MSP Valuation Pressure?/Ingram-Cisco/Hardware Won't Pay Bills

Ingram Micro Cloud Summit: The conference kicks off Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona. Stay tuned to ChannelE2E’s homepage for the latest news and analysis from one of the largest cloud gatherings for channel partners.

5 Channel Partner Updates: 18 April 2017

Updates: Adtran, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, Ingram Micro Cloud, MapR, Motorola Solutions, Google G Suite vs. Microsoft Office 365, Symantec & more.

Ingram Micro Cloud, Cisco Spark: SMB Collaboration (And More)

What's special about Cisco Spark for Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace? Cisco's Julie Hens & Ingram's Renee Bergeron offer details.

HPE Closes $1 billion Nimble All Flash Array Storage Deal

HP Enterprise (HPE) completes the $1 billion Nimble buyout for all flash array storage. Executive VP Antonio Neri explains the upside.

RapidFire Tools Unveils Cybersecurity Service Delivery System for MSPs

RapidFire Tools, the assessment software company, unveils Detector Service Delivery System. MSPs gain tools to deliver & customize cybersecurity services.

Zyme Channel Data Management Sells Majority Stake for More Than $100M

Zyme, a channel data management (CDM) cloud platform, sells majority stake to private equity investor Insight Venture Partners for more than $100 million.

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) Expands Across UK

UKCloud introducesDisaster Recovery to the Cloud powered by Zerto. Amid Brexit, MSPs and customers weigh local cloud backup options.

Windstream’s Buyout of Broadview Could Pressure MSP, CSP Valuations

Windstream acquired Broadview Networks for less than 5 times annual EBITDA, ChannelE2E estimates. That's worrisome for MSPs seeking premium valuations.

Beware the Word “Alignment”

Even when said with a smile, alignment is rarely used as anything other than a threat. Forrester Research explains why.

Crown Castle Acquires Wilcon Fiber Optics, Data Centers for $600M

Crown Castle International acquires Wilcon, a provider of fiber optic and data center infrastructure on the U.S. west coast. The seller was Pamlico Capital.

VMware Cloud Partner Acquisition: Green House Data Buys Cirracore

VMware cloud partners continue to pursue mergers and acquisitions. The latest involves Green House Data buying Cirracore.

Why Hardware Sales Alone Won’t Pay the Bills (And What To Do About It)

Interested in making the shift from hardware to services? Here’s how Ingram Micro’s Professional Services can help, according to Steve Stark.

5 Channel Partner Updates: 17 April 2017

Updates: Avaya, Barracuda Networks, Broadview Networks, Cirracore, Green House Data, NSA, OpenStack, SWIFT, The Brookfield Group, Windstream & more.

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