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NEWS : RESELLERS 01732 759725 14 UK-based managed hosting provider Hyve was named Cloud Company of the Year for the second year in a row at the 2019 Storage, Digitalisation and Cloud (SDC) Awards. The award recognises Hyve’s growing momentum in EMEA and its track record in delivering responsive, 24/7 support and innovative cloud solutions to a wide range of customers across the globe. Through a partnership with data centre provider Equinix, Hyve provides hosting, colocation and managed services across 35 data centres. Jon Lucas, Co-Director at Hyve Managed Hosting, said: “We are elated to be awarded this industry accolade for the second consecutive year. This award highlights our consistency in providing all our customers with exceptional, tailored 24/7 customer service. We are committed to providing solutions that suit our customers’ requirements and will continue to grow our cloud offerings across the globe.” www.hyve.com Hyve wins again The new Avenga Avenga, an IT service provider and digital transformation specialist created by the merger of four major European IT service providers – IT Kontrakt, Sevenval, CoreValue (active in the UK) and Solidbrain, is entering the UK market to help businesses with their digitalisation projects. The new company has: n 2,500 professionals across 18 locations in Europe, USA and Asia; n long-term relationships with more than 350 enterprises and large businesses in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, real estate, automotive, financial services and media sectors; n 20+ years’ experience of individual IT solutions, from strategy to implementation; and n the support of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and Cornerstone Partners. Avenga helps companies at every stage of the digitalisation process, from strategy and user experience to the implementation of software and IT solutions, including hosting and operating services. www.avenga.com Excalibur completes 2018 MBO Excalibur Communications has announced that former company CEO James Phipps will be stepping down from the role of Executive Chairman in April 2020, after 22 years with the company. This marks the completion of the 2018 Management Buy-Out by the current management team and follows another successful year for the South West-based communications and IT solutions provider, which saw a 13% increase in turnover to £9.2 million and a 24% rise in profitability to £1.6 million. CEO Peter Boucher said that much of this growth was driven by strong demand for the company’s IT and fixed line business and an increase in revenues from its mobile business. He said: “Our focus on doing more for customers and investing in new products is driving the business. This year, we concentrated on expanding our product portfolio and exclusively launched CityFibre gigabit internet services in Swindon. We have introduced a Cyber Security Evaluation system and implemented a cloud security platform for mobile customers.” Headquartered in Swindon, Excalibur Communications has more than 20 years’ experience in IT and communications, developing solutions to meet clients’ mobile, fixed telephony, connectivity and IT needs. It employs more than 65 people and supports 4,000 customers nationally. Stellar growth for Barracuda MSP Cloud-enabled security solutions provider Barracuda Networks has announced strong growth for the MSP side of its business, with a 249% year- on-year increase in billings for MSP security solutions outside North America (at October 2019) and a 318% increase in annualised recurring revenue for MSP focused email protection solutions outside North America. FHL Cloud Solutions opens Crewe office IT consultancy FHL Cloud Solutions has built a 32,000 square foot office at Radway Green near Crewe, following five years of year-on-year growth of 30%. The company has also doubled its headcount from 50 to 100 employees since November 2017, when it was acquired by RSM, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market businesses. The new facility will help the company to meet growing demand from mid-market UK companies for FHL’s consultancy and integration services as they look to transform and digitise their core business, finance and reporting processes. Housing development, integration and operational support teams, as well as business, process and e-commerce analysts, the new office features a state-of- the-art auditorium for 200 people, training facilities and 12 meeting rooms arranged over two storeys. FHL Cloud Solutions Managing Director Andrew Peddie said: “This investment takes our best-in-class consultancy, integration and partnership capabilities to a new level. Our ethos is to engage with clients face-to- face and ensure a focal point for ongoing collaboration. Owner-managers making transformational changes are best placed to realise their ambitions using expert resources located under one roof.” FHL was founded 12 years ago by Andrew Peddie and operations director Darren Birt. IT vendor of the year Enterprise digital transformation specialist Mastek has been named IT Vendor of the Year at the UK IT Industry Awards sponsored by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Mastek was honoured for demonstrating outstanding performance in terms of market penetration, revenue growth, customer feedback and new products. In 2019, Mastek expanded its services to become a Select Consulting Partner in the Amazon Partner Network. www.mastek.com Excalibur Communications was recently named winner of the 2019 national Go:Tech Award for IT/Telecoms Support. The company employs four service staff for every salesperson, with 99.3% of customers rating Excalibur 8/10 or higher for service. (l-r): Darren Birt, Operations Director and Andrew Peddie, Managing Director of FHL Cloud Solutions.