Channel markets

Nvidia acquires Mellanox Technologies for $6.9 billion. The deal extends Nvidia's chips from video game & cryptocurrency use cases deeper into data centers & high performance computing (HPC).

Accenture acquires Hjaltelin Stahl (a Danish creative agency) and Enterprise System Partners (a Cork, Ireland-based firm). Both deals appear to align well with Accenture's existing businesses.

Private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners acquires Mobile Communications America (MCA), a major Motorola Solutions channel partner.

Salesforce partner GSD Company acquires Audaxium, an Oracle NetSuite partner focused on cloud ERP applications, migration services & technology consulting.

Nutanix reveals sales pipeline weakness amid shift from hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) hardware to software & subscription services. NTNX executives barely mention channel partners during earnings call.

Workday, the cloud-based provider of HR & financial applications, sees growing momentum with systems integrators, according to CFO Robynne Sisco.

Amid rumors that VMware & Microsoft Azure are seeking synergies, Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains VMware's top public cloud priority, CEO Pat Gelsigner says.