MSP moves into Ireland with acquisition of Azure specialist
Calligo’s acquisition of Dublin-based DC Networks marks its sixth acquisition
Jersey-based data privacy specialist Calligo has taken its first steps into Ireland with the purchase of Microsoft Azure specialist DC Networks.
Founder and CEO Julian Box said that Ireland was the "next logical step" for the MSP's global expansion due to the number of data-driven businesses located in the market.
DC Networks marks Calligo's second acquisition in as many years and its sixth overall, including three in Canada, one in Luxembourg and one in Guernsey.
Calligo counts Microsoft and VMware among its vendor partners, providing services around hybrid and public cloud, data analytics and artificial intelligence, with a "privacy-first" policy.
The addition of Dublin-based DC Networks will strengthen Calligo's delivery of data services to accommodate any regulatory or data sensitivity obligations, the company stated.
"Ireland is a rapidly growing market, but particularly in its appetite for innovative technology," stated Box.
"It is populated by a high proportion of ambitious, data-driven businesses eager to explore how they can make the fullest use of their data and make it work harder for them. Ireland was clearly the logical next step for Calligo's international expansion.
"However, Ireland is also a strategic target. Adding a presence here, alongside our established locations in the UK and Europe, bolsters our ability to provide local, European and international businesses with a full suite of data-centric managed services that satisfy all requirements in data residency, data privacy and data ethics.
"DC Networks was an easy choice of company for our first steps into Ireland. It is a well-run business with a portfolio of IT, cloud and managed services that will meld very easily with our own, and it has a rightfully earned local reputation for client service and accurate delivery.
"The business reminds us of ourselves and we are excited by the prospect of adding the existing team to our own, and offering new and existing clients a broadened portfolio of data optimisation services with the same client-centric service mentality."
Robert Doyle, director of DC Networks, added that the similarities between the pair of companies were "striking".
"Synergy is an overused term in these situations, but here it is remarkably apt," he said.
"We have taken pride in developing strong relationships with our clients, many of whom have been with us for many years, and we know their businesses, needs and data challenges inside out. This acquisition will be an excellent result for our new and existing clients, as the wider portfolio of data services that will be made available to them, including data privacy, automation and artificial intelligence, are exactly what they, and businesses across Ireland, need."