In a deal between two channel powerhouses, SoftwareOne said Tuesday it expects to complete its acquisition of Norwegian IT consultancy Crayon on July 2, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Per the SoftwareOne announcement, "Each shareholder having accepted the offer will receive NOK 69 in cash [about $6.82 USD] and 0.8233 (rounded down) newly issued shares in SoftwareOne per Crayon share."
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 11, 20250 comments
Orchestry and Reality Tech, both Microsoft partners deeply involved in the Microsoft 365 space, have announced a strategic plan to deliver enhanced governance and provisioning solutions for Microsoft 365 users.
Announced Monday, the collaboration seeks to help organizations optimize their Microsoft 365 environments by providing comprehensive tools for management and compliance.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 10, 20250 comments
New York-based MSP Atlantic has acquired Interloop, a Microsoft partner specializing in data analytics, automation and AI. As part of the deal announced Tuesday, Interloop will operate as an inependent offshoot of Atlantic, focusing on transforming client data into strategic assets.
The acquisition enables Atlantic (full name: "Atlantic, Tomorrow's Office") to offer enhanced services, including building what it called "scalable data foundations for automation and AI," using Microsoft Fabric for advanced analytics, and assisting clients in upgrading from legacy systems to modern platforms.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 10, 20250 comments
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the availability of extended multiyear contract lengths -- up to five years -- for offers in its commercial marketplace, whether they're public or private. This update, effective as of June 5, allows customers to lock in pricing and service terms for longer periods, which is useful for organizations that are trying to plan their budgets or simply need their costs to be predictable.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 06, 20250 comments
Austin, Texas-based NinjaOne this week confirmed that its acquisition of Australian cloud backup provider Dropsuite for approximately $270 million is a done deal.
The goal of the deal, according to NinjaOne's announcement, is to corral endpoint, server and SaaS application backups into a single platform. The idea is to simplify operations for MSPs and enterprise IT teams without compromising on data protection.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 06, 20250 comments
Microsoft and CrowdStrike, one of its strategic security partners, have launched a joint effort to make it easier to identify cyber threat actors that have different, vendor-specific names.
Announced earlier this week, the partnership aims to address longstanding naming inconsistencies that can hamstring efforts to quash threats. To do this, the companies plan to create a shared mapping system that links various aliases used by different security vendors to identify the same threat groups -- what CrowdStrike called in its press release a "Rosetta Stone" for cyber threat intelligence.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 04, 20250 comments
Argano, a digital services consultancy based in Plano, Texas, has acquired Anavate Partners, a Phoenix-based firm specializing in cloud-based planning and forecasting solutions, particularly on the Anaplan platform.
The move represents Argano's fourth acquisition in 2025 and its twentieth since it was founded in 2020, according to a press release last month. With Anavate, Argano further solidifies its plan to improve its technical capabilities and broaden its solution portfolio, with the ultimate goal of expanding its global reach.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on June 02, 20250 comments