Channel Brief: Evergreen, Kraft Enterprise Systems, More

Grab a cup of your favorite morning beverage and check out the return of our regular market briefing for managed services providers (MSPs), IT service providers (ITSPs), technology service providers (TSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs) cybersecurity consultants, systems integrators, VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), and distributors.

Scroll down for a quick view of upcoming in-person channel and MSP events at the bottom of this post (while we spiff up our industry calendar behind the scenes. It will return!)

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A. Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News

1. Another Evergreen deal - Private equity funded “buy and hold” platform Evergreen has acquired Kraft Enterprise Systems, an Oracle solution provider and implementation partner. Evergreen said it was impressed with the company’s success in the NetSuite space and track record of delivering high-value expertise to customers. A full story will follow soon. 

2. IT distributors and cloud marketplaces - Cloud marketplaces are a key enablement tool for channel organizations looking to optimize their sales, implementation, support and billing processes, according to a new report from the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC). Titled “Beyond the Marketplace: IT Distributors Empower the Buyers’ Journey of the Future,” the research explores the present and future of distribution’s virtual channel ecosystems, highlighting their value. The vendor cloud marketplace model enhances sales, revenue and partnership opportunities for everyone in the channel, said Frank Vitagliano, GTDC CEO.

3. Crowdstrike signs UK distribution deal - CrowdStrike has signed Ignition Technology, as a strategic distribution partner in the UK. The new partnership will give CrowdStrike’s solution providers resources to increase the availability of the AI-native CrowdStrike XDR Falcon platform to UK businesses through Ignition’s partner network.

4. D3, Crowdstrike partner - D3 Security, a provider of security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) now integrates with the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform to accelerate response to modern threats. The integration provides security teams and managed service providers with the ability to automate response actions on the Falcon platform across alert triage, data enrichment, and incident response, streamlining security operations and investigations, the companies said.

5. Data center expansion - Expedient is continuing its colocation and managed infrastructure services expansion with the addition of the former Nationwide data center, near Columbus, Ohio. The addition represents the company's fifteenth data center in the U.S., and strengthens Expedient’s position as a leading data center and managed cloud service provider in the Midwest.

B. In-Person MSP and Channel Partner Events