Ingram Micro Acquires BRLink: Cloud MSP Deal Details
According to ChannelE2E's annual Top 250 Public Cloud MSPs research, BRLink has worked with Amazon Web Services since 2010. The public cloud MSP's practice areas include DevOps/Automation, ServerLess, and web application services. The company also helps customers to manage and monitor AWS workloads for customers.BRLink, led by founder Rafael Marangoni, will become a business unit of Ingram Micro Brazil -- maintaining its identity, culture and brand, Ingram Micro indicated.Adding BRLink's suite of solutions gives Ingram Micro partners "access to an even more complete portfolio of cloud services, as well as the opportunity to leverage BRLink's expertise in delivering a complete cloud journey. Together, the two companies expect to continue to invest to enter new cloud markets and expand their combined ecosystem of solutions and services at an accelerated pace," the two companies indicated.The deal sounds somewhat similar to Ingram's acquisition of CloudLogic in October 2021. CloudLogic focuses on IT Strategy, Cloud Enablement, Cloud Transformation, Cloud Cost Optimization, and Migration services.Ingram Micro: Improved Growth Prospects, Acquisition Opportunities

Ingram Micro Acquires BRLink: Executive Perspectives
In a prepared statement about the BRLink deal, Flavio Moraes, Ingram Micro's vice president and country chief executive for Brazil, said:“With the addition of BRLink, Ingram Micro now has even more possibilities to enable and complement our partners' competencies, accelerating entry into a rapidly growing cloud market. Our channel-oriented history and expertise are perfectly complemented by BRLink's solutions, allowing us to offer excellent additional services to resellers and contribute to their performance in a market increasingly sought after by companies of all sizes, such as IaaS and data projects & AI."

“Becoming a part of Ingram Micro will further accelerate our growth, allowing us to expand into new markets and offerings. This step will bring our clients an even more robust and complete service structure to support them in the digital transformation of their businesses" adds Marangoni.
“We are making good on our promise to invest in Ingram Micro’s growth, expanding in key markets like Latin America and in core product segments like cloud solutions. We will continue pursuing more opportunities to drive growth organically and through acquisitions.”