Security Management

The Carlyle Group buys IST Research & Two Six Labs. Merged business, called Two Six Technologies, offers government IT & cybersecurity services.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stepping down. Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy to run entire company. Amid big opportunities, antitrust & social equality issues also loom.

Peraton, backed by private equity firm Veritas Capital, has acquired government IT consulting firm Perspecta for $7.1 billion.

NaaS, SD-WAN & NFV network service provider Megaport hires former Cobalt Iron, IBM & Nutanix executive Rodney Foreman as chief revenue officer (CRO).

Workday ($WDAY) acquires Peakon for $700 million; gains people analytics software platform that measures employee experience, sentiment and productivity

IT consultancy Network Solutions & Technology (NST) has acquired Certus Technologies, a managed services provider from New Jersey.

VMware confirms targeted layoffs. But multi-cloud software company ($VMW) also seeks 1,600 hires worldwide & net VMware headcount will grow.

SaaS Alerts hires Kaseya & Thrive Networks veteran Jim Lippie as CEO. Startup empowers MSPs to monitor Microsoft Office 365 & other SaaS applications.