Grab a cup of your favorite morning beverage and check out the return of our regular market briefing for managed services providers (MSPs), IT service providers (ITSPs), technology service providers (TSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs) cybersecurity consultants, systems integrators, VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), and distributors.
Scroll down for a quick view of upcoming in-person channel and MSP events at the bottom of this post (while we spiff up our industry calendar behind the scenes. It will return!)
And please send your news tips, information, and industry chatter to editorial director [email protected].
Sip up.
A. Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News
1. Our M&A list is back! - After being down for maintenance, we are now able to update our industry mergers and acquisitions list again. We have a fresh list posted for 2024, and our 2023 data set is now complete. Check out the whole thing here.
2. SD-WAN acquisition - Network-as-a-service provider Nitel has acquired Cleveland-based WAN Dynamics. The move represents another step in Nitel’s growth strategy that was put in place a little over two years ago when international private equity firm Cinven made a significant investment in Nitel. Operating under the Nitel brand, the combined organization will strengthen Nitel’s overall positioning as a leader in customer-focused solutions and enable deeper technical, management, and support capabilities around its managed SD-WAN offering. This is technology M&A deal number 74 that ChannelE2E and MSSP Alert have covered so far in 2024. See more than 2,000 technology M&A deals for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 listed here.
3. Data center acquisition - Data center and networking optimization firm Park Place Technologies has acquired Virginia-based SDV Solutions, which provides client-centric data center infrastructure solutions exclusively to Federal Government agencies. This is technology M&A deal number 75 that ChannelE2E and MSSP Alert have covered so far in 2024.
4. Dell's workforce reduction - Dell Technologies reduced its workforce as part of a broader initiative to cut costs that included limiting external hiring and employee reorganizations, the company said in its 10-K report filed March 25. As of Feb. 2, 2024, it had nearly 120,000 employees, down from about 126,000 a year earlier.
5. Wipro promotions - Indian IT services firm Wipro has promoted six employees to senior vice president roles and 25 others to vice president roles, Reuters reported, based on memos it had seen. The promotions came after a series of high-profile exits at the country's No.4 software services exporter, according to the Reuters report.
B. In-Person MSP and Channel Partner Events
- N-able Empower - March 25-28 – Omni PGA Frisco Resort, Frisco, Texas
- Kaseya Connect - April 29-May 2, MGM Grand Resort, Las Vegas
- Dell Technologies World - May 20 -May 23, The Venetian, Las Vegas
- IT Nation Secure, June 3-5, 2024, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
- Pax8 Beyond, June 9-11, 2024, Gaylord Rockies Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
- FLOW Automation Conference (hosted by Rewst) – June 17- June 19, The Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel, Tampa, Florida
