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M&A

Datadog acquires CoScreen

At Datadog, we’re dedicated to building a platform that helps teams detect, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in their applications and infrastructure. We know that our customers need to be able to debug issues, explore ideas, and manage incidents efficiently, and that means having access to tools that can help them seamlessly share information and leverage the expertise of their distributed teams.

AppNeta is Now Part of Broadcom and Will Lead Industry in Network Visibility Anywhere

Broadcom officially closed on the acquisition of AppNeta on Jan 31, 2022. This marks a new beginning for AppNeta and the Broadcom network monitoring software business. AppNeta will take the lead in our vision to enable Network Visibility Anywhere, focusing especially on operational blind spots and experience in the last mile. We aim to ensure a quality digital experience anywhere while working, transacting, communicating and automating.

Our top prediction for MSP M&A: It's a platform grab right now

The managed services provider (MSP) industry has been rapidly consolidating for the past several years as private equity (PE) firms buy up small IT firms and cobble them together into larger platforms. But that process is evolving quickly for two main reasons: there aren’t enough sellers of quality assets and PE firms have shortened how long they hold their investments. That means they need to hunt for bigger game—and with a rifle, not a shotgun—before they cash out and exit.

Oracle's Cerner Acquisition Will Drive Smarter Care Decisions

Oracle is gearing up to execute the largest deal in its entire history – the company has agreed to buy Cerner, a leading electronic health records vendor, for $28.3 billion. The Cerner acquisition is slated to be an all-cash deal of $95/share and is expected to complete early next year. Cerner is a healthcare technology firm that streamlines health information and facilitates its accessibility for modern clinical teams.

WebPageTest and Catchpoint: Our Year Building and Growing with the Community

WebPageTest recently completed a year as part of the Catchpoint family (yes, we acquired a company during the pandemic). In the past twelve months, we have built an entire WebPageTest team to power the developer experience around web performance. We’ve also launched initial premium experiences on the platform. Our developer community continues to contribute to the beloved open-source version, as well as share best practices with other users.

Broadcom Announces Intent to Acquire AppNeta

Broadcom announced its intent to acquire privately-held AppNeta, headquartered in Boston, MA. AppNeta is a provider of SaaS-based solutions that provide enterprise IT teams with precise, end-to-end visibility into network performance from the end-user’s point of view. Combined with Broadcom Software’s DX NetOps, AppNeta'a monitoring capabilities will help enterprises and service providers to more efficiently diagnose and improve network performance for end-users, independent of what network they use to access applications.