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Pluralsight to acquire A Cloud Guru, looks to meet market demand for cloud skills
eLearning

Pluralsight to acquire A Cloud Guru, looks to meet market demand for cloud skills

Pluralsight agrees to acquire cloud skills development platform A Cloud Guru, aiming to meet growing demand for cloud skill development.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jun 2021
Zoom's first-quarter financial results nearly 1 billion, up 191% year over year
Unified Communications

Zoom's first-quarter financial results nearly 1 billion, up 191% year over year

Zoom's financial results for the first quarter of 2021 have a total revenue of $956.2 million, up 191% year over year.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Jun 2021
Cloudera to be acquired for $5.3 billion — and completes two of its own acquisitions
Multi-cloud

Cloudera to be acquired for $5.3 billion — and completes two of its own acquisitions

Cloudera will be acquired for a cash transaction of $5.3 billion. The company also announced its own acquisitions of two separate SaaS companies.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
Epicor acquires visualisation software company KBMax
Disaster Recovery

Epicor acquires visualisation software company KBMax

KBMax's solutions will now come under the Epicor brand umbrella but will be marketed as a stand-alone module within the company's productivity suite.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 28th May 2021
Accenture adds Industrie&Co to growing list of acquisitions
Supply Chain

Accenture adds Industrie&Co to growing list of acquisitions

Accenture hopes to leverage Industrie&Co's ability to design cloud native solutions to guide their clients as they transform into digital businesses.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021
Tech M&As to soar to new highs in 2021
Mergers and Acquisitions

Tech M&As to soar to new highs in 2021

Tech M&As are set to surpass 2018 levels after rebounding in late 2020, particularly in communication and software sectors, according to Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021
Rubrik doubles down on data security, backup and recovery solutions
Malware

Rubrik doubles down on data security, backup and recovery solutions

According to a recent report from Bitdefender, ransomware attacks are climbing by more than 715% year over year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021
Tesserent & Claroty ink reseller deal to secure OT environments across ANZ
Disaster Recovery

Tesserent & Claroty ink reseller deal to secure OT environments across ANZ

Australian cybersecurity firm Tesserent has partnered with Claroty to deliver cybersecurity protection to customers in Australia and New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021
Commerce giant OSF Digital acquires NZ-based consultancy Adept Group
Marketing Technologies

Commerce giant OSF Digital acquires NZ-based consultancy Adept Group

OSF Digital and Adept have been working together since 2019 following Adept's onboarding to the OSF Global Partner Alliance.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021
NZ software firm Timely snapped up by overseas buyer
Gaming

NZ software firm Timely snapped up by overseas buyer

US company EverCommerce has acquired Dunedin-based software firm Timely, which provides booking software for spas and salons.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021
Citrix hires new managing director for ANZ
Virtualisation

Citrix hires new managing director for ANZ

In his new role, Martin Creighan will be responsible for driving strategy and sales, and improving employee experiences throughout the Trans Tasman market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 17th May 2021
Workday cloud financial management expertise recognised in Gartner MQ
Human Capital Management

Workday cloud financial management expertise recognised in Gartner MQ

Workday has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for the fifth consecutive year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021
Jamf to acquire Wandera for $400 million
Mobile Device Management

Jamf to acquire Wandera for $400 million

Jamf has agreed to acquire zero trust cloud security specialist Wandera for $400m to expand its Apple Enterprise Management capabilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 12th May 2021
VMware appoints two directors to its partner business in ANZ
Virtualisation

VMware appoints two directors to its partner business in ANZ

It comes as part of a wider evolution of the company's partner business, which aims to deepen engagement with partners and customers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 11th May 2021
Everbridge acquires xMatters, bolstering incident response capability
DevOps

Everbridge acquires xMatters, bolstering incident response capability

End-users can now combine Everbridge's CEM platform with xMatters' solutions to support their digital transformation and mitigate cyber-incidents.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 10th May 2021
Imperva advances API security solution with CloudVector acquisition
DevOps

Imperva advances API security solution with CloudVector acquisition

Cybersecurity firm Imperva is set to acquire API security company CloudVector, aiming to strengthen its API visibility and protection capabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021
IT Glue and TruMethods work to better serve MSPs
Partner Programmes

IT Glue and TruMethods work to better serve MSPs

IT Glue acquires TruMethods to deliver a powerful virtual CIO software platform for MSPs to build strategic relationships with customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 6th May 2021
Bentley Systems acquires sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision, boosts IoT capabilities
Internet of Things

Bentley Systems acquires sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision, boosts IoT capabilities

Bentley Systems strengthens its software for infrastructure sensor management with the acquisition of sensemetrics and Vista Data Vision.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 6th May 2021
Dialpad brings its AI conference call technology to New Zealand
Unified Communications

Dialpad brings its AI conference call technology to New Zealand

Dialpad to expand its New Zealand presence, aiming to create scalable solutions that support remote work and business growth.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 4th May 2021