Tech Data Acquires Signature Technology Group

Tech Data (TECD) announced it has acquired certain assets of Signature Technology Group (STG), a Phoenix-based data center and professional services provider.

STG’s services will be available to Tech Data’s Americas partners through the company’s Advanced Infrastructure Solutions division, according to the announcement. The transaction is expected to close in June. No financial details were disclosed.

“The addition of STG strengthens our data center offering, further diversifies our services portfolio, and—most importantly—provides added value for our customers,” said Joe Quaglia, president, Americas at Tech Data, in a statement. “STG has trusted relationships with some of Tech Data’s most strategic channel partners and their commitment to superior customer service and focused execution is aligned with our own.”

STG’s data center services revolve around helping solution providers manage their customers’ technology investments and improve service levels, according to the announcement. The company currently offers partner-led IT professional services that help IT departments secure resources and coverage for their deployments.

The acquisition is expected to help the distributor expand its IT infrastructure solution services for North American partners by outsourcing data center services to dedicated service providers, noted Chuck Bartlett, senior vice president of AIS at Tech Data.

“STG will complement our AIS offering, giving our solution providers an extension of their business and service levels for their end users,” said Bartlett. “Their specialized, expert skill set in the data center will help provide enhanced support for our field organization, better equipping our solution providers to effectively serve complex data center environments.”

Tech Data’s acquisition of STG follows on the heel’s of the company’s partnership with security and disaster recovery solutions vendor Barracuda Networks (CUDA) after the distributor announced it will provide the company’s full portfolio of solutions to its U.S. channel partners.