5 Channel Partner Updates: Tuesday 24 December 2019 -

Here are five (actually, far more…) technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Tuesday, December 24, 2019.

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A. What’s Hot Today

1. Survey - Top 100 Vertical Market MSPs 2020: To earn potential honors complete this survey.

2. M&A - MSPs: NetGain Technologies has acquired Progressive Computer Systems Inc. (PCS), an MSP serving the Triangle and Triad areas of North Carolina. We'll share more details soon.

3. M&A - Telecom Services: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP has agreed to acquired Cincinnati Bell in a cash-and-debt deal valued at more than $2 billion, Cincinnati.com reports.

3. MSP Conference: The Seven Figure MSP conference, hosted by Chris Wiser of The Wiser Agency, is confirmed for February 20-21 in Phoenix, Arizona.

4. MSSP and MSP Cybersecurity Conference: ChannelE2E and MSSP Alert are confirmed to attend PerchyCon 2020, hosted by Perch Security, in January 2020.

5. M&A Rumor - Dell and Secureworks: Instead of selling off majority ownership of the Secureworks business, Dell Technologies is seeking to acquire the entire MSSP, reports suggest. Secureworks is a Top 200 MSSP that's pushing hard into SaaS-focused cybersecurity software.

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