Mergers and AcquisitionsStratoscale Acquires Oracle, MySQL Managed Database Partner TesoraJoe PanettieriFebruary 6, 2017Stratoscale acquires Tesora, a cloud database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider and MSP that supports Oracle, MySQL and more than a dozen other databases.
Mergers and AcquisitionsCloud Direct Acquires Microsoft Skype Partner AlwaysOn GroupJoe PanettieriFebruary 3, 2017Cloud Direct acquires alwaysON Group (AOG), a Microsoft Skype for Business partner. Beechbrook Capital provided funding for the CSP acquisition.
Mergers and AcquisitionsCopiers Northwest Acquires Blackburn Copier DivisionJoe PanettieriFebruary 3, 2017Copiers Northwest, a $50 million company, acquires Blackburn Office Equipment's copier division, which partners with Sharp and Samsung.
Mergers and AcquisitionsNetgain Attracts $25 Million Private Equity InvestmentJoe PanettieriFebruary 2, 2017Bluff Point Associates invests $25 million in Netgain, an IT-as-a-service (ITaaS) provider to health care & highly regulated mid-market companies.
CSPsCSP Acquisition: Green Cloud Technologies Buys CirrityJoe PanettieriFebruary 2, 2017Green Cloud Technologie acquires Cirrity. The deal unites two cloud services providers (CSPs) that work exclusively with IT channel partners.
Channel partner programsCarbonite CEO: Double-Take, EVault Deliver Midmarket Partner SynergiesJoe PanettieriFebruary 1, 2017Carbonite CEO Mohamad Ali describes Double-Take and Evault partner opportunities in the midmarket. Plus, Carbonite gains global systems integrators.
Business continuityCarbonite Acquires Double-Take Software, Expands SMB Data Protection PortfolioJoe PanettieriFebruary 1, 2017Carbonite Inc. (NASDAQ:CARB) acquires Double-Take Software for high availability & data protection across midmarket Windows and Linux systems.