Cape Town – A powerful South African information and communications technology group that operates globally, Datatec [JSE:DTC], on Thursday bought US cloud platform Verecloud for $12m through its company Westcon.
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- AUDIO: Interview with Datatec CEO Jens Montanana
Datatec CEO Jens Montanana spoke to Fin24 from London about the acquisition of Verecloud, the developer of an advanced channel distribution platform for cloud and services solutions.
He said it was a natural addition to its established offerings, adding that they had been working with Verecloud for a few years before deciding to acquire its assets.
“Verecloud enables Westcon to bring powerful channel-optimised cloud solutions and services distribution capabilities to the market,” said Montanana.
“Over the past 18 months, they have co-developed a truly differentiated cloud go-to-market capability. They are well positioned to leverage the potential that cloud has for technology vendors, and for resellers to broaden their service solutions.”
Fin24’s Matthew le Cordeur spoke to Montanana telephonically, reproduced below on Soundcloud.
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What is Verecloud?
Established in 2006, Verecloud's cloud services platform aggregates best-in-class cloud solutions and services and acts as a brokerage providing businesses with complete access and control of all their cloud applications from one portal.
The platform would be incorporated into Westcon's Cloud Solutions Practice and form the foundation for its cloud go-to-market solution, which was designed to help resellers drive significant revenue from cloud-enabled services.
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