Channel investors

KPMG counters Accenture & Cognizant Technologies in the Workday consulting market for SaaS-based HR applications.

Top 250 Public Cloud MSP CloudHesive, backed by Strattam Capital, buys Dextr for Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud contact center software expertise.

Ernst & Young (EY) Canada acquires Gensquared, a Microsoft and MicroStrategy technology consulting partner that has big data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) expertise.

M&A (merger & acquisition) activity involving Salesforce cloud consulting partners remains strong. Uneecops-digiCloud focus on fast-growing SMEs.

Private equity firm KKR's existing data center, MSP, MSSP & security software investments include Barracuda, CyrusOne, Ensono & Optiv Security.

Managed cybersecurity and SD-WAN solutions provider Meriplex continues acquiring MSPs & technology consulting firms across the United States.

Applied Information Sciences buys Xgility, a Microsoft Gold Partner with Azure government cloud expertise. M&A among government tech consultants remains strong.

Solutions 30's expertise spans IT services, telecom, 5G networks, smart electricity meters, electric vehicle charging stations across Europe.