ACQUISITION
Logicalis expands its reach in the cloud
Datatec subsidiary Logicalis has bought a 51% shareholding in NubeliU to strengthen its position as a cloud software integrator in a transaction of which the value has not been disclosed. The South American-based NubeliU was founded in 2015 by the team that deployed the first software from OpenStack, a cloud computing operating system, said Datatec. As a services company, NubeliU integrates OpenStack software with customers’ existing platforms across multiple vendor product lines. It can deliver its service offerings remotely around the globe from its operations in Argentina and Brazil. Datatec CEO Jens Montanana said the acquisition was part of Logicalis’s strategy to position itself as a cloud integrator. The acquisition strengthened its commitment to the open-source community, in particular with OpenStack, Montanana said. “NubeliU’s expertise in OpenStack will accelerate the global expansion of Logicalis’s cloud computing and SDx [software defined everything] practices, strengthe...
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