Mergers and Acquisitions

Business Complete Solutions (BCS), StarPoint Advantage combine to pursue Southern California cloud, managed services & office equipment markets.

Emtec acquires Summit Technology for managed services & Oracle cloud expertise. Targets MSPs across mobile, app development, analytics & infrastructure.

Technology startups that got funding this week & their partner programs: 3PL Central, Brainstorm, Codeship, Evariant, ThreatConnect, VaporIO, ZeroFOX.

MSPs and cloud data center providers combine to offer VMware, NetApp, HIPAA, SSAE 16 and business continuity services from Carolinas to Midwest US.

Ingram's strategic acquisition of Odin, contemplated several times, gives distributor total control of cloud destiny; Ingram Micro Cloud growth accelerates.

CEO Bob Cagnazzi says Presidio Managed Cloud services will marry hybrid cloud automation with consulting, software development & cloud broker services.

The IT service provider -- which works closely with Cisco -- also gains Microsoft, VMware and cloud brokerage expertise for public cloud integrations.