10 Biggest Cloud Acquisitions Of 2015 So Far
Which cloud computing companies have made notable acquisitions this year? Here's a closer look at the 10 biggest acquisition stories of 2015 so far.
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Which cloud computing companies have made notable acquisitions this year? Here's a closer look at the 10 biggest acquisition stories of 2015 so far.
In January, Equinix (EQUX) acquired Nimbo, a professional services provider that helps enterprises develop and implement hybrid cloud IT architectures. Pete Hayes, Equnix's chief sales officer, noted that the Nimbo acquisition would allow his company "to help customers leverage [Equinix's] unique cloud-density and Cloud Exchange value propositions and assist with the design and deployment of hybrid cloud solutions."
Hybrid IT solutions company Datapipe acquired GoGrid, a San Francisco-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider, in January. Datapipe Chief Marketing Officer Craig Sowell said he believes that the acquisition of GoGrid enables his company to offer customers "the most advanced solutions for implementing and managing big data environments on the cloud."
J2 Global (JCOM) company Excel Micro in February acquired Nuvotera (formerly Spam Soap), a California-based email security services company and cloud services aggregator for managed service providers (MSPs) and value-added resellers (VARs). Hemi Zucker, j2 Global's CEO, said the addition of Nuvotera could help Excel Micro extend its email security services market reach.
HP (HPQ) in February signed a definitive agreement to acquire Voltage Security, a Cupertino, California-based company that provides data-centric security solutions. Art Gilliland, HP's senior vice president and general manager of enterprise security products, said Voltage's encryption and tokenization technology will complement HP Atalla, HP's information security and encryption business.
In March, Proofpoint (PFPT) reached an agreement to acquire open source cyber threat intelligence provider Emerging Threats for approximately $40 million in cash and stock. Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele said he believes that Proofpoint and Emerging Threats together can deliver "the most timely, actionable end-to-end attack intelligence and protection available in the industry."
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) in April announced it would acquire Chicago-based managed security service provider (MSSP) Trustwave for $810 million. Singtel supports more than 500 million mobile customers worldwide, and the Trustwave acquisition could help this Asian communications company capitalize on a rapidly expanding managed security services market as well.
EMC (EMC) last week agreed to pay $1.2 billion in cash to acquire cloud software and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider Virtustream. The cloud computing and big data giant said the Virtustream acquisition enables EMC to provide additional support for its cloud-based services.
Verizon Communications (VZ) last month announced plans to acquire AOL (AOL) for $4.4 billion in cash. A Verizon spokesperson told The New York Times that the acquisition could help the company expand its video offerings and bolster its support for its Internet of Things (IOT) platform and television content distributed through the Internet.
Intel (INTC) this week announced it will add Altera (ALTR) to its portfolio in an all-cash deal worth approximately $16.7 billion. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said his company plans to develop new customized, integrated products for the data center and IoT following the acquisition.
In April, Nokia (NOK) announced plans to acquire Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $16.6 billion. Together, both companies will join forces "to create the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things wherever they are," according to Nokia. "I firmly believe that this is the right deal, with the right logic, at the right time," Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said in a prepared statement.
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In April, Nokia (NOK) announced plans to acquire Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $16.6 billion. Together, both companies will join forces "to create the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things wherever they are," according to Nokia. "I firmly believe that this is the right deal, with the right logic, at the right time," Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said in a prepared statement.
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