IBM to Acquire Nordcloud

IBM Acquires Neudesic to Expand Azure and Multicloud Capabilities

February 15, 2022

IT Services

IBM has acquired Neudesic, a U.S.-based cloud services consultancy specializing in Microsoft Azure and multicloud services, to bolster IBM Consulting's hybrid cloud and AI capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; Neudesic's ~1,500 cloud and data experts will join IBM Consulting to accelerate clients' digital transformation across industries including healthcare, financial services and energy.

IBM to Acquire Turbonomic

April 29, 2021

Software

IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Turbonomic, a Boston-based Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software provider. The acquisition expands IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI capabilities by adding Turbonomic’s AIOps-driven optimization and observability technology to IBM’s Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps and Instana offerings.

IBM to Acquire NS1

February 28, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IBM has announced plans to acquire NS1, a New York–headquartered provider of network automation SaaS solutions, to strengthen its hybrid multicloud and network automation offerings. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023; financial terms were not disclosed and NetBox Labs will be separated from NS1 with IBM taking an investment stake in NetBox Labs.

Cognizant to Acquire 3Cloud

November 13, 2025

IT Services

Cognizant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 3Cloud, an independent Microsoft Azure services provider and Azure-dedicated AI enablement solutions company. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

nClouds Acquires Cloudnexa

October 5, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

nClouds, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, has acquired Cloudnexa, another AWS Premier partner, to combine cloud operations, security and compliance capabilities. The deal—completed by nClouds (which is backed by Charles Thayne Capital)—creates one of the largest pure-play AWS partners in North America and strengthens the combined firm's offerings across public sector, healthcare, fintech and other industries.

IBM Acquires Taos to Boost Hybrid Cloud Consulting Capability

January 14, 2021

IT Services

IBM agreed to acquire Taos, a multi-cloud consulting and managed services provider headquartered in San Jose, California, to strengthen IBM's hybrid cloud consulting, migration and managed services capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal was announced in January 2021 (expected to close Q1 2021). Taos brings deep public-cloud partnerships (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and experience across technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, transportation and education.