Mergers and Acquisitions

Computex Buys Fellow Cisco MSP Synetra

Under the terms of the agreement, Synetra’s associates and executive leadership team join Computex.

Cisco to Buy Duo for Security in a ‘MultiCloud World’

Cisco’s acquisition of Duo and the integration of the company’s unified access security and multifactor authentication delivered via the cloud aim to offer customers improved security.

How can managed service providers MSPs help customers combat advanced cyber threats Here are seven tips you can use to ensure your customers are protected against malware viruses and other cyber dangers

Mimecast Buys Solebit, Ups Threat-Detection Game

The M&A rush continues for Mimecast. Last month, the company acquired cybersecurity training startup Ataata.

The Doyle Report: Email Threats Are Still Your Customers’ Worst Nightmare

While in Washington, D.C., for this week’s CompTIA ChannelCon, we caught up with Neal Bradbury, vice president of channel development at Barracuda.

Meet the Channel: Genesys CEO Paul Segre Says Look to Different Markets to Survive Change

It can be hard to see the path to success in a space as tumultuous as the IT channel is right now. Paul Segre shares his trick for Genesys.

Gigamon’s Icebrg Buy Boosts Network Security

Icebrg has a number of MSSPs and other services companies that work with it and utilize its offerings for delivering services.

Hitachi Vantara Set to Acquire Rean Cloud

Rean Cloud is a cloud systems integrator, MSP and developer of cloud-native applications across big data, machine learning and the IoT.

Repeatedly Migrating Cloud Workloads Now Commonplace for Businesses

Quest Boosts Office 365, SharePoint Integration, Support Following Metalogix Acquisition

Metalogix partners will be brought into Quest’s partner program. Quest says there’s a natural need to tie its Active Directory and Azure AD expertise with the Metalogix Office 365 and SharePoint collaboration offerings.

AllCloud Buys Figur8, Makes Big Push Into North America

It’s a big move for AllCloud, a top Salesforce consulting partner and cloud services provider,

Transforming Your Partner Business? Here’s Where to Look for Financing

VARs and MSPs need to know where to go for capital to expand their businesses or risk missing new market opportunities.

LiveAction’s Savvius Buy Leads to LiveNX Server Appliance Launch

Just one month since the company’s acquisition of Savvius, LiveAction is rolling out a dedicated hardware appliance for its LiveNX network management platform.

MSP 501 Profile: Security Sales Propel Thrive Networks but Don’t Define Its Potential

Here’s a look at a top MSP 501 company that is expanding through acquisition and organic growth.

Datadog Boosts Performance Monitoring with Log Management, Deep Search, Anomaly Detection

More than 1,000 customers and partners attended DataDog’s inaugural Dash customer and partner conference, where the company extended its infrastructure and app management portfolio.

Birch Communications this week announced it has completed its acquisition of OrbitCom

Huh? Critics Blast Broadcom’s Bid for CA Technologies

Reacting to the news, analyst Michael Finneran said, “Why not buy a pizza company?”

SolarWinds Buys Trusted Metrics, Adds Security Software Product

The acquisition extends SolarWinds’ IT management portfolio to include security monitoring.

Computex Buys Fellow Cisco MSP Synetra

Cisco to Buy Duo for Security in a ‘MultiCloud World’

Mimecast Buys Solebit, Ups Threat-Detection Game

The Doyle Report: Email Threats Are Still Your Customers’ Worst Nightmare

Meet the Channel: Genesys CEO Paul Segre Says Look to Different Markets to Survive Change

Gigamon’s Icebrg Buy Boosts Network Security

Hitachi Vantara Set to Acquire Rean Cloud

Quest Boosts Office 365, SharePoint Integration, Support Following Metalogix Acquisition

AllCloud Buys Figur8, Makes Big Push Into North America

Transforming Your Partner Business? Here’s Where to Look for Financing

LiveAction’s Savvius Buy Leads to LiveNX Server Appliance Launch

MSP 501 Profile: Security Sales Propel Thrive Networks but Don’t Define Its Potential

Datadog Boosts Performance Monitoring with Log Management, Deep Search, Anomaly Detection

Huh? Critics Blast Broadcom’s Bid for CA Technologies

SolarWinds Buys Trusted Metrics, Adds Security Software Product

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