Managed Services

Connectwise CEO Bellini On ServiceNow: ‘We’ve Got More Guts’

by O’Ryan Johnson

‘They’re trying to be too many things to too many people,’ ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini tells CRN. ‘They’ve got more money than us, but we’ve got more guts.’

‘It Will Rock The ServiceNow World’: Champion Solutions Group Acquires systemiC

by Joseph F. Kovar

Champion, which has moved from a focus on IBM hardware to become a full-fledged cloud services and managed services provider, sees an opportunity to develop new intellectual property for the fast-growing ServiceNow environment.

Systems Integrator Quest Solution Acquires AI Specialist HTS To Create 'Next Level' Supply Chain Solutions

by Mark Haranas

Quest Solution will leverage HTS' AI technology to boost its supply chain management portfolio with additional plans to manufacture new white label products.

5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Oct. 5, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

Boom Times: Why 2018 Is Shaping Up To Be A Very Good Year

by Steven Burke

With tax cuts spurring IT spending and fueling sales, solution providers say 2018 is shaping up to be a very good year.

Midwest Market Blockbuster: Arlington Computer Products Is Merging With Camera Corner Connecting Point

by Steven Burke

The blockbuster deal creates a combined company with small medium business (SMB) to enterprise reach with $160 million in sales, 250 employees and more than 100 years of family ownership heritage.

Kaseya Acquires Spanning Cloud Apps To Add SaaS-based App Data Protection For MSPs

by Joseph F. Kovar

Unlike Unitrends, which Kaseya acquired five months ago to integrate on-premises data protection into its Kaseya IT Complete platform, Spanning is focused on protecting data from cloud-based applications, giving Kaseya a full range of capabilities.

Gartner Analyst: Everyone Needs To Be On The Same Page When Defining A Midsize Enterprise

by Joseph F. Kovar

In a Midsize Enterprise Summit session, Gartner’s Mike Cisek tells CIOs and IT executives that they need to ask vendors exactly what they mean by midsize enterprises when they say they offer products or services to them.

Kaseya Acquires RapidFire Tools To Beef Up IT Assessment, Compliance Capabilities

by Joseph F. Kovar

The acquisition, its second in 2018 following its May acquisition of Unitrends, gives Kaseya the ability to roll a complete suite of security and compliance tools into the Kaseya management platform.

Five Big Bets That Buck Is Making In 2018

by O’Ryan Johnson

Jack Freker wants to triple profits at the former Conduent property. Here is how he plans to do it.

F12.net Acquires Two Firms In Bid To Be Largest MSP For Canadian SMBs

by Joseph F. Kovar

The acquisitions of Apps on Tap and Paradigm Network Solutions help expand F12.net's nationwide MSP footprint, and brings it new capabilities for helping smaller businesses move operations and legacy applications to the cloud.

The Secret To SLED Market Success? Easy Detective Work

by Mark Haranas

"Any [solution provider] who bothers to put together even the scantest amount of information is many steps ahead of a competitor," said SLED analyst Chris Dixon at XChange 2018.

HPE Picks Company Veteran As New Pointnext Leader

by Joseph F. Kovar

HPE Pointnext, the services arm of HPE founded after HPE spun out its enterprise services business to the newly-founded DXC Technology, will be led by the 20-plus-year veteran.

CRN Exclusive: C Spire Buys MSP Super Power TekLinks

by Steven Burke

The blockbuster deal creates a creates a nationwide end to end, hybrid IT enterprise power that can design, implement and deliver a full suite of IT services both on and off premises, wired and wireless, public and private cloud.

DattoCon 2018: Datto Leverages Recent Buys In Move To Be Top MSP-centric Tech Provider

by Joseph F. Kovar

MSPs at the DattoCon 2018 conference cheered loudly when Datto introduced a native iOS app for Autotask, one of many significant upgrades the company used to prove it is a candidate for the title of top contender in the MSP technology and services business.