This week’s 10 most-read channel partner and MSP news, columns, blogs, editorials, and research involved:
10. Where is Huawei Equipment Prohibited and Permitted?: The answer to that question is especially important amid 5G wireless network migration around the world.
9. M&A List – MSPs and Technology Companies: We’ve tracked more than 700 M&A deals involving MSPs, IT consulting companies and software firms in the first half of 2022.
8. Cloud Market Share 2022: Amazon AWS vs Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud: Cloud infrastructure market share for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, according to Canalys. The implications of MSP and MSSP are explained.
7. NTT Data Acquires Salesforce Mulesoft Partner: This particular deal includes Apisero.
6. Impact of DocuSign Layoffs 9% of Staff: The DocuSign layoffs came about two weeks before the new CEO — a Google veteran Allan Thygesen — officially joins the company.
5. List of M&A: NTT Data Acquisitions: The IT solutions provider buys AWS, SAP, Snowflake and ServiceNow consulting firms around the world.
4. DXC Technology Considering Selling Company?: DXC Technology is evaluating the potential sale. Private equity firms are interested in the global IT solutions and technology consulting provider, according to reports.
3. Citrix-Tibco Merger Date Announced: The deal is expected to close on September 30. Nearly 1,000 layoffs could also come.
2. Rackspace Changes CEOs Amid Multi-Cloud MSP Struggles: Rackspace, owned by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, is promoting Amar Maletira to CEO following a public and private cloud MSP reorganization.
1. Hurricane Ian Disaster Recovery Updates: Hurricane Ian seems to be leaving a trail of death, critical infrastructure damage, 2.55 million power outages. Some power restorations could take “weeks.”