Channel investors

IBM acquires data analytics & sustainability software company Envizi. May shed IBM Watson Health software business. CEO Arvind Krishna's M&A strategy.

Email security & data loss prevention (DLP) company Proofpoint, backed by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, acquires data security & compliance software company Dathena.

MSPs, IT consulting companies & integrators that run Oracle NetSuite gain native CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) software capabilities.

Ergo, a Top 250 Public Cloud MSP focused on Microsoft Azure, acquires Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner Asystec for $28.3 million.

Dataprise, an MSP backed by private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners, acquires Veeam partner Global Data Vault for Backup & Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS).

VC3 continues to acquire managed IT services providers (MSPs). CW Technology purchase supports municipal & commercial clientele in Minnesota.

Global investment firm H.I.G. Capital has acquired Dallas, Texas-based IT solutions provider General Datatech (GDT).