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Crest Rock Partners makes second investment in cloud infrastructure, MSP ecosystem

May 10, 2021
Philbert Shih

Private equity firm Crest Rock Partners, based in Denver, took a stake in Jelecos, a cloud and IT se...

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Cloud, hyperscale, earnings, M&A, edge, verticals

May 10, 2021
Philbert Shih

It was another busy week with earnings season in full swing, while the strategic landscape saw a num...

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GoDaddy rolls out Hub by GoDaddy Pro; consolidates management UI, tools for designers, developers

May 7, 2021
Philbert Shih

GoDaddy introduced a new online dashboard tailored specifically for the needs of designers and devel...

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OVH founder’s investment fund acquires gaming cloud service Shadow

May 6, 2021
Philbert Shih

Media reporting indicates that an investment fund of OVH founder and CTO Octave Klaba acquired Shado...

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Mission supports new AWS offerings tailored for media and entertainment industries

May 5, 2021
Philbert Shih

MSP Mission confirmed its support for the newly launched AWS product line tailored for the media and...

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Rackspace makes strategic investment, partners with Platform9 for managed Kubernetes

May 5, 2021
Philbert Shih

Rackspace made a strategic investment and partnered with managed Kubernetes technology provider Plat...

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Switch acquires Data Foundry data centre portfolio in Texas

May 5, 2021
Philbert Shih

Switch acquired Austin, Texas-based Data Foundry for $420m in an all-cash transaction. ...

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Virtustream consolidates, migrates Seattle Children’s to healthcare cloud

May 4, 2021
Philbert Shih

Virtustream confirmed Seattle Children’s Hospital as a customer for its healthcare cloud. ...

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Microsoft reports FY3Q21 results; steady and positioning to accelerate

May 4, 2021
Philbert Shih

Microsoft reported its FY3Q21 (CY1Q21) results, which showed more momentum for the Azure cloud busin...

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Google reports 1Q21 results; cloud steady and scale benefits kicking in

May 3, 2021
Philbert Shih

Google reported its 1Q21 results and included some details about the Google Cloud business arm. ...

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Amazon reports 1Q21 results; AWS cloud growth poised to accelerate amid rising outsourcing needs

May 3, 2021
Philbert Shih

Amazon reported its 1Q21 results, which included details for the AWS cloud arm, which now contribute...

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M&A, Canada, alternative cloud, cloud repatriation, hyperscale, migration

May 3, 2021
Philbert Shih

It was another busy week across the sector, with earnings season kicking off, more M&A activity...

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