.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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#cloud news roundup: @VMware talks about @VMwareHorizon 8, @GoogleCloud, @Tanium tackle #APTs.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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.@solarwinds study shows #MSPs increasing their value to businesses during #COVID19. @SolarWindsMSP… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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