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Datto Exec Exit Leaves ‘Some Really Large Shoes’ To Fill
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘[Eric Torres has] brought a lot of incredible value to Datto, partners and the community and it‘s certainly a loss anytime somebody of that nature leaves any organization,’ says Solutions Granted CEO Michael E. Crean.
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With Analog Phone Lines Fading Out, JustTech Pushes Cloud Fax
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘We’ve been educating our clients on the discontinuation of the analog phone lines, and encouraging them to move to cloud fax, so they won’t have interrupted service,’ Josh Justice, founder, owner & president of JustTech, tells CRN.
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Vista, Thoma Bravo Well-Positioned To Acquire Datto: M&A Expert
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘For those willing to pay the price, we see great accretive value with the acquisition of Datto,’ Tim Mueller, president of martinwolf M&A Advisors of Scottsdale, Ariz., tells CRN.
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ICS Buys Unified Networking Solutions To Better Secure Clients
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘I think there’s a huge opportunity for larger MSPs including us to inorganically grow through acquisitions,’ says Kevin Blake, ICS president and CEO.
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Partners To Potential Datto Buyer: Don’t Change Culture
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘I think culture is one of the most important items, it really is,’ says Dave Seibert, CIO of IT Innovators. ‘Culture is what makes our businesses what they are, whether you are an MSP or you are someone like Datto.’
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Solutions Granted CEO: Success Comes From ‘Not Doing Things The Way They Were Always Done’
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘Trying to stay nimble, trying to stay ahead of the curve,’ Michael Crean, CEO of Solutions Granted, says are the keys to helping the master MSSP’s customers. ‘[We’re also] learning from the past that can guide us to the future and really trying to embrace the cloud more.’
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Texas-Based Clear Guidance Partners Set For Growth In 2022
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘We’re at a point to where we are picking what opportunities we pursue, which is a good position to be in,’ says Dustin Bolander, CIO, partner and founder of Clear Guidance Partners.
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TrueIT CEO On Finding Talent, Supply Chain Woes And 2022 Outlook
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘I think nearly every business in the world right now is challenged with finding people and supply chain, those two pieces are global problems. My guess is that’s going to continue for a while. I don’t see that letting up,’ says Zac Paulson, CEO, TrueIT.
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MSP machineLOGIC To Unveil New Security Platform This Year
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘Not everybody, especially smaller partners, are going to be built to staff a 24-by-7 security operation, nor should they. There is specific tooling and specific staffing, and that‘s different than the MSP model. But being able to outsource that and flow that into your MSP practice is probably the path towards success,’ says machineLOGIC CEO Daniel Johnson.
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Fresche Solutions Bolsters Security With Trinity Guard Buy
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘[It’s] important to provide a very strong level of security for IBM platforms. Most people think the IBM i platforms is a secured platform by itself. And even the IBM i’s are being hacked,’ says Fresche Solutions CEO Stephen Woodard.
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Thrive Continues 2022 Southeast Gains With Third Acquisition
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘The Gulf Coast, west coast region (of Florida), and central-to-Jacksonville region of Florida is really our goal,’ Thrive CEO Rob Stephenson.
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Ahead Strengthens Networking, Cloud Muscle With vCore Buy
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘Together, we’ll better meet the end-to-end needs of our enterprise clients and help them accelerate their transformations to more agile and innovative cloud-native businesses,’ says Daniel Adamany, founder and CEO of Ahead.
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Sourcepass Buys NST To Help Build A $500M MSP Business
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘I would say our aggressive goal is we’d love to exit this year close to $100 million in revenue, which is ambitious,’ says Chuck Canton, Sourcepass founder and chairman. ‘And we want to be a top 10 managed service provider by the end of this year.’
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MNJ Technologies Rides Digital Transformation To New Highs
by Konstantin Vengerowsky
‘It wasn’t enough to be just an MSP anymore. To really help solve our customers business problems, we had to focus on digital transformation,’ says MNJ Technologies COO Ben Niernberg.
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