Finance
Financial information and management tips for VARs, managed services providers (MSPs), cloud services providers (CSPs), IT service providers and channel-friendly technology companies.
Understand EBITDA Before Selling Your Business
How can EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization) affect the value of a company and the price buyers pay for a business? Here are some answers.
Windstream Bankruptcy: Chapter 11 Filing Status Updates, Revenues
Windstream Chapter 11 bankruptcy status updates, stock delisting, creditors list, revenues, earnings & more. How the IT, managed & cloud services provider (MSP & CSP) is managing its finances.
Avaya Explores Potential Company Sale (Again)
Avaya hires JP Morgan to explore “strategic alternatives,” CEO Jim Chirico says. Translation: Avaya (AVYA) is for sale. Private equity firms may be bidding, reports say.
Florida Funders Launches Channel Partner Program
Florida Funders, a hybrid of a venture capital fund coupled with a crowdfunding platform, launches channel partner program to speed deel flow, expand community.
Google Cloud Revenues: CEO Sundar Pichai Dodges Question
Google CEO Sundar Pichai avoids Google Cloud Platform (GCP) revenue question as GCP expenses climb, and Microsoft Azure & Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenues soar.
SAP: Elliott Management Reveals Investment
SAP’s cloud strategy earns support from activist investor Elliott Management & quarterly results appear strong. But CEO Bill McDermott faces these challenges.
Wipro Hack May Overshadow Quarterly Financial Results
Amid Wipro (NYSE: WIT) quarterly earnings, the India IT outsourcing giant faces questions about hacker attack that apparently spread to end-customer accounts.
Office Depot, CompuCom: Revenue Shortfall Warning
Office Depot’s CompuCom division suffers 1Q 2019 revenue shortfall. Office equipment retailer & managed IT services provider (MSP) “streamlines” operational structure…
Sungard Availability Services: Bankruptcy Filing Coming
Sungard Availability Services preps prepackaged bankruptcy filing. CEO vows no service interruptions. Huge debt load plus cloud backup services competition pressured former data protection star.
Funding Stages: From Startups to IPOs
There are five major funding stages before you can plan on exiting through an IPO. Here’s a look at each stage.