Security Staff Acquisition & DevelopmentMicrosoft Acquires OKR, Employee Experience Software Platform Ally.ioJoe PanettieriOctober 8, 2021Microsoft 365, Teams & Viva to gain Ally.io's OKR (objectives & key results) capabilities. Software aligns employee goal management & business execution.
Security Staff Acquisition & DevelopmentCitrix CEO Exits Amid Potential Software Company SaleJoe PanettieriOctober 7, 2021Citrix CEO David Henshall exits. Citrix may be up for sale. Chairman Bob Calderoni named interim CEO. Microsoft Windows 365 competition looms.
Channel chiefsGradient MSP Hires Dave Goldie as VP of ChannelJoe PanettieriOctober 4, 2021Cytracom & IT Glue veteran Dave Goldie joins Gradient MSP. Billing automation software for MSPs nears launch. Leg Up 2021 MSP conference confirmed.
Mergers and AcquisitionsPersistent Acquires SCI and Shree Partners for Financial Services and Cloud Consulting ExpertiseSeptember 30, 2021The acquisitions of SCI and Shree Partners will help grow Persistent’s financial services and cloud consulting expertise.
Security Staff Acquisition & DevelopmentWorkFusion Hires Adam Famularo for RPA Software ExpansionJoe PanettieriSeptember 30, 2021New WorkFusion CEO brings enterprise software, data, automation, channel & M&A experience to robotic process automation (RPA) software market.
Mergers and AcquisitionsMSP Vertical Solutions Merges With Accounting Firm HBK CPASeptember 7, 2021Accounting firm HBK CPAs and Vertical Solutions, a Pittsburgh-based managed service provider (MSP), have merged to create Vertilocity.
Security Staff Acquisition & DevelopmentConnectWise Hires Blackbaud, Microsoft Veteran Amy Lucia as CMOJoe PanettieriSeptember 1, 2021Lucia joins ConnectWise amid major people, process and product strategy updates at the MSP software provider.
