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Datadog Launches Partner Network

• Datadog offers monitoring and analytics platforms for developers
• Launches Datadog Platform Network
• Offers partners go-to-market collateral, self-service training for implementation, opportunity registration for the Partner Portal along with Partner Locator listing
• Partner program available for MSPs, system integrators, resellers, referral partners and technology partners
• "We are excited to be a member of the Datadog Partner Network and provide our joint customers with cloud-scale monitoring for their AWS, Azure, GCP and on-premise environments," said Toshiyuki Awai, Managing Executive Officer, COO, IT Service Group at ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporations, a Japanese systems integrator based in Tokyo and a publicly traded subsidiary of Itochu Corporation.

Astreya Announces the Acquisition of RelayIQ

• Astreya is a global IT solutions provider based in Silicon Valley (USA)
• Astreyal formed in 2001, offers solutions in 35 countries
• Acquires RelayIQ who specializes in automated business intelligence, based in Austin, Texas (USA)

Kaseya Ends 2019 with Over $2 Billion Valuation, Highest Revenue Growth in Company History ...

• Kaseya is a provider of IT infrastructure management solutions for MSPs along with internal IT organizations
• Kaseya privately held and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland
• Record growth in 2019
• $300 million in annual bookings
• Added more than 5,000 clients in 2019
• Closes year with valuation of more than $2 billion

EO Johnson Business Technologies Acquires Standard Dynamics, Inc.

• EO Johnson provides business class technologies, managed IT services, managed print, production print and wide format
• EO Johnson based in Wausau, Wisconsin (USA)
• Acquires Standard Dynamics
• Standard Dynamics located in Burnsville, Minnesota (USA) and provides print and print finishing equipment

Gary Starkweather, Inventor of the Laser Printer, Dies at 81

• Inventor who designed the first laser printer
• Started with Xerox in 1964
• Built the first working laser printer at Palo Alto Research Center in 1971

XenTegra and CloudJumper Partnering to Innovate with Cloud

• Xen Tegra provider of digital workspace consulting, managed services, hosting and education
• CloudJumper software company in the cloud workspace, WaaS, DaaS, VDI, RDS, along with desktop virtualization
• Partnering to simplify and innovate cloud solutions
• "We are extremely excited to be partnering with XenTegra to simplify deploying and managing Windows Virtual Desktop for customers," said JD Helms, president, CloudJumper. "End User Computing and delighting customers is in their DNA and has made XenTegra one of the top partners in the Digital Workspace industry. WVD is changing the game for desktop virtualization; the CloudJumper/XenTegra partnership will help customers realize the benefits of this new platform faster and more cost-effectively."

CentriLogic Acquires Cloud, ERP, and Data Solutions Provider

• CetriLogic provides managed IT solutions, headquartered in Toronto, Canada
• MagnaForce provides cloud, ERP and data solutions focused on Oracle and Microsoft with headquarters in Chicago (USA)
• CentriLogic’s geographic footprint across the USA, adding new locations in the metropolitan areas of Chicago, Boston, and Portland.

Chief Officer at Expereo to Present at BrightTALK Summit

• Expereo provides managed internet network and cloud connectivity solutions, located in Reston, Virgina (USA)
• CCO Sander Barens to host webinar on January 21 and part of BrightTALK virtual summit on Modernizing the Data Center
  • Content will include

Agio Celebrates 10 Years of Managed Services

• Agio provides cybersecurity and managed IT services for financial services, healthcare and payment industry
• Agio located in New York, NY
• Founded in 2010 and now has more than 275 employees in six worldwide location

CompassMSP Acquires FL-Based Managed IT Services Provider Focused on Legal Industry

• CompassMSP provider of managed services for SMB market
• Western Digitech provides IT services and managed IT support in Florida
• Three Sixty Seven Advisors, a middle-market M&A Advisory firm, assisted CompassMSP on the transaction.

SDI Presence LLC Named One of 2020's Best Places to Work

• SDI Presence offers IT consultancy and managed service provider in Chicago (USA)
• Selected as one of Built In Chicago's 100 Best Places to Work in 2020
• "This award results from SDI's continuing investment in creating a collaborative and positive work environment where our employees are excited to come to work every day," said Jack Hartman, President at SDI. "It's a strategic priority to take care of our employees and make sure they have the support they need in their everyday lives. We thank the SDI Team for their outstanding contribution and positive feedback to make this award possible."

Atlantic Metro Continues to Surge in the IaaS Marketplace

• Atlantic Metro provides managed IT Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Announces growth and expansion for 2020
• Establishes new network Points of Presence (PoPs) and Internet Data Centers (IDCs) both domestically and overseas
• • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Frankfurt, Germany
  • Moscow, Russia
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • London, United Kingdom
• Atlantic Metro also expanded its domestic footprint with new network PoPs in Seattle, Boston, and Philadelphia. Atlantic Metro now manages over 60+ network Points of Presence across major metropolitan cities worldwide

NXT GEN Technologies Has 20/20 Vision For Keeping IT Simple & Secure

• NXT GEN offers cybersecurity, data management and networking space
• Located in Miami, Florida (USA)
• Founder in 2018 by Paul Mansur
• Offers proprietary D.O.M.E. Paul Mansur says, "We create a strong security culture within an organization.  They have peace of mind knowing that their information is securely stored, managed and always backed up. In addition, our expertise includes business continuity, disaster recovery, managing corporate networks through our managed services team, implementing VOIP solutions and setting up corporate wireless networks."

Lemongrass Secures $10 Million Series C Financing Round Led by Blue Lagoon Capital

• Lemongrass a managed service provider for SAP enterprise applications
• Founded in 2008 by Eamonn O’Neill and Walter Beek

IDC study on endpoint security

Many organizations do not manage endpoint security strategically or consistently
Security is often a secondary consideration after cost and performance when acquiring new devices such as PC’s and printer/MFPs
Less than a third of respondents said that endpoint device security forms a significant component of their business’s overall cybersecurity strategy
For laptops and desktop PCs, 92.5% of procurement documents specify security requirements compared to just 48% for printers/MFPs