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IBM, led by CEO Arvind Krishna, continues to acquire multi-cloud consulting companies. IBM Consulting will increasingly compete against Accenture, Deloitte, PriceWaterhouseCoopers & the like.

UK technology services provider Chess acquired TTNC to bolster the firm's small business reach and improve customer experience.

The acquisition of Data Glove will bolster Persistent’s existing Microsoft partnership and enable a new Microsoft business unit.

The acquisition expands AppDirect’s Canadian presence while ITCloud.ca will scale its existing business and expand its portfolio.

Zendesk rejects unsolicited $16 billion buyout offer from private equity firms. Separately, Thoma Bravo also had interest in cloud-based customer support software maker, report indicates.

TELUS acquires Fully Managed, a mid-market MSP that specializes in ServiceNow & senior care organizations in the health care sector.

The acquisition of Etain will double the size of Deloitte’s AI and data solutions practice in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Anexinet-Veristor Systems merger seeks to deliver "full-lifecycle expertise across the complete technology landscape."