Channel markets

Medicus IT (MIT) acquires CompuTech City (CTC), combining two managed IT services providers (MSPs) focused on the healthcare vertical.

Cisco Systems hires Dell EMC veteran Stella Low as senior VP & chief communications officer. Low's experience includes partner-centric communications.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger & Michael Dell unveil Azure VMware Solutions. VMware hedges Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services bet.

Hawk Ridge Systems, 3D design & manufacturing solution reseller, acquires Nebraska’s Parsons Technology, a shop floor solutions provider.

New Rackspace CEO Kevin Jones previously held global IT services roles at DXC, HP Enterprise (HPE), Dell Services & Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

SAP's cloud strategy earns support from activist investor Elliott Management & quarterly results appear strong. But CEO Bill McDermott faces these challenges.

Splunk security and analytics partner Keyes Information Technology (KIT) acquires Website design specialist WayNorth LLC.

Google hires SAP veteran Robert Enslin to drive Global Customer Operations for Cloud. Google has been hiring SAP & Oracle enterprise executives for cloud services push.